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9789353026004 60b9fcddb44b234233f09096 Every Vote Counts: The Story of India's Elections https://www.midlandbookshop.com/s/607fe93d7eafcac1f2c73ea4/60ba4813247004754f1c0053/9789353026004.jpg Navin Chawla has had a ringside view of Indian elections: as Chief Election Commissioner he supervised the landmark 2009 general election and several key state elections as well. Drawing on his wide-ranging experience Every Vote Counts presents a riveting account of how the daunting task of conducting the largest electoral exercise in the world is undertaken. The challenges before the Election Commission are many: How does one conduct free and fair elections when a large percentage of our lawmakers are law-breakers? Is the model code of conduct effective? How does one hold elections in Maoist-affected constituencies or for that matter in the strife-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir? How reliable are electronic voting machines? Is it possible to implement compulsory voting? Will simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies make things any easier? Every Vote Counts is a fascinating informative account that gives us a kaleidoscopic view of how the electoral machinery works in the world's largest democracy. With the 2019 elections just round the corner this is a book that every concerned and interested Indian might want to read. 9789353026004
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Every Vote Counts: The Story of India's Elections

Every Vote Counts: The Story of India's Elections

ISBN: 9789353026004
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  • ISBN: 9789353026004
  • Author: Chawla Navin
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Pages: 376
  • Format: Hardback
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Navin Chawla has had a ringside view of Indian elections: as Chief Election Commissioner he supervised the landmark 2009 general election and several key state elections as well. Drawing on his wide-ranging experience Every Vote Counts presents a riveting account of how the daunting task of conducting the largest electoral exercise in the world is undertaken. The challenges before the Election Commission are many: How does one conduct free and fair elections when a large percentage of our lawmakers are law-breakers? Is the model code of conduct effective? How does one hold elections in Maoist-affected constituencies or for that matter in the strife-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir? How reliable are electronic voting machines? Is it possible to implement compulsory voting? Will simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies make things any easier? Every Vote Counts is a fascinating informative account that gives us a kaleidoscopic view of how the electoral machinery works in the world's largest democracy. With the 2019 elections just round the corner this is a book that every concerned and interested Indian might want to read.

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