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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