Can an Electoral System Ensure Real Representation? The Poona Pact and Preferable Dalit Representatives

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Indian Historical Review Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1177/03769836231173045

S. Biswas

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Abstract

This article challenges the traditional view that Dalits† gave up their right to representation when Ambedkar signed the Poona Pact and agreed to joint electorates, which allowed caste Hindus to elect ‘failed’ Dalit candidates of the primaries in the final polls. The article shows that upper-caste Hindus cast their votes for the same Dalit candidates in the final elections who received the highest Dalit votes in the primaries through an examination of the provincial elections in 1936−1937 and 1945−1946. The article argues that Dalit candidates elected either through joint or separate electorates cannot necessarily guarantee the autonomy of Dalit representatives. It contends that only Dalit legislators having the epistemic aspect emphasised by Ambedkar and the empathetic character underlined by Gandhi can be preferable representatives of Dalit interests.

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选举制度能确保真正的代表权吗?普纳协定和更可取的达利特代表

这篇文章挑战了传统观点，即当Ambedkar签署Poona公约并同意联合选民时，达利特人放弃了他们的代表权，这使得种姓印度教徒在最后的民意调查中选举“失败”的达利特候选人。文章表明，在最后的选举中，通过对1936 - 1937年和1945 - 1946年省选举的审查，高种姓的印度教徒把票投给了在初选中获得最高达利特选票的同一位达利特候选人。文章认为，通过联合或单独选举选出的达利特候选人不一定能保证达利特代表的自治权。它认为，只有具有安贝德卡强调的认识论方面和甘地强调的移情性格的达利特立法者才能成为达利特利益的更好代表。

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