This Article is From Apr 06, 2014

Polling to be held for 11 hours for the first time in India

Polling to be held for 11 hours for the first time in India
New Delhi: In order to ensure maximum voting in the Lok Sabha election beginning on Monday, polling will be held for the first time from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The only exception will be the north-eastern region where polling will start at 7 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. However, Manipur and Nagaland will vote from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to security reasons.
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The Election Commission has also decided to hold voting in four Maoist affected constituencies in Jharkhand (Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda and Dhanbad) from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The nine-phase Lok Sabha election begins on Monday and will end on May 12. The vote count will take place on May 16.

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