An
Undocumented Wonder: The making of the great Indian elections
Elections
in India generate both wonder and interest globally. Polls have been held at
regular intervals in the country since Independence, and on an unprecedented
scale, surmounting the massive challenges posed by the geography of the land
and the mind-boggling diversity of the Indian populace.
How
does the Election Commission of India overcome these challenges? What is the
secret behind its uninterrupted success? What ideals and principles drive
the people who are involved in accomplishing this mammoth task? And how did
India emerge as the ‘Global Gold Standard' in conducting elections, as observed
by Hillary Clinton?
An
Undocumented Wonder: The Making of the Great Indian Elections answers these and
many more questions about what has often been termed the 'biggest management
event of the world’. A first-person account of the recent electoral history of
India, this educative and perceptive book brings to the reader the author's
experiences, knowledge and insights from the time when he served as an Election
Commissioner and, later, as Chief Election Commissioner of India. An Undocumented
Wonder is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how the world's
largest democracy works.
DR
S.Y. QURAISHI joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971. After holding
several key positions, he became the 17th Chief Election Commissioner of India,
the world's largest democracy. An alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi
University, he has a postgraduate degree in history and a doctorate in social
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