More than 11 million government officials will travel by foot, road, special train, helicopter, boat, and sometimes elephant, to hold India's massive general election. Here are some more facts and figures: by DevjyotGhoshal IndiaElections2019
NEW DELHI - India will hold a general election starting on Thursday in the world’s largest democratic exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second straight term.
In the first phase of the election, 1,279 candidates are contesting 91 constituencies, but only 7 percent of candidates are women. Of the 8,251 candidates in the last election, only 668 were women. More than 11 million government officials will travel by foot, road, special train, helicopter, boat, and sometimes elephant, to hold the election.
Voting will take place over 39 days, in part to allow officials and security forces time to redeploy. Vote counting for all 543 constituencies is done in a single day.Some political parties and their supporters offer cash, drugs and liquor in exchange for votes.
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