Democracy Indian-Style: Millions Go To Polls

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 10 April 2014 | 23.31

With more than 800 million eligible to vote over four weeks, India is taking part in the world's biggest democratic process.

A woman holding her child votes inside a polling station on the outskirts of Jammu A woman voting in Jammu

Some 815 million people are eligible to vote in nine phases. The election began this week and will last about four weeks, with the results expected on May 16.

A man shows his ink marked finger after casting his vote outside a polling station in Parla village A man shows off his ink-marked finger after voting in Uttar Pradesh

The two leading candidates to replace prime minister Manmohan Singh are Narendra Modi, of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Rahul Gandhi of the ruling Congress Party.

A security force personnel stands guard inside a polling station in Parla village in Muzaffarnagar district Security at a polling station in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh

Voters are casting ballots in 930,000 polling stations and for the first time will have a "none of the above" option.

A polling officer carrying her child learns the working of an electronic voting machine (EVM) at a distribution centre, ahead of the second phase of the general election at Muzaffarnagar A polling officer learning how to work an electronic voting machine

Of those eligible to vote, 23 million are aged 18 or 19. A surge in registration among young voters means they make up 2.8% of the electorate, compared to just 0.75% in 2009.

A supporter holds a cut-out symbol of the TMC party for its candidate Sudip Bandyopadhyay ahead of the third phase of the general election in Kolkata A supporter of the TMC party in Kolkata Women hold copper pots and coconuts over their heads to give a traditional welcome to Modi, prime ministerial candidate for BJP, as he arrives in Vadodara Gujarati activists give BJP hopeful Narendra Modi a traditional welcome Supporters wearing masks depicting Modi, prime ministerial candidate for BJP, cheer in Vadodara Modi supporters at a rally in Gujarat wearing masks INDIA-ELECTION Narendra Modi (centre) rallies supporters Gandhi, vice president of India's ruling Congress party, shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote at a polling station in New Delhi Election hopeful Rahul Gandhi after voting in New Delhi Gandhi, chief of India's ruling Congress party, arrives to cast her vote at a polling station in New Delhi Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party, voting in New Delhi Priyanka leaves after casting her vote at a polling station in New Delhi Priyanka Vadra, sister of Rahul Gandhi, votes in New Delhi Muslim women leave a polling station after casting their votes for the general election at Shahpur, in Muzaffarnagar district Women leave a polling station in Uttar Pradesh Nuns smile as they wait in a line to cast their votes for the general election outside a polling station in the southern Indian city of Kochi Nuns voting in the west coast city of Kochi Tribal Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Kandhamal district in Odisha Queuing to vote in Odisha, on India's east coast Villagers stand in a line to cast their votes at Sera village in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh Villagers in Arunachal Pradesh, in northeastern India, wait to vote INDIA-ELECTION Voters in New Delhi INDIA-ELECTION Women wait to vote in Faridabad, in Haryana state

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