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Democracy demands more than the counting of votes | The Indian Express

Democracy demands more than the counting of votes | The Indian Express

Written by Amartya Sen |Updated: May 29, 2019 9:16:56 am



Democracy demands more than the counting of votes

Winning cannot be the only concern in fighting an election. It makes a big difference how the winners are viewed in the post-election world.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP president Amit Shah at BJP HQ in New Delhi (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey)


The excitements of the recent general elections are over and the results have been finalised. The totality of the lessons from the elections will, of course, take a long time to emerge with full clarity, but a few simple thoughts about the organisation and use of our electoral system seem immediate.

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