S Y Quraishi
Quraishi is former Chief Election Commissioner.
Articles By S Y Quraishi
Slipping on democracy
A recent Democracy Index confirms the paradox of India being the world’s largest electoral wonder, but an increasingly flawed democracy.
Not the EVM again
The accusers swap places with accused, and a contrived controversy goes on
Beyond binaries
A multi-pronged approach is needed to ensure the socio-economic uplift of the transgender community.
Court’s lost chance
Election Commission has been seeking SC’s aid to stem criminalisation of politics. Its verdict falls short.
Performing moderately
A new state of democracy report records a significant dip in India’s record on civil liberties, personal integrity and security, freedom of association, media integrity, gender equality
What I saw in Pakistan
Its general election was conducted in a transparent manner, with robust processes
Karnataka leftovers
The political drama has stoked important questions about parties, alliances, and the role of governor
Elections in the time of Cambridge Analytica
Stricter data protection laws are required to ensure that political parties do not indulge in practices that involve undue influencing of voting behaviour.
Lawmakers with perks
The long list of exemptions has made the office of profit a farce. Delhi Assembly case is an opportunity to debate the issue afresh.
The duty of the young
Since the politicians would do nothing to inform the youth about the socio-economic problems facing the nation today and only exploit them, it is the responsibility of civil society organisations and the media to educate young people.
In Nepal, with hope
Holding of the parliamentary and provincial elections is a huge achievement, a culmination of a tortuous process that started in 2006. The people now await development and stability.
And the winner is Election Commission
Gujarat Rajya Sabha election was BJP versus Congress. But it’s the ECI that covered itself in glory
Cleaning the House
Must tainted legislators be debarred from polls? For how long? Answers are about to come in
The polygamy myth
The Quran and Hadith are replete with verses in support of family planning. Muslim backwardness on this count is a fallout of poor socio-economic conditions.
Their Westminster, and ours
Despite the same electoral model, there are marked differences in how polls are conducted in Britain and in India
A UK election in the time of terror
Theresa May’s popularity has taken a knocking since she announced the election and it’s a moot point whether the three terror attacks in the UK help her cause
A time for electoral reform
A debate in Rajya Sabha last week raised important questions. These, like the Election Commission’s proposals and recommendations, must no longer remain unaddressed.
Shooting the EVM
Political parties question the EVM. But when they win with the same machines, they don’t eat their words.
The lawmakers we need
Women outvote men in many states, but gender parity in Parliament and assemblies eludes India.
The promise makers
In this season of manifestoes that brim with tall pledges, parties must remember that voters don’t forget
