A mind-boggling feat.714 million registered voters, 1,055 political parties, 543 constituencies, 5,435 candidates, 828,804 polling stations including one which catered to a single registered voter, 1,368,430 voting machines voting machine, instrument for recording and counting votes. The voting machine itself is generally positioned in a booth, often closed off by a curtain to assure secrecy for the voter. , five days of polling, 6.1m police and civil personnel on duty - this is the scale of the recently-concluded general elections in India The General elections in India are the elections by which the Indian electorate chooses the various members of the Lok Sabha in the Parliament for the next term of five years. . The elections were free and fair and all parties gracefully grace·ful adj. Showing grace of movement, form, or proportion: "Capoeira is a graceful ballet of power and control, artists kicking and jumping in synchronized movement" Alisa Valdes. accepted the final mandate. All the votes were counted and the results announced over a single day. Evaluate this achievement specifically in a setting of poverty, illiteracy illiteracy, inability to meet a certain minimum criterion of reading and writing skill. Definition of Illiteracy The exact nature of the criterion varies, so that illiteracy must be defined in each case before the term can be used in a meaningful , poor infrastructure and a plethora plethora /pleth·o·ra/ (pleth´ah-rah) 1. an excess of blood. 2. by extension, a red florid complexion.pletho´ric pleth·o·ra n. 1. of languages, religions and cultures. How many countries can pull off an exercise as mind-boggling and complicated as this? Not long ago the technologically most advanced nation after its presidential elections ended up counting some of the votes numerous times since they were coming up with a new total after each count. S Venkateswaran Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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