On 25 October , elections were held for Lok Sabha seats and Assembly seats in the states. For this, 2 lakh 24 thousand polling booths were set up all over the country. For 6 months, Apart from this, 56 thousand officers were put on election duty for whose help 2 lakh 80 thousand volunteers were also recruited. About 2 lakh 24 thousand policemen were engaged to ensure an orderly voting process. There was no TV at that time.
So it was very difficult to make voters aware and tell them how to cast their votes. To solve this problem, the Election Commission produced a film, which was released in about cinema halls across the country. People could go to the cinema hall and watch this film for free. Apart from this, there were many programmes on All India Radio, in which people were told about the election process. People were also made aware through articles and advertisements in newspapers. Along with awareness, infrastructure was also needed in rural areas.
Therefore, temporary bridges were built in areas near river bodies. The Indian Navy helped transport ballot boxes to coastal areas and thousands of horses were used to cover the mountain areas. A total of about 2. The then Chief Election Officer Sukumar Sen ordered the use of a special type of indelible ink that would be applied on the fingers of the people after voting.
This ink used to last for a week so that people could not vote more than once. About four lakh vials of this ink were used in the election. During the elections which were held in 68 phases, there were incidents where the model code was violated. Congress, also contesting in an alliance with local parties, is considered to have an advantage here with a promise to abolish the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, while the BJP has reaffirmed its commitment to implement it.
Seen as an interloper from the north, the BJP really needs the help of its local partners, particularly with the opposition campaigning by drawing attention to their outsider status. Neighbouring Kerala is another state with a strong history of communism. LDF, an alliance of centre-left to left-wing parties, is currently in power, while the UDF alliance brings together centrist and left-wing parties, including Congress.
The former French colony, now officially renamed Puducherry although is hardly ever called that is tiny, and concerns are mostly local: water, electricity, unemployment.
It has been under presidential rule since its elected Congress-led government collapsed earlier this year. Still, the alliance is expected to regain power in the 6 April poll. Confusingly, it too is called NDA, although is ideologically different to its namesake in Kerala. The results of these elections will reveal just how far the mood has shifted. View the discussion thread. In India, a taste of political variety. Aarti Betigeri.
Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Protesters are defying orders to disband and are helping distribute food to hospitals and other people in need. India election millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls. The world's largest democracy will see its biggest young voter turnout since gaining independence 72 years ago, with millions delivering their verdict on Narendra Modi's BJP government. This is transcript of part four of the India Tomorrow series from The Anthill podcast, on women and gender politics in India.
The second part of this series from The Anthill podcast looks at the trajectories of Hindu nationalism in India.
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