Single-member district

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A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. Single-member districts are also sometimes called single-winner voting, winner-takes-all, or single-member constituencies. A number of electoral systems use single-member districts, including plurality voting (first-past-the-post), two-round systems, instant-runoff voting (IRV), approval voting, range voting, Borda count, and Condorcet methods (such as the Minimax Condorcet, Schulze method, and Ranked Pairs). Of these, plurality and runoff

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Silambam

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Silambam is a great martial art that originated in Tamil Nadu. Martial arts is the practice of using weapons such as stone and rye to defend oneself from the time of evolution from ape to man. This includes unarmed combat Contents   1Origin 2Training 2.1Weapons 2.2Kuttu Varisai 3World initiatives 4In popular culture 5See also 6References

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Sikkim

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Sikkim (/ˈsɪkɪm/; Nepali: ) is a state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to India’s Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. A part of the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host

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Shravanabelagola

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Shravanabelagola (Śravaṇa Beḷagoḷa) is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 144 km from Bangalore. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas (pilgrimage destinations) in Jainism, one that reached a peak in architectural and sculptural activity under the patronage of Western Ganga dynasty of Talakad. Chandragupta Maurya is said to have died here in 298 BCE after he became

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Shilpa Shastras

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Shilpa Shastras (Sanskrit: शिल्प शास्त्र śilpa śāstra) literally means the Science of Shilpa (arts and crafts). It is an ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts that describe arts, crafts, and their design rules, principles and standards. In the context of Hindu temple architecture and sculpture, Shilpa Shastras were manuals for sculpture and Hindu iconography, prescribing among other things, the proportions of a sculptured

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Sherwani

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Sherwani (also known as Shairwani and less commonly as Serwani) is a long coat-like garment worn mostly in South Asia. It is very similar to a Western frock coat or a Polish and Lithuanian żupan. Sherwani is worn over a kurta with the combination of shalwar as the lower-body clothing. It can be distinguished from the achkan by the fact that it is longer than achkan in length, is

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Salwar

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The Punjabi Salwar is part of the Punjabi suit which is the traditional attire of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It is known for its lively hues, rich fabrics, and embroidery. The suit features three items – a kameez (top), salwar (bottom) and dupatta (scarf). The women’s Punjabi salwar suit style has become popular all over the sub-continent

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Shalwar kameez

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Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia. Shalwars are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist but which narrow to a cuffed bottom. They are held up by a drawstring or elastic belt, which causes them to become pleated around the waist. The

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Sleeve

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A sleeve (O. Eng. slieve, or slyf, a word allied to slip, cf. Dutch sloof) is the part of a garment that covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. The pattern of the sleeve is one of the characteristics of fashion in dress, varying in every country and period. Various survivals of the early forms of sleeve are still found in

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Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

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The insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir (also Kashmiri Insurgency, or Kashmir intifada) is an uprising or revolt against the Indian administration of Jammu and Kashmir, a region constituting the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. Jammu and Kashmir, long a breeding ground of separatist ambitions, has been wracked by the insurgency since

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