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Indian General Elections of 2014

Interesting Facts from World’s largest democracy

Lok Sabha (The people’s assembly elections in India are held every 5 years

2014 elections will constitute the 16th Lok Sabha in India

2014 general elections are going to be the longest running electionsin the history of the nation

7 April – 12 May2014 elections will be held in9 phases

814 million people will be eligible to vote

A number larger than the population of Europe

That makes itTHE BIGGEST elections world has ever seen

Everyone gets to exercise their right to vote

426 million males387 million females

And 28,341 citizens from the third gender, classified as “Others”

23 Million citizens will vote for the first time

Indian General Elections of 2014

Most Expensive elections in the history of the country

2014 elections will cost the exchequer $579 Million

INR 35 Billion

$ 500 Million is the expected spending by the political parties

That is 3 times the amount spent in the previous elections

That’s 2nd highest election spending by a country

US$7 Billion were spent on the 2012 U.S. Presidential elections

930,000 polling stations across the country will be setup

1.7 Million Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) will be deployed during the polls

11 MILLION people will be deployed for the duty

8 Million Civilians & 3 Million Security Personnels

None of the Above (NOTA) option will be used for the first time in a parliamentary poll.

India is the 12th country to use None of the Above (NOTA) option

Now that is seriously Epic

As world’s largest democracy votes

DO YOUR PART WELL

This time Get Inked for the Nation

And don’t forget to spread the word

MADE BY ASTITAVUNDER THE

GUIDENCE OF

MRS. DIPTI DIXIT