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Voting begins in India's elections 01:46. Millions of Indians are voting Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election with a combined opposition trying to rattle Prime ...
Amid raids targeting Muslims, an electoral roll revision in India’s poorest state has become a political flashpoint.
The Election Commission (EC) wants to weed out non-citizens from the electoral rolls. This begs the question – How did ...
India’s election is colossal, colourful and complex. Here are seven ways in which it is unparalleled in size. [Al Jazeera] 82 days, seven phases.
By comparison, India’s 2019 national election registered the highest-ever turnout — 67.11%. Modi’s BJP won 303 seats in Parliament that year.
India’s election is believed to be the world’s most expensive, even outstripping US presidential elections. In 2019, ...
Election Commission of India, "Voter Portal, FAQ," accessed Jan. 17, 2022 Facebook post , Jan. 12, 2022 Foreign Policy, " Not Everyone Has a Vote in the World’s Largest Democracy ," Oct. 22, 2019 ...
The final day of voting in India’s mammoth general election was on Sunday. Over 900 million people were eligible to cast their ballots in the staggered seven-phase polling.
Polls will open Friday for the first phase of India’s marathon general election, kicking off a vote in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to win a rare third consecutive term.
Item 1 of 4 People queue to vote at a polling station during the third phase of the general election, in Sambhal district, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 7, 2024.
The election is considered one of the most consequential in India’s history. If Modi wins, he’ll be only the second Indian leader to retain power for a third term. IE 11 is not supported.
In West Bengal state, workers belonging to the All India Trinamool Congress party, blocked the car of Agnimitra Paul, one of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, as she proceeded to vote in ...