Report on the Second General Elections in India 1957 Volume 1 (General)

INTRODUCTORY......Page 4
LEGAL FRAME WORK—AMENDMENTS OF ELECTION LAW......Page 6
RE-ORGANISATION OF STATES......Page 14
COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES......Page 16
ELECTORAL MACHINERY......Page 27
ELECTORAL ROLLS......Page 41
DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES......Page 51
TRAINING OF THE ELECTION OFFICERS......Page 79
SYMBOLS......Page 82
MATERIALS FOR POLLING......Page 106
THE ELECTION TIME-TABLE......Page 123
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES......Page 136
UNOPPOSED RETURNS......Page 142
WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES......Page 145
RETIREMENT OF CANDIDATES......Page 147
ELECTION, COUNTING AND POLLING AGENTS......Page 153
THE POLL......Page 157
COUNTING OF VOTES AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS......Page 178
MULTIPLE ELECTIONS......Page 186
DEPOSITS AND FORFEITURES......Page 189
PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS......Page 195
RETURN OF ELECTION EXPENSES......Page 201
ELECTION PETITIONS AND ELECTION TRIBUNALS......Page 209
REFERENCES BY THE PRESIDENT AND THEGOVERNORS......Page 219
PUBLICITY......Page 222
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS......Page 230
ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES......Page 234
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS......Page 240
INTERESTING INCIDENTS......Page 243
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 248
CONCLUSION......Page 255