Elections in India generate both wonder and interest globally. Polls have been held at regular intervalsin 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 secretbehind its uninterrupted success? What ideals and principles drive the people who are involved inaccomplishing this mammoth task? And how did India emerge as the ‘Global Gold Standard’ inconducting 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 firstperson 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.

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Author: S. Y. Quraishi

Pages: 488

ISBN: 9789353333003

Publication Date: 20 February 2019