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Abstract The objective of this study is to highlight the processes of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) assembly elections and to explore the expectations of people regarding these elections. The assembly elections in J&K were held on a regular basis from 1951 when Constituent Assembly of J&K was framed. The people, as well as the communal parties of J&K, actively participated in these elections till the 1990s like the other states of the country. They raised their problems through democratic ways and wanted solutions through these ways. They also expected the solution of J&K problem through Democratic ways. The rigidness of these elections process by incumbent parties and by the Central government not only kept away them from participating in these elections but they also lost faith in the democratic processes. From the 1990s the insurgency started in J&K. The people, as well as communal parties, actively supported it which also resulted in the decrease in people's participation in elections of J&K. Subsequently, from 2002 the elections were considered free and fair by almost all parties, but it could not bring back the communal parties into contesting elections. Nowadays the participation of people gradually increased in assembly elections of the state which is really a good sign for the democratic process in J&K. The study will try to unfold the reasons behind these developments in democratic processes in the state of J&K.

Abstract The objective of this study is to analyze the people's participation in the 2011 panchayat elections and success of panchayati raj institutions. These elections were held after a long gap of 10 years, on the non-party basis with 33% reservations for women, only in Panch Seats. According to the new system people were directly voted, to elect Panchs and sarpanchs at Halqa level. The state election department had prepared fresh data about the number of Panchayats and Panch Constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. The state has total 52 Lakh voters eligible for voting during Panchayat polls of 2011, around two lakh of these voters were exercised their right for the first time. Following the updation of the electoral rolls, the number of Panchayats and panch constituencies have gone up to 4131 and 29710 respectively across Jammu and Kashmir. The study is an empirical study based on primary date. The study was conducted in one randomly selected panchayat of kulgam block of District Kulgam. The study unfolds awareness of the people about powers and functions of panchayat system, affiliation of people with a political party, the participation of people in panchayat elections, issues on which panchayat elections fought, rate of success of panchayats, criteria of getting votes in villages and the responsibility of village development.

Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the steps of British government in educating the Indian masses. The study is based on secondary source of data. The British's come India for the purpose of trade in the form of East India Company. As soon as time passes they annexed a number of states. To govern on these states they need educate people. To take all the people from their homeland was most costly. This urges the British Government to start education in India. The purpose was to prepare a class of people which acts as a bridge between the British's and Indian masses.