India Elections: 900 million head to the polls

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  Election Commission announces polling dates

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  The Indian Election Commission set up a polling booth for a single voter deep inside the Gir forest in the western state of Gujarat. A day before the third phase of elections began, five officials traveled about 60 kilometers (40 miles) into the forest to set up an entire voting facility for one man. …

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  How a political board game is revealing Indians’ true feelings about the election

  CNN - Manveena Suri

  New Delhi CNN — Staging a mass rally. Spreading fake news. Fueling caste tensions. Playing the religion card. These are among the more unsavory tactics that have allegedly been used by some Indian political parties as they scramble for votes during election season. Now, with the country of 1.3 billion …

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  ‘Living here is expensive. Dying here is extremely cheap’: Kashmiri voters speak out

  CNN - Sugam Pokharel

  Uri, Indian-controlled Kashmir CNN — Kashmir resident Gulam Rasul has seen it all: Two wars between India and Pakistan which were sparked by the disputed region as well as dozens of other armed conflicts. Over the years, he’s given up dreaming for peace. “If you can’t give us peace, give us the …

• As India heads to the polls on April 11, the country will once again embark on the world's biggest exercise in democracy over the coming weeks.
  
  Here are the key numbers to consider as hundreds of millions of Indians prepare to decide who governs them for the next five years.

  

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  The land of a million polling stations: India's general election by the numbers

  CNN - Manveena Suri

  As India heads to the polls on April 11, the country will once again embark on the world’s biggest exercise in democracy over the coming weeks.

• It is finally on: India's next general election will be held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May, the country's election authorities announced Sunday, after weeks of anticipation.

  

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  Unemployment a key issue as India's Narendra Modi seeks re-election

  CNN - Nikhil Kumar

  New Delhi CNN — It is finally on: India’s next general election will be held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May, the country’s election authorities announced Sunday, after weeks of anticipation. Politicians, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking re-election, have already …

• India is just weeks away from general elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party facing what looks like an increasingly close contest.

  

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  India's most important election in decades is looming. Here's what you need to know

  CNN - Manveena Suri

  India is just weeks away from general elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party facing what looks like an increasingly close contest.