[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924) › c19.41 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c19.41 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c19.41 - **Language:** English ### [c19.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.41) § 108. Vote was called Chhanda. \*Chhanda\* literally means 'free,' and 'freedom' or 'independence.' It connotes that in voting, a member was expressing his free will and choice. - [Previous: c19.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.40) - [Next: c19.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.42) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.41) · Pramāṇa