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Section sizes

Section size for Indira Gandhi (55 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	16,259	16,259
Early life and career	12,146	12,146
First, second and third term as prime minister between 1966 and 1977	659	33,935
First year	3,152	3,152
1967–1971	4,308	6,882
Military conflict with China	2,574	2,574
1971–1977	2,948	23,242
War with Pakistan	9,409	9,409
Verdict on electoral malpractice	4,317	4,317
State of Emergency (1975–1977)	1,788	1,788
Rule by decree	2,245	2,245
Rise of Sanjay Gandhi	2,535	2,535
1977 election and opposition years	3,385	11,079
In opposition and return to power	7,694	7,694
1980 elections and fourth term	3,886	10,368
Operation Blue Star	6,482	6,482
Assassination	10,741	13,000
International reaction	2,259	2,259
Foreign relations	570	40,257
South Asia	12,393	12,393
Middle East	4,828	4,828
Asia-Pacific	2,027	2,027
Africa	3,723	3,723
The Commonwealth	1,561	1,561
The Non-aligned Movement	1,695	1,695
Western Europe	1,458	1,458
Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries	1,527	10,233
Soviet intelligence in India	8,706	8,706
United States	1,769	1,769
Economic policy	7,077	20,959
Green Revolution and the Fourth Five-Year Plan	6,909	6,909
The Fifth Five-Year Plan	1,858	1,858
Operation Forward and the Sixth Five-Year Plan	2,723	2,723
Inflation and unemployment	2,392	2,392
Domestic policy	22	24,096
Nationalisation	4,633	4,633
Administration	2,760	2,760
Social reform	3,645	3,645
Language policy	1,290	1,290
National security	6,611	6,611
India's nuclear programme	5,135	5,135
Personal life	2,285	2,285
Views on women	8,873	8,873
State honours	1,847	1,847
Legacy	9,372	9,372
In popular culture	5,974	5,974
Posthumous honours	829	829
Bibliography	597	597
See also	315	315
References	17	1,534
Notes	57	57
References	37	37
Sources	1,423	1,423
Further reading	2,190	2,190
External links	6,626	6,626
Total	222,541	222,541

Forced Sterilization Program

Why is there no mention of her forced sterilization program in 1975? Her government forced around 11 million men to to become sterile, and thousands died due to surgical complications. See here for info (bottom of the article has other sources): https://edtimes.in/various-wrong-things-sanjay-gandhi-did-in-1975-to-control-population/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.19.5.169 (talk) 23:01, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Online poll

Why is there an online poll from 1999 of BBC website users in this article? Thenightaway (talk) 01:19, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That BBC poll is historical and concerns a broad subject highly relevant for this article. Don't see anything wrong with it. Ratnahastin (talk) 08:14, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I strongly disagree that there's anything historic, notable or meaningful about a self-selected website poll. Thenightaway (talk) 12:54, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]