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📌 Timestamps – Navigate the Chapter with Ease:
00:00 Introduction: The Significance of India's First Elections
00:46 Constitutional Provisions for Elections (Articles 324-329)
00:57 Establishment of the Election Commission & First CEC Sukumar Sen
01:12 Groundwork and Preparations for Elections
01:20 Legislation for Polls: Representation of the People Acts, 1950 & 1951
02:04 Commencement of the First Election Phase
02:12 Reservation of Seats for SC/ST
02:44 Universal Adult Franchise and the Scale of the Electorate
03:07 Challenges in Conducting the First Elections: Illiteracy, Poverty, Inexperience
03:53 Challenge: Registering Women Voters by Name
04:33 Challenge: Inclusion of Displaced Persons (Refugees)
04:51 Burden on Government Machinery due to Nascent Political Parties
05:07 Innovation for Illiterate Voters: The Use of Election Symbols
05:24 Ballot Boxes and Party Symbols: The Voting Mechanism
05:53 Political Parties in the Fray: Congress, BJS, SCF, KMPP, CPI and others
06:36 Number of Candidates in the First Lok Sabha Elections
06:47 Conduct of Elections: Polling Booths, Ballot Boxes, Officials, and Indelible Ink
07:14 Voting System: First Past the Post
07:22 Voter Turnout and Initial Positive Results
07:57 Lok Sabha Election Results: Congress's Victory
08:46 Key Winners and Losers in the First General Elections
09:07 Formation of the First Lok Sabha and Prime Minister
09:21 State Legislature Election Results
09:27 Conclusion: A Successful Democratic Experiment
09:39 Significance: India's "Act of Faith" Proves Doubters Wrong
10:07 Remembering the Architects of India's First Elections

🎧 PODCAST SUMMARY (CONCISED)
This episode covers India’s first general elections (1951–52), marking a major democratic milestone. Despite poverty and mass illiteracy, the country adopted universal adult franchise, backed by the Representation of the People Acts and the creation of the Election Commission.

Challenges included registering 17 crore voters, creating symbols for the illiterate, and setting up over 2.2 lakh booths. The ‘first past the post’ system was used, with a 45.7% voter turnout. The Indian National Congress won decisively.

Key figures like Sukumar Sen, Nehru, and Ambedkar played pivotal roles. This phase is essential for UPSC prep as it showcases the birth of India’s electoral democracy and its early constitutional evolution.

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