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A., 61n. 40 , 131n. 38 , 172n. 51 , 135n. 50, 135n. 51 , 144n. 93 , 144n. 94 , 193n. 142 , 197 , 206 – 7 146n. 103 , 147n. 107 , 152n. 127 , Abors (Minyong and Padam), 217 , 156n. 140 , 182 – 83 , 182n. 96 , 183n. 99 , 220n. 57 249n. 6 abuses (in voter registration), 56n. 20 , administration, 50 , 65n. 61 , 67 , 144 , 157 , 76 – 78 , 106 , 106n. 93 192 , 212 – 13 , 212n. 12 , 216 , 219 , of the democratic system; 221n. 61 democratic, 106 central, 124 in the registration of the refugees, 78 regular, 215 Acceding States, 166 adult franchise, 4 , 4n. 13 , 13n. 35 , 22 – 23 , Acts and Regulations, 25 – 32 , 46 – 47 , 50 – 51 , 86 – 89 , 97 – 102 , Assam Land and Revenue 102n. 73 , 103n. 79 , 104n. 82 , 106 – 9 , (Amendment) Act, 1947, 175 – 76 113 – 15 , 133 – 34 , 134n. 45 , 134n. 47 , Assam Legislative Assembly Electoral see also universal adult franchise, and Rules 1936, 39 universal franchise Baroda Domicile Act, 102 adult suffrage, 2 – 4 , 2n. 3 , 3n. 10 , 23 , 91 , Bihar Legislative Assembly Electoral 97n. 39 – 98 , 106n. 93 , 150 , 159 , 161n. (Preparation Revision and Publication 5 , 167 , 167n. 33 , 171 , 177 of Electoral Rolls) Rules, 1936, 240 assuming, 21 Central Provinces and Berar implementing, 31 Act (Refugee Registration and universal, 42 Movement), 62 adult voters, 27 , 101 , 130 , 156 Cochin Nationality and Naturalisation adults, 29 – 31 , 41 , 43 , 50 , 103 , 109 , 152 , Act, 172 209 , 243 , 252 , 254 The Government of India Act eligible, 22 1919, 212 preparing a list of all, 28 The Government of India Act 1935, Advisory Committee, 2n. 3 , 58n. 28 , 161n. 2n. 5 , 3 – 4 , 12 , 22 , 22n. 6 , 32n. 56 , 5 , 189 , 192n. 139 , 213 , 213n. 17 , 42 , 55 , 127 – 28 , 137 , 146 , 182 , 212 , 219n. 52 , 238 , 238n. 134 212n. 13 , 212n. 18 , 214 , 246 age limits, 26n. 25 , 91 , 108 – 9 Indian Independence Act, 122 prescribed, 108 – 9 Negotiable Instruments Act, 27n. 29 , age of voters, 113 , 113n. 117 left to the discretion of each province Refugee Registration and Movement Act and state, 39 (of the provincial governments), 62 proof of, 25 , 39 Representation of the People Act, 1950, qualii cations used, 39 , 49n. 123 221n. 60 , 233 , 245n. 156 , 252n. 25 and the use of age certii cates, 39 – 41 Travancore Interim Constitution Act, 173 using an “intelligently frame” in Travancore Naturalization Act Assam, 39 1945, 173 using ‘school certii cate or a municipal Additional Secretary to the Government of certii cate of birth or horoscope as Madras, 78n. 122 , 135n. 48 , 135n. 49 , proof, 39 271 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06803-2 — How India Became Democratic Ornit Shani Index More Information 272 272 Index All India Radio, 250 article 150, 178 , 180 , 180n. 88 all- India, 22 , 50 , 56 , 60 , 83 , 129 , article 151, 178 , 180 142 , 157 article 167, 177 , 183 and citizenship, 73 , 125 article 172, 179n. 81 and Election Commission, 188 – 89 article 215, 181n. 93 , 222n. 63 electoral roll, 250 article 235, 144 , 146 , 146n. 102 and the integration of the princely states, article 242, 238n. 131 22 , 34 , 125 , 129 article 289, 168n. 33 , 174 , 182 – 185 , and producing an electoral roll on a 185n. 107 , 185n. 108 – 186 , 188 – 190 , scale for, 22 , 34 190n. 130 – 191 , 195n. 146 project, 50 , 157 article 290, 183 , 185 , 190 and the refugee problem, 56 , 60 , 83 article 291, 178 , 183 , 185 , 190 Amado, Gilberto, 196 , 197n. 151 article 306, 223 Ambedkar, B. R., 181 , 193 , 195 – 96 , article 392, 238n. 131 225– 26 , 233 , 235n. 117 Arunachal Pradesh, 221 , 222n. 61 and federation 124n. 12 , 127n. 22 , Assam, 38n. 77 , 39 , 44 – 46 , 56n. 20 , 128n. 29 67 – 72 , 72n. 94 , 72n. 98 , 118 – 19 , and the citizenship provisions, 129n. 31 , 212 , 215 227 Chief Electoral Ofi cer of, 220 and the constitutional provisions for citizens’ organisations in, 56n. 20 elections, 184 – 85 , 191 – 92 65n. 61, 67 , 69 , 76 , 81 and the motion on the preparation of procedure for the registration of electoral roll, 170 – 71 refugees, 68 amendments, 126n. 20 , 169 – 170 , 174 – 78 , Reforms Commissioner of, 35 – 36 , 176n. 67 , 179 – 82 , 179n. 83 , 180n. 57 , 58n. 27 , 67 – 68 , 67n. 69 , 69n. 84 , 88 , 184n. 103 – 185 , 219 , 219n. 52 , 71n. 91 , 76 – 78 , 76n. 112 , 76n. 113 , 225n. 76 76n. 114 , 78n. 124 , 80n. 130 , 80n. consolidated, 225 131 , 140 , 146n. 103 , 147n. 107 , suggested, 191 , 194 228 – 230 , 229n. 95 American Constitution, 179 , 179n. 83 Assam Bengalee Association, 56n. 20 , Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 141 , 181n. 68 – 69 , 68n. 79 , 69n. 81 , 69n. 82 , 69n. 93 , 222 – 23 , 222n. 63 , 222n. 64 , 83 , 73n. 103 224n. 70 Assam Citizens Association Dhubri, 56n. “anna franchise”, 43 20 , 64 , 64n. 58 , 65n. 62 , 67n. 73 , archives, 7 – 9 69n. 81 , 69n. 83 , 70n. 85 , 76n. 110 , Article (Draft Constitution), 175 – 77 , 175n. 61 , 176n. 69 article 5, 32 , 40 – 54 , 55n. 12 , 57 , 59n. Assam Citizens Association Gauhati, 56n. 32 , 63 , 66 – 67 , 67n. 72 , 75 – 77 , 79 , 20 , 68n. 78 , 69n. 81 , 71n. 91 , 175 , 96 , 118 , 154 , 177 , 225 – 27 , 225n. 74 , 175n. 62 , 176n. 69 226n. 78 , 228 , 231 , 245 – 48 Assam Citizens Association Mangaldai, 64 , article 6, 54 , 227 , 227n. 82 – 229 , 229n. 64n. 59 , 64n. 61 , 72 , 72n. 96 , 73n. 94 – 232 , 246 – 247 102 , 76n. 110 , 81n. 132 , 81n. 134 article 7, 227 , 227n. 82 , 229 , 229n. 94 Assam Citizens Association Nowgong, article 8, 227 , 247 71 – 72 , 71n. 91 , 71n. 92 , 72n. 94 , article 9, 174 , 227 81n. 132 article 10, 227 Assam Government, 36n. 66 , 44 – 45 , article 11, 227 , 233n. 109 44n. 100 , 58 , 68 , 81n. 132 , 96 , 96n. article 13, 175 – 76 , 176n. 66 36 , 118 – 19 , 146n. 103 , 147n. 107 , article 15, 179 151n. 124 , 154n. 133 , 228n. 88 , article 23, 176 – 77 228n. 90 article 60, 222n. 63 Assam Land and Revenue (Amendment) article 67, 154n. 135 , 167n. 33 , 168n. 40 , Act, 1947, 175 – 76 179 , 181n. 93 , 182 , 182n. 98 , 183 , Assam Refugees’ Association, 63 – 64 , 184n. 102 , 222n. 63 , 223n. 65 75n. 110 article 81, 223 article 149, 167 , 167n. 33 , 168n. 33 , Bahawalpur State, 70 171 , 182 , 182n. 98 – 183 Bakhtin, Mikhail, 87 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06803-2 — How India Became Democratic Ornit Shani Index More Information 273 Index 273 Balipara Frontier Tract, 212 , 212n. 12 , 213n. caste, 28n. 35 , 110 – 12 , 112n. 112 , 211 , 18 , 215 – 217 , 217n. 38 , 217n. 39 , 218n. 234 , 235n. 117 , 238n. 131 – 240 , 45 , 220n. 52 240n. 140 , 243n. 152 Banaras District, 138 appeals, 111 Baroda Domicile Act, 102 column of (on the electoral roll), 111 , Baroda State, 93 , 101 , 102n. 68 , 122n. 2 , 234 , 235n. 117 141 , 149n. 115 and the electoral roll, 211 , Baster State, 131 233 – 35 , 239 – 41 Basu, M. M., 178 – 81 and identity politics, 244 Bengal, 45 , 58n. 27 – 59 , 69n. 80 , 70n. 88 , politics, 211 100 , 151n. 122 , see also West Bengal reservation system, 235 Bengali Association Dibrugarh, 56n. 20 , census, 23 , 25n. 21 , 27 , 31n. 47 , 36n. 67 , 69n. 81 135n. 52 , 182 , 182n. 98 , 235n. 117 , Bengali Association, Margherita, 56n. 20 237n. 129 , 238n. 133 , 240n. 140 , Bengali refugees, 233 243n. 152 Bengali speaking Hindus from East decennial, 24 – 25 Pakistan, 72 and divorcing the preparation of the Bhadur, Maharao Sahib (of Kutch), electoral rolls from the, 25 29n. 37 and the electoral roll, 24 – 25 , 33 , 51 , 64 , Bhargava, Thakur Das, 167 , 177 204 , 235 Bhopal State, 102 , 102n. 71 , 133n. 44 , house- to- house, 138 134n. 45 , 142 , 149n. 115 , 249n. 14 inaccuracies in, 24 Consititution of, 133 operation, 26 Bhuj (Kutch) state, 28 rejection of the proposal to combine Bhushan, Brij, 31n. 49 , 188 , 188n. 121 , with the electoral roll, 24 – 29 193n. 142 , 197 , 206 – 7 Central and Provincial legislatures, 32 , 91 , Bihar, 61 , 66 99 , 133 , 161n. 5 i rst elections, 241 Central and State legislatures, 99 , 140 Government of, Central Election Commission, 185 , 190 see Government of Bihar , Central Government, 55n. 13 , 64 , 117 , house numbering in, 93 155n. 137 , 169n. 40 , 191 , 214 , 219 preparation of electoral rolls, 141 , 240 Central Legislature, 144 , 144n. 93 , Bihar Legislative Assembly Electoral 146 , 184 (Preparation, Revision and Central Provinces and Berar Act Publication of Electoral Rolls) Rules, (Refugee Registration and 1936, 240 Movement), 62 Bombay, 92 , 101 , 101n. 63 , 103 , 103n. 79 , Central Provinces and Berar Government, 110 – 12 , 153n. 130 , 154n. 133 , 208 – 10 , 38 , 238 , 249 208n. 1 , 210n. 10 , 229n. 95 , 230n. Chief Commissioner, 134n. 47 , 136 , 99 , 234 – 35 222n. 63 , 229n. 95 , 249n. 14 Bombay Government, 208 – 209 of Delhi, 104 , 236 , 237n. 126 Brautigan, Richard, 258 of Himachal Pradesh, 136 bureaucracy, 34 – 35 , 34n. 61 , 53 Chief Commissioner’s Provinces (8), bureaucrats, 1 , 16 , 21 – 23 , 28 , 34 – 35 , 41 , 127 , 140 – 141 , 152n. 125 , 158 , 50 , 151 – 152 , 180 , 252 , 255 236n. 25 Chief Draftsman, 193 , 197 , 201 Cachar District, 38n. 77 , 213n. 18 – 214 Chief Electoral Ofi cer of Assam, 220 , CAD, see Constituent Assembly 220n. 55 , 221n. 58 Debates (CAD) Chief Justice of India, 144 Canada, 188 – 89 , 204 Chief Minister of Cooch Behar State, candidates, 33n. 60 , 42 , 49 , 92 , 109 – 10 , 30n. 45 , 148 155n. 137 , 221 , 234 , 239 Christian Constituency, 22 contesting reserved seats for SCs and citizens, STs, 242 adult, 122 , 129 , 185n.