Pak, other SAARC nations to emulate India's poll practices

[Ambitious.Asian]

PTI | May 1, 2012, 07.24PM IST
NEW DELHI: India's success in holding elections through tech-savvy systems including the use of EVMs, has caught the fancy of Pakistan and other SAARC countries, which have expressed the desire to emulate it in their respective areas.f

As heads of poll management bodies of SAARC countries got together to evolve solutions to common problems at the ongoing 3rd conference of heads of election management bodies of SAARC nations here, India showcased its use of modern technology for strengthening democracy and election management systems.

India made a presentation on use of technology in election management which generated encouraging response from Election Commissions of SAARC countries.

"Yes, we would like to follow the best practices followed by India. We are inspired by India's controls on use of money power and help us increase voter turnouts, as our voter turnout is very low...," Justice (Retd) Muhammad Roshan Essani, member of Election Commission of Pakistan told PTI today.

"For the 83 million voters in Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan has created a computerised data base of voters and we are trying to make use of IT and EVMs in our election system...For tackling money power and political finance, that legislation is under consideration. We are working on that. A committee has been formed" he said.

Pakistan EC spokesman Muhammad Afzal Khan said, "With Pakistan, India and Bangladesh having similar cultures, all should help each other. We must learn from each other... We are trying to use EVMs in our elections." Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan (Dasho) Kunzang Wangdi also said they are trying to emulate many good election practices from India, as theirs was a new democracy - formed only in 2008 after years of monarchy.



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[nithin]

Our Election Commission is constitutionally independent. That should be one of the pre requisite to make anything work.
And our experience in conducting elections among the world's most populous country is simply mind boggling..

Hope the experience can be emulated in pakistan, afganisthan and other countries.

 

[AADHAAR]

Good to know ....

EVMs make sense for both Pakistan and Bangladesh, given their high populations just like ours.

Our experience and best practices will help them start using them faster.

 

[Hobo1]

Pakistan doesn't need India's poll practices but needs complete Sharia.

 

[hunter_hunted]

Pakistan doesn't need India's poll practices but needs complete Sharia.

Does ur Polling system is better than Sharia . Because only corrupt people come in power . Either U select Kangress or BJP(Bloody Jackass Party) .

If this 'Incredible' system is used to select corrupt people thn best of luck.

We dont need this shinning and glossy system of urs . U can keep this in ur plate.

 

[Ambitious.Asian]

Pakistan doesn't need India's poll practices but needs complete Sharia.

This was completely a Topic of SAARC but not of TALIBAAN

 

[Uchiha]

Does ur Polling system is better than Sharia . Because only corrupt people come in power . Either U select Kangress or BJP(Bloody Jackass Party) .

If this 'Incredible' system is used to select corrupt people thn best of luck.

We dont need this shinning and glossy system of urs . U can keep this in ur plate.

Wtf? You not only fed, but became one with the troll. So you're saying u prefer rigged elections?

 

[hunter_hunted]

Wtf? You not only fed, but became one with the troll. So you're saying u prefer rigged elections?

Where in the Blue world I said that I prefer Rigged Elections . U might be wearing the Sunglasses at Night remove them and read it again.

 

[Armstrong]

Pakistan doesn't need India's poll practices but needs complete Sharia.

Oh yes we'd like that but what comparison does Polling have with Jurisprudence ?

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Oh yes we'd like that but what comparison does Polling have with Jurisprudence ?

You are correct in that statement. Polling is unrelated to jurisprudence. Never mind that, India should assist Pakistan's Election Comission in every way in their effort to streamline the election process in Pakistan. It is a totally non-controversial issue, without any financial or military implications. And will help the ordinary Citizens of Pakistan to assert their Civic Rights. With long term benefits to themselves.

India must go that extra mile to accede to any requests coming from Pakistan's Election Commission in this regard.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Saarc nations should make use of EVMs...They are really usefull...
But they should make sure that EVM's are protected 24 hours before counting of results... This is a good move if adopted by them

 

[lilaspr]

Can anyone explain, what is Saarc? and what is its objective?
i tried to understand through wiki, seems like a clone to OECD? - Big objective and no results....

 

[Tshering22]

Can anyone explain, what is Saarc? and what is its objective?
i tried to understand through wiki, seems like a clone to OECD? - Big objective and no results....

It is the ASEAN of south Asia whereby countries like: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka come together for economic cooperation. Afghanistan recently joined SAARC.

Technically it is a dead organization similar to OIC because of the deadlock with the Pakistanis and opportunist politicians in some of the smaller countries trying to be "victims". Countries like us, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan and even Bangladesh have no issues but the Pakistani obsession with our territory and their active role in backing jihad against us ruins everything.

TBH don't bother researching it.

ON TOPIC,

I don't see polling practises happening in our western neighborhood since Military is all-powerful there and Gilani and Zardari are just too ceremonial to be able to control the generals while it is a possibility in other countries. Bhutan has already adopted an excellent democratic system (a much more transparent version of what we came up with). Maldives has recently gone through a radicalization period (Maldivians would make our Pakistani hosts hear look damn liberal, trust me). If they were your neighbors, they'd make Hamas and Hezbollah look like a charity organization..

Nepal is in a serious political crisis with the communists ruining the whole political environment while Bangladesh is relatively stable.

 

[Rig Vedic]

Good to know ....

EVMs make sense for both Pakistan and Bangladesh, given their high populations just like ours.

Our experience and best practices will help them start using them faster.

EVMs are an excellent foundation for scientific management of election results. Obviously cooperation of the media is also required.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Its plain and simple in my experience in pdf.

It its from India,

PDF poster from Pakistan: to hell with anything coming from India
Pakistan government: will welcome if useful for Pakistan
Pakistan people: God knows whether they welcome or not.