By IANS,
New Delhi : India’s staggered general elections begin Thursday. Here are some facts on the first of the five phases:
States: 17
Constituencies – 124
Candidates – 1,715
Women candidates – 122
Electorate – 143.1 million
Polling staff – 900,000
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) – 310,066
Vulnerable villages/hamlets – 23,000
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