Electoral Process in India
Indian Elections, The Biggest Note: The statistics and data used in this blog are based on the value given in the PDF as published in the Election Commission of India website. The statistics and data are as per the date of publishing the blog and may change in future. The conduct of general elections in India for electing a new House of the People (Lower House of Indian Parliament) is a monumental task that involves managing the largest event in the world. With an electorate exceeding 605 million people, the scale and complexity of this undertaking are unparalleled. India’s vast and diverse landscape presents unique challenges in setting up nearly 800,000 polling stations across its widely varying geographic and climatic zones. Polling stations can be found in remote and challenging locations such as the snow-clad mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts of Rajasthan, and sparsely populated islands in the Indian Ocean. The logistics of transporting el...