INDIAN ACADEMY

The Election Commission of India conducts the elections in India while the State Election Commissions are responsible for conducting the whole election process from arranging the peaceful nominations to publishing the results. The Election Commission has made many successful reformations such as accountability and transparency in the electioneering system so far since its inception. Though it is a hard task for the Election Commission to manage the entire election that starts from notification of elections, arrangement of polling personnel, receiving nominations and checking them, preparing the voting machines and examining them all, training the election managers and officers, deployment of security personnel, arrangement of conveyance, selection of strong rooms, polling booths, and finally the counting and publication of  results. The BDOs, SDOs, DMs, SPs and officials of various departments including education, bank, cooperative, irrigation and others work round the clock under...

Dr. Keshab Chandra Mandal E-Mail: mandalkeshab2013@gmail.com Darjeeling, the northern most district of West Bengal, is surrounded by Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west and Sikkim in the north-east. According to provisional census report of 2011 Darjeeling urban agglomeration had a population of 132,016, out of which 65,839 were males and 66,177 were females. The literacy rate for the population older than 6 years was 93.17 per cent. The major religion is Hinduism, followed by Buddhism. Christians and Muslims form the minority. 6 The majority of the populace is ethnic Nepali. Indigenous ethnic groups include the Lepchas and Bhutias. The Indian Gorkha ethnic groups include Limbus, Rais, Yakkhas (Dewans), Sunuwars, Sherpas, Tamangs, Yolmos, Damais, Kamis, Newars (Pradhans), Magars, Bahuns and   Chhetris. Other communities are the Bengalis, Marwaris, Anglo-Indians, Han Chinese, Biharis and Tibetans. Languages spoken in Darjeeling include Nepali, which is the predominant...

Dr. Keshab Chandra Mandal E-Mail: mandalekshab2013@gmail.com   The discussions in the previous chapter indicate that there existed a great many problems in the state prior to assembly elections in 2011. These include dire financial crunch in state exchequer, disruption of life and property due to frequent Maoist movement in Jungal Mahal, complex hill crisis, Singur land dispute, indiscipline in administration, health problems, bad condition of roads, high-handedness of a large section of government officials as well as party members, unemployment problem, stagnation in industrialization and above all corruption at every level. All these undesirable, unacceptable and undemocratic happenings made a mess in the whole situation in state affairs. The people, being disgusted and disturbed by the uncanny situation, voted for a massive change in rule and they enthusiastically elected the Trinamool Congress Party led by the firebrand leader of India Smt. Mamata Banerjee. After...