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Updated: May 21, 2019, 10:00 AM IST

Democracy succeeded in India due to ‘perfect conduct’ of polls by EC Pranab Mukherjee

Even as opposition partied continue to accuse the Election Commission of bias for the ruling party amid many controversies during the Lok Sabha elections, former president Pranab Mukherjee appreciated the way the poll body has conducted elections. He said if the democracy succeeded in country, it is largely due to the “perfect conduct” of polls by Election Commissioners since 1952 to present. “If we want to strengthen institutions we've to keep in mind institutions are serving well in this country&if democracy has succeeded, it's largely due to perfect conduct of elections by Election Commissioner starting from Sukumar Sen to present Election Commissioner,” Mukherjee said in the national capital during a book launch.

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Even as opposition partied continue to accuse the Election Commission of bias for the ruling party amid many controversies during the Lok Sabha elections, former president Pranab Mukherjee appreciated the way the poll body has conducted elections. He said if the democracy succeeded in country, it is largely due to the “perfect conduct” of polls by Election Commissioners since 1952 to present. “If we want to strengthen institutions we've to keep in mind institutions are serving well in this country&if democracy has succeeded, it's largely due to perfect conduct of elections by Election Commissioner starting from Sukumar Sen to present Election Commissioner,” Mukherjee said in the national capital during a book launch.

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