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Analyse any two major challenges faced by the Election Commission before conducting the first General Elections in India after independence.

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The first General Election of India is often termed the “Greatest Democratic Gamble in History”. The Election Commission overcame the dual hurdles of Mass Illiteracy (by inventing the symbol/separate-box voting system) and Social Patriarchal Norms (by rebuilding the flawed voter rolls for women).
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