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Voters go to polls in Indian election's last phase
Millions of Indian voters headed to the polls Wednesday to pick a new parliament in the final phase of the country's monthlong national election.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:01 May 13, 2009
- Wednesday is the final day of voting in an election that has seen 714 million eligible voters cast their ballots at more than 828,000 polling stations.
- Image Credit: AP
New Delhi: Millions of Indian voters headed to the polls Wednesday to pick a new parliament in the final phase of the country's monthlong national election.
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More than 100 million voters across nine states were eligible to vote on Wednesday for 86 seats in India's 543-seat lower house of parliament.
It will be the final day of voting in an election that has seen 714 million eligible voters cast their ballots at more than 828,000 polling stations.
Results of the election are expected on Saturday. According to the constitution, a new parliament has to be in place by June 2.
Most observers expect a splintered vote will force leaders to form an unwieldy coalition in New Delhi.
The election been fought largely on local issues as no resonant, central themes emerged in the long campaign.
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