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About The Author: K. Raman Pillai is former Professor and H ead, Department of Political Science, U niversity of Kerala. He also served as Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences. He has written extensively on topics relating to National and International Politics and has nine books to his Credit. He is the Editor in Chief of the Research Journal, Social Science in Perspective, published by C. Achutha Menon Foundation. R.K. Suresh Kumar is Professor of Political Science and former Head, D epartment of Political Science, U niversity College, Thiruvananthapuram. H is recent books include Governance and Development — Lessons and Experience of Kerala (2007) and Left Politics in Kerala (2009). He is the Editor of University College Journal of Politics and Society (UCJPS) and Social Science in Perspective. R Sukumaran Nair is former Professor and Head, Department of Political S cience, NSS College, Pandalam, Kerala. His recent publications include lndo — Bangladesh Relations (2008) and H uman Rights in a Changing World (Ed) 2011. He is also the Executive Editor of the Journal Social Science in Perspective. Contents: Contents, Acknowledgements xi, Introduction xiii, List of Contributors xxxix, PART I, ELECTORAL SYSTEM IN INDIA : A CRITIQUE, 1. Revisiting the Debate on Electoral Reforms 45, M. Hamid Ansari, 2. Electoral System: Massive Experiment in Democracy 51, N.R. Madhava Menon, 3. Elections in India—Should be Choice of the Electorate 57, Justice K.T. Thomas, 4. Revisiting Electoral System in India 61, P.D.T. Achary, 5. Electoral Process and Inclusive Governance 67, S.N. Sangita, 6. Electoral Reforms: Making Democracy Relevant 89, V. Vijayabalan and Lakshmi Vijayabalan, 7. Mounting Challenges in Democratic Governance 105, A.D. Damodaran, 8. Enactments on Disqualification—Office of Profit:, Constitutionality and Propriety 113, K.C. Sunny, 9. Electoral Reforms—Are we for Reforms? 123, P.L. Dharma, PART II, MONEY POWER AND MUSCLE POWER IN ELECTIONS, 10. Cost of Democracy: Mountin