India will hold a seven-phase general election starting on April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4.
The Election Commission of India announced the schedule of the six-week marathon vote during a news conference in New Delhi on Saturday. Nearly 970 million voters – more than the entire population of the United States, the European Union and Russia combined – are eligible to cast their ballot, according to the poll panel’s data, making the election the largest democratic exercise in the world.
“We will take democracy to every corner of the country,” Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said as he announced the voting dates. “It is our promise to deliver a national election in a manner that we … remain a beacon for democracy around the world.” (foreign Agencies)
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