ELECTIONS
India being the largest Democratic Countries in the World,
it had the appreciation of smooth conduct of Elections. At the completion
of Fifty years of becoming Independent India, Doordarshan invited prospective
producers to make programmes about the developments in Independent India.
SIMMAM chose to do a programme about Indian Elections. We narrated the
important works of Election Commission of India. We presented the facts
and figures pertaining to the Elections in India. We presented the statistics
regarding literate among the elected representatives and their gradual
growth in the subsequent years.
We talked to Mr. K.Malaisamy, the then Chief Elcetion
Officer, Government of Tamilnadu who successfully conducted the elections
to Rural Panchayats, Town Municipalities, Corporations etc.,
Not but not the least, we dealt at length with the 33
percent Women's Reservation in Elections. Ms. Vaasanthi, Editor, India
Today, Ms.Chandra Rajasekar, Editor, RAJAM and Women representatives from
Syndicate Bank spoke at length their views on REervation.
Channel: DOORDARSHAN
Year of Production/Telecast: 1998
Concept/Interviews/Narration/Direction: SIMMAM RAGHU