Between 16 April - 13 May the worlds largest democracy will go into action. Being India the
logistics are mind boggling. Over 700 million eligible voters who will vote in over 700,000 polling stations for 1,055 political parties. The BBC goes on to explain what makes Indian elections
special. University of Maryland has
Forecasts and Analysis and
Trends in Indian Election Politics has both insight and an interesting blog roll. As Indian Politics are more than usually corrupt and thuggish there is
website dedicated to information about candidates with a criminal history. Sadly in spite of this great democratic exercise, repression of
speech and miscarriage of justice will probably still be around for a while.
posted by adamvasco
on Apr 3, 2009 -
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