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Assessing the Integrity of India’s 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
Compared to its peers in South Asia and across the developing world, India has an enviable track record of electoral democracy dating back more than seven decades. However, in recent years, there is growing concern that the integrity of electoral processes in India has atrophied.
Published on Jul 25, 2025
About the Author
Milan Vaishnav
Director and Senior Fellow, South Asia Program
Milan Vaishnav is a senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program and the host of the Grand Tamasha podcast at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His primary research focus is the political economy of India, and he examines issues such as corruption and governance, state capacity, distributive politics, and electoral behavior. He also conducts research on the Indian diaspora.
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