Foreword by S.Y. Quraishi
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Theme
1. Democracy, Electoral Behaviour and Communities as Vote Banks: A Perspective on the Indian Electoral Process
K. Srinivasulu
Religion
2. Muslim Voting Behaviour: Myth and Reality
Zaheer Ali
3. Muslim Voting Behaviour: Facts and Fallacies
Shuja Shakir
4. Communities and Voting Behaviour: A Case Study of Jains in India
Ranu Jain
Caste
5. The Dictatorship of the Past: Caste and the Problem of the Traumatic Excess
Murzban Jal
6. Caste, Dalits and the BJP’s Social Engineering
Harish Wankhede
Region
7. North-South Divide: A Study in Two Political Cultures
Rasu Chhatrapati Yadav
Media
8. The Political Economy of Elections and Media in Contemporary Times
Noorjahan Momin
Reforms
9. Partial List Based Proportional Representation: A Workable Option in Indian Elections
Jose George
10. Electronic Voting: A Leap Forward in Election Reforms
Rohidas Mundhe
Biography
Zaheer Ali is Mumbai-based academician, freelance journalist and social activist. Presently, he heads the Centre for the Promotion of Democracy and Secularism (CPDS) that is essentially committed to disseminating values such as secularism, democracy, justice, and equality. Besides contributing several research papers to leading publications, he has also written and edited several books on socio-political and literary themes both in English and Urdu.
