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Impact of Demonetization on Elections

December 17, 2016

How the November 2016 demonetisation shaped campaigning across the 2017 Assembly elections in Punjab, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Akhilesh Yadav speaking during the 2017 Uttar Pradesh election campaign

Suffering is huge, voters will vent their anger in elections: Akhilesh

December 3, 2016

Akhilesh Yadav on demonetisation and the anger he expected voters to bring to the 2017 Uttar Pradesh election.

Demonetisation and the withdrawal of high-value currency notes in 2016

Surigical Strike for Black Money By Modi

November 10, 2016

The November 2016 demonetisation was presented as a surgical strike on black money. What was announced, and how it was argued at the time.

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