India's Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath (C), Election Commissioners H.S. Brahma (L) and Nasim Zaidi attend a press conference in New Delhi, India, March 5, 2014. India will go to polls on April 7 this year, the country's independent Election Commission announced Wednesday. Some 814 million people will cast their ballots to elect some 543 Members in the Lower House of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha), nearly 100 million more than in 2009. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar)
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India's general elections to start from April 7
NEW DELHI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- India will go to polls on April 7 this year, the country's independent Election Commission announced Wednesday. The nine-phase general elections will be held from April 7 to May 12 while results are to be declared on May 16, India's Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath told the media in the national capital.Full Story
