India poll date announced

New Delhi - India's general election will be held over four days in February and March, the Election Commission announced yesterday…

New Delhi - India's general election will be held over four days in February and March, the Election Commission announced yesterday.

The commission responsible for overseeing the ballot by 600 million people in the world's largest democracy said the staggered polls would be carried out region by region.

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