India's 2024 multi-phase elections: What you need to know

Why is this election important?
How does India vote?
Who is running and who is likely to win?
When will we know the results?
Where can I find more information?
What other elections are happening?
Why is this election important?
India is holding its general election in phases from April 19 to June 1, a vote that will determine the political direction of the world's most populous country for the next five years. /p>
The usually busy affair, which was officially set on Saturday, is a mammoth undertaking described as the world's largest peacetime logistics exercise.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose power is well established, is seeking a third term. During his decade as India's leader, he presented himself as a champion of India's development, trying to address some of its fundamental failures - like dilapidated infrastructure and lack of clean water. and toilets - which prevent the country from reaching its potential as a major country. power. But his drive to reshape India's secular democracy as a Hindu nation has deepened religious and ethnic divides in the wildly diverse country.
In a region plagued by to frequent political unrest. , India is deeply proud of its almost uninterrupted electoral democracy since its founding as a republic more than 75 years ago. Although independent institutions have been attacked by Mr. Modi's efforts to centralize power and the ruling party is seen as having an unfair advantage in political fundraising, voting in India is still considered free and fair , and the results are accepted by the candidates.
How does India vote?
India has a parliamentary system of governance. The party that holds the majority of the 543 seats in the upper house of Parliament can form the government and appoint one of its winning candidates as prime minister.
The country has more than 960 million eligible voters, including approximately 470 million women. Turnout in Indian elections is generally high, with the 2019 parliamentary elections seeing a 67% turnout.

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India's 2024 multi-phase elections: What you need to know

Why is this election important?

How does India vote?

Who is running and who is likely to win?

When will we know the results?

Where can I find more information?

What other elections are happening?

Why is this election important?

India is holding its general election in phases from April 19 to June 1, a vote that will determine the political direction of the world's most populous country for the next five years. /p>

The usually busy affair, which was officially set on Saturday, is a mammoth undertaking described as the world's largest peacetime logistics exercise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose power is well established, is seeking a third term. During his decade as India's leader, he presented himself as a champion of India's development, trying to address some of its fundamental failures - like dilapidated infrastructure and lack of clean water. and toilets - which prevent the country from reaching its potential as a major country. power. But his drive to reshape India's secular democracy as a Hindu nation has deepened religious and ethnic divides in the wildly diverse country.

In a region plagued by to frequent political unrest. , India is deeply proud of its almost uninterrupted electoral democracy since its founding as a republic more than 75 years ago. Although independent institutions have been attacked by Mr. Modi's efforts to centralize power and the ruling party is seen as having an unfair advantage in political fundraising, voting in India is still considered free and fair , and the results are accepted by the candidates.

How does India vote?

India has a parliamentary system of governance. The party that holds the majority of the 543 seats in the upper house of Parliament can form the government and appoint one of its winning candidates as prime minister.

The country has more than 960 million eligible voters, including approximately 470 million women. Turnout in Indian elections is generally high, with the 2019 parliamentary elections seeing a 67% turnout.

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