What it takes to be the largest democratic and election management exercise in the world? To answer it simply, well, it’s not easy.

New Dehli: BJP finalised the names of Smriti Irani from Amethi and Ajay Aggarwal from Rae Bareli seats.

New Delhi: The  of 2009 was the world’s largest democratic exercise so far. More than 8.3 lakh polling stations, one crore personnel on poll duty (including police personnel), 46.9 lakh polling staff and 20.9 lakh electronic voting machines were deployed to enable more than 71.7 crore registered electors to elect 543 representatives from among 8,070 candidates belonging to 363 political parties at a cost of 846.6 crore rupees to the central Government.

New Delhi: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha asked 18 questions to Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the economy state of country.

New Delhi: President of India Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Polio Free Conclave organised by the Rotary International. He also presented mementos of appreciation and recognition to former Health Minister Dr. A Ramadoss and Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Health Minister for Health and Family Welfare. (Read In Hindi: राष्ट्रपति ने किया पोलियो मुक्ति समारोह को संबोधित)

New Delhi: As per the latest figures of electorate data available with the Election Commission.

Gwalior: One C-130J Aircraft of the IAF crashed 72 miles west of Gwalior airbase on March 28.

New Delhi: BJP Campaign Anthem for the Elections 2014 was inaugurated by Arun Jaitley here.

New Delhi: Elections to the Lok Sabha are carried out using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Under this system the candidate securing the majority votes of the total votes polled is declared elected irrespective of percentage of total votes polled or the total number of eligible voters.

New Delhi: The President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Pranab Mukherjee conferred three Kirti Chakras and 10 Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.