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Tactical voting can play a big role: Lessons from Barmer and Ladakh poll results

adminSeptember 4, 202408 mins

[ad_1] Barmer, located in the hot Thar Desert of western Rajasthan bordering Pakistan, contrasts sharply with Ladakh’s cold Himalayan desert that borders China. Yet, in the 2024 general elections, these constituencies revealed notable parallels in polling patterns and political strategies. Ladakh, the largest Lok Sabha constituency by area (173,266-sq-km), and Barmer, the second largest (71,601-sq-km),…

French-style election runoffs may suit India for some seats

adminAugust 2, 2024013 mins

[ad_1] Thus, Firozpur elected its MP with the lowest vote share of all 542 seats (keeping aside Surat where the victor was elected unopposed). Firozpur ended up with four contenders securing an almost identical vote share. The four-way contest was so close that the difference between the winner and 4th placed candidate was just 1.1%…