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100 _aBanerjee, Mukulika
245 _aSacred elections
260 _c2007
300 _ap.1556-562.
362 _a28 Apr
520 _aThe poorest and most socially disadvantaged in India are no less enthusiastic supporters of democracy and the electoral process than the rest. This fact therefore begs the question: "why do people vote?" . Through insights gained through long-term ethnographic research, the answer lies in recognising the sacrosanct place elections have come to occupy in modern Indian public life. - Reproduced.
650 _aElections
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
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