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100			_aChawla, Navin
245			_aEvery Vote Counts _b: the story of India's elections
260			_bHarperCollins Publishers _c2019 _aNoida
300			_axiii, 362p.
504			_aInclude Index
520			_aNavin 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 around the corner, this is a book that every concerned and interested Indian might want to read.
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650			_aPolitical Science _vDemocracy _vPolitics _vElection Commission _vConstitution - India _vEVM Machine _zIndia
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