Harivansh unveils landmark book on 75 years of democracy

Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh unveiled the book 75 Years of Indian Democracy: The Indian Election Story in Facts & Figures (1950-2025) at his official residence in New Delhi. He also released the inaugural issues of two peer-reviewed quarterly journals-the Indian Journal of Electoral Studies (IJES) and the Indian Journal of Socio-Economic Studies (IJSES).

Published by Indiastat Publications, the book presents a comprehensive chronicle of India’s electoral journey from 1950 to 2025, tracing the constitutional, institutional, and political evolution of the Republic. Harivansh appreciated initiatives that promote serious research, documentation and evidence-based scholarship. He observed that comprehensive works documenting India’s democratic evolution serve as valuable reference resources for researchers, policymakers and future generations.

Dr R K Thukral, Director, Indiastat Publications, and Editor of the book and both journals, said the initiative reflects Indiastat Publications’ commitment to making authentic electoral and socio-economic data and research readily accessible to the research community, policymakers, academic institutions and the wider public.