2009 Indian general election
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General elections were held in India in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009 to elect the members of the fifteenth Lok Sabha. With a registered electorate of 716 million and a turnout of
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in WEF,2009
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Queue outside a polling station in Kolkata 13 May 2009.
2014 Indian general election
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General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in
2009 Indian general election
…registered electorate of 716 million and a turnout of 417 million voters, it was the largest democratic election in the world until being surpassed by the 2014 general election. By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be held every five years or when Parliament is dissolved by the president. The previous…
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
Rahul Gandhi
Supporters of Malla Reddy gather during the election campaign
Women queue to vote in Patna City, Bihar