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'Lowest score since 1975': P Chidambaram flags India's 106 rank on Electoral Democracy Index

India September 01, 2026 02:05 PM
'Lowest score since 1975': P Chidambaram flags India's 106 rank on Electoral Democracy Index

Congress leader P Chidambaram has flagged India’s 106th position among 179 countries in V-Dem’s Electoral Democracy Index. India scored 0.38 for 2025, its lowest since 1975, according to V-Dem, which classifies the country as an “electoral autocracy”.