India opens world's biggest vote

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Updated On Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

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People stand in queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Mandai, Tripura, on Monday. India began the world's largest election Monday, with voters in the remote northeast making their way past lush rice paddies and over rickety bamboo bridges to reach the polls. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

People stand in queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Mandai, Tripura, on Monday. India began the world's largest election Monday, with voters in the remote northeast making their way past lush rice paddies and over rickety bamboo bridges to reach the polls. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP photo)

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A security personnel stands guard as people line up to cast their vote outside a polling station in Nakhrai village in Tinsukia district in Assam. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (Reuters photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

A security personnel stands guard as people line up to cast their vote outside a polling station in Nakhrai village in Tinsukia district in Assam. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (Reuters photo)

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Voters wait in queues to cast their votes during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, Assam, on Monday. India began voting on Monday in the world's biggest election. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP Photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

Voters wait in queues to cast their votes during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, Assam, on Monday. India began voting on Monday in the world's biggest election. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP Photo)

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People wait to cast their votes during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Agartala on Monday. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages in the Lok Sabha elections over the next five weeks. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

People wait to cast their votes during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Agartala on Monday. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages in the Lok Sabha elections over the next five weeks. (PTI Photo)

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A woman rests as she waits to cast her vote during the first phase of elections in Agartala, Tripura, on Monday. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages in the Lok Sabha elections over the next five weeks. (AP Photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

A woman rests as she waits to cast her vote during the first phase of elections in Agartala, Tripura, on Monday. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages in the Lok Sabha elections over the next five weeks. (AP Photo)

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A woman casts her vote during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, Assam, on Monday. India has begun the world's biggest election, with the opposition heading into the polls with strong momentum on promises of economic renewal. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP Photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

A woman casts her vote during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, Assam, on Monday. India has begun the world's biggest election, with the opposition heading into the polls with strong momentum on promises of economic renewal. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP Photo)

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As Elections 2014 close, HT takes a look at how world's biggest vote played out

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

As Elections 2014 close, HT takes a look at how world's biggest vote played out

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Women wait for their turn to cast votes as an election official looks at the voters' list during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Agartala in Tripura on Monday. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages in the Lok Sabha elections over the next five weeks. (AP photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

Women wait for their turn to cast votes as an election official looks at the voters' list during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Agartala in Tripura on Monday. The country's 814-million electorate will vote in stages in the Lok Sabha elections over the next five weeks. (AP photo)

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A woman walks towards a polling booth to cast her vote at a polling station in Majuli, a large river island in the Brahmaputra river in Jorhat district in Assam. The Lok Sabha elections that began on Monday will be carried out in nine phases over the next five weeks. (Reuters photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

A woman walks towards a polling booth to cast her vote at a polling station in Majuli, a large river island in the Brahmaputra river in Jorhat district in Assam. The Lok Sabha elections that began on Monday will be carried out in nine phases over the next five weeks. (Reuters photo)

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A voter, seen carrying her child, walks past other voters waiting in line outside a polling stating after casting her vote in Dibrugarh on Monday. India began the world's largest vote on Monday, sealing international borders along its remote northeast while voters made their way past lush rice paddies and over rickety bamboo bridges and pot-holed dirt roads to reach the polls. (AFP photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

A voter, seen carrying her child, walks past other voters waiting in line outside a polling stating after casting her vote in Dibrugarh on Monday. India began the world's largest vote on Monday, sealing international borders along its remote northeast while voters made their way past lush rice paddies and over rickety bamboo bridges and pot-holed dirt roads to reach the polls. (AFP photo)

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A Mishing tribal woman displays the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections at Misamora Sapori, an island in the River Brahmaputra in Assam on Monday. India on Monday began the world's largest vote which will be carried out in nine phases over the next five weeks. (AP photo)

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:31 pm IST

A Mishing tribal woman displays the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections at Misamora Sapori, an island in the River Brahmaputra in Assam on Monday. India on Monday began the world's largest vote which will be carried out in nine phases over the next five weeks. (AP photo)

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