About the Book: India Inked: Elections in the Worlds Largest Democracy
On an average, India has two to five elections in any given year. With 15
million polling staff, 5.5 million electronic voting machines, officers trekking
across glaciers, forests, deserts, riding elephants and camels, travelling by
boats and helicopters to ensure the last standing Indian citizen gets to cast
their vote, the Indian general election is a beast unto itself. In the summer of
2024, 969 million Indians cast their votes and the incumbent Narendra Modi was
elected prime minister for a third consecutive term.
When Poonam Agarwal first began reporting on the electoral bonds scheme, she