India 'electoral superpower' despite complexities: ex-CEC Quraishi

India's former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Saturday termed the country the "electoral superpower" for the world despite the complexities involved in the voting process.

Application of technology, transparency, adherence to law and order and equalization are some of the key factors which have brought the spotlight on India's electoral process, he said.

"We had set up India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management three years ago. So far 52 countries have had training from India," Quraishi said at the launch of his book "An Undocumented Wonder: The Making of the Great Indian Election" here.

"India has become the electoral superpower for the world... it is the global gold standard. This doesn't come easy.. the world looks to us," he stressed.

Referring to introduction of new technologies like Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), Quraishi said India has a lot to offer to other countries.

"The enormity and complexities of the process is not understood by the people. We are 90 countries rolled into one.

"Why should we always look to other countries.. there is a lot that they can learn from us," Quraishi said.

He also highlighted the Election Commission's role in handling the ground realities in different regions.

"Although 80 percent of the election process is same across the country, there are 20 percent different ground realities.

"For example, in Bengal the issue for us was guns and money, which was the not the issue in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu was a concern for money power," he noted.