814 million eligible voters. 28 states. 543 constituencies. 1,600+ political parties. 930,000 polling stations. 1.4 million voting machines. $600 million. This is a glimpse of India’s general elections — the world’s largest democratic exercise.
Kathua village, Jammu and Kashmir
Krishno Devi, 80, displays the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote at the India-Pakistan border village of Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir on April 17.
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Soraon, Uttar Pradesh
A helicopter carrying Bollywood actress and Congress party candidate Nagma takes off after an election rally in Phulpur in the Soraon area, 28 miles from Allahabad.
AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
Guwahati, Assam
Voter ink marks the finger of Satyabhama Das. At 110, having never skipped casting her ballot, the matriarch is possibly the most senior voter in India since 1954.
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Amritsar, Punjab
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi (center) poses for a photograph with residents before visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar where he campaigned for the city's BJP candidate Arrun Jaitley on April 18.
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55 Images Of The Biggest Election The World Has Ever Seen
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