General Elections 2014- Transition of power & World Reaction

amit · Post by **amit** » 09 Apr 2014 14:16

ramana wrote:X-Post...
Jhujar wrote:

It's really good that we have this thread which celebrates what is a modern day miracle which happens every five years. 815 million people voting and I bet they will do so with minimum fuss and violence (fingers crossed). I have a feeling many Western journalists find it hard to wrap their heads around this 815 million number, this is by far more than the combined populations of North America and Western Europe. The other day was glancing through a British paper which put the number at 600 million. Smaller number makes it less scary.

While showing pics of the voting in Assam BBC had a caption that this is the first time electronic voting machines are being used. This is another major khujli. Take a deep breath and try to comprehend the sheer scale of achievement. 815 million people, most of them dirt poor in a thurd world country vote electronically - and have been doing so for more than 10 years!

And yes another factoid, this is the biggest event management exercise in human history and the record will hold for five years before its broken by... well you know what!

Celebrate this achievement by desh and this is a triumph which transcends that actual results and may the best party/group come to power. A true Moonshot achievement by independent India.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 09 Apr 2014 19:11

Well said amit. Did you note the small print about 1Billion voters in 2019!
And in US every electiosn there are news reports of disenfranchised folks or dead people on rolls.

Bade · Post by **Bade** » 09 Apr 2014 19:14

This one is for those from across the border to the north. It says all where they want to be.

Arunachali girls who are about cast their votes for the first time during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in Itanagar, on Wednesday. Simultaneous elections are being held in Arunachal Pradesh for two Lok Sabha seats and 49 of the 60 Assembly seats. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar

Nagaland registered 81.47 per cent polling, Manipur 80 per cent, Meghalaya 71 per cent and Arunachal Pradesh 55 per cent, according to election office sources.

Polling was held on Wednesday for six Lok Sabha seats in the four northeastern states of Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya besides Arunachal Pradesh where Assembly elections to the 60-member House were also held.

Nagaland registered 81.47 per cent polling, Manipur 80 per cent, Meghalaya 71 per cent and Arunachal Pradesh 55 per cent, according to election office sources.

Polling ends in four north-east States

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 09 Apr 2014 22:55

Huge turn out in the NE
Nagaland - 82.5 %
Manipur - 70%
Arunachal Pradesh - 70%
Meghalaya - 64%

These numbers are from the above link. Officials have said these numbers are likely to go up. I think maybe another 1-2%

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 09 Apr 2014 23:24

Meghalaya: Courtesy Indian Express

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 09 Apr 2014 23:32

ramana wrote:Well said amit. Did you note the small print about 1Billion voters in 2019! And in US every electiosn there are news reports of disenfranchised folks or dead people on rolls.

BBCroocks understand that leader of rich India elected by Billion voters will carry true heavenly moral Jagat Guru authority to speak on behalf of humanity than any son of highway rober or child of genocidal doctrine. As i said rise of rich democratic India will soothen the soul of world. One the rise is realized in real term, World wont tremble in front of China and nor it will be trampled over by any Western imperialistic impulse. Change in India carry the seeds of Yuga determination.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 02:14

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 10 Apr 2014 02:17

Dang! All I can say is that it is GOOD THING that they don't put the ink mark on the middle finger.

Took me a while to figure out why so many voters, esp. wimmens, were violating Election Day Propaganda Rule by expressing their opinion of all candidates and the media so vividly.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 02:28

Polling officials, in Assam, inspecting EVM and election materials. Courtesy: New Indian Express.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 02:31

Courtesy: BBC

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 02:40

Courtesy: India Today

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 02:44

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 10 Apr 2014 03:33

http://www.businessinsider.com/8-facts- ... ons-2014-4
http://www.businessinsider.com/8-facts-a
Here are eight interesting facts about the elections that make them so impressive.

814 million Indians are eligible to vote in the 2014 general elections which are slated to be the world's biggest elections. That's 100 million more than the last general elections in 2009.
168 million, or about 20%, will be eligible to vote for the first time. You have to be at least 18 years old to be eligible to vote in India.
28,314 voters have registered as transgender. India's transgender community is being recognized for the first time and can vote under 'third sex' or 'others', a category that didn't exist in the last elections, according to the BBC.
The election will cost about $5 billion (or 300 billion rupees), according to Centre for Media Studies via Bloomberg. That's 150% more than the last elections in 2009.
919,000 polling stations have been set up with approximately 3.6 million electronic voting machines. This is because the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ruled that no one should have to travel more than 2 kilometers (about 1.2 miles) to reach a polling station, and that no polling station should have to manage more than 1,500 voters.
10 million people will be working. Elected officials, army soldiers and temporary workers are among the workforce running the logistics behind the elections, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
Special "flying squads" have been set up to monitor campaigns and ensure that there isn't any bribing of voters with cash, alcohol, and even prescription medication, reports the Times of India. These flying squads will be made up of administration officials from various districts and will also keep tabs on campaign vehicles.
In Gujarat's Gir Forest, officials set up a voting booth, manned by five people for just one voter, Mahant Bharatdas, according to the New York Times.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 10 Apr 2014 04:18

28,314 voters have registered as transgender. India's transgender community is being recognized for the first time and can vote under 'third sex' or 'others', a category that didn't exist in the last elections, according to the BBC.

Does UK have such facility? Maybe PPC should spend time investigating that. Or in US

Ramu · Post by **Ramu** » 10 Apr 2014 04:35

shiv wrote:
Ramu wrote: I haven't seen any cheer about the outcome or prospects of this year's election.
That is the extent to which anything that is associated with "Hindu" has been demonized by Congress, Indian communist parties and their allies in Pakistan and the west. If it's Hindu it can't be good.

True. Also the level of guilt carried by our own people to identify themselves as Hindus is absolutely shocking.

Kati · Post by **Kati** » 10 Apr 2014 10:21

Something interesting: Why some of the Bollywood's heavy weights can't vote (from IE). Why blame only Sonia Maino? The country is run by all non-desis. (Don't point the flame-throwers at me...)

Deepika Padukone: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone may be Bollywood's reigning queen, but she is not an Indian citizen. The actress was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family relocated to Bangalore when Deepika was a year-old.

Katrina Kaif: Her English ascent will never let you forget that Katrina Kaif is not an Indian. Katrina was born to an English father and American mother in Hong Kong. At a young age Katrina Kaif was travelling through the continents. After Hong Kong, Katrina and her family moved to China, and then to Japan. From there, Katrina travelled to France when she was eight, and thereafter lived for a few months in Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, and other European countries. Subsequently, Katrina moved with her family to Hawaii and eventually to her mother's home country of England where she lived for three years before migrating to India.

Imran Khan: Bollywood actor Imran Khan, who is a US citizen, has been denied the permission to vote this year. The actor recently also went public with this issue and stated that he is waiting to be an Indian citizen but he will have to give 10 years tax in advance and will be blacklisted from the U.S. if he takes an action immediately.

Alia Bhatt: Student of The Year Alia Bhatt may be urging citizens to vote in the upcomiong Lok Sabha polls, however, the actress cannot vote herself. Alia Bhatt holds a British passport and hence is not eligible to vote. Alia recently said, “Sadly, I can’t vote. I have a British passport. I wish I could but can’t.”

Evelyn Sharma: The 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewaani' actress was born in Frankfurt, Germany. She studied in the UK, after which she headed East to make a career in Bollywood films.

Ali Zafar: Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar is a huge hit in Bollywood. But given his nationality, Ali Zafar can obviously not vote!

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 10 Apr 2014 11:17

SwamyG wrote:

Wish few absurd white spaces could be colored. Why Nepal,Bhutan and Lanaka are not voting

.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 10 Apr 2014 13:22

"Vande Mataram" by Shillong Choir

amit · Post by **amit** » 10 Apr 2014 13:25

ramana wrote:Well said amit. Did you note the small print about 1Billion voters in 2019!
And in US every electiosn there are news reports of disenfranchised folks or dead people on rolls.

Thanks Ramana. Yes I noticed that 1 billion figure by 2019. And the fun will start when the 1 billion is going to vote in a country with a GDP in excess of $3 trillion. That would set the cat among the pigeons.

And in other news the world's biggest country with People's Republic attached to its name, expresses its hopes: China hopes for smooth Indian election

As an aside some of the other countries with People's Republic attached to their names at some point of time or other, include: Korea, Angloa, Congo, Ethiopia, Kampuchea, Mozambique and Bangladesh. A truly democratic bunch of nations. India has much to learn.

amit · Post by **amit** » 10 Apr 2014 13:28

rsingh wrote:Wish few absurd white spaces could be colored. Why Nepal,Bhutan and Lanaka are not voting .

Why is Pakistan not voting in South Asia's biggest elections? Why have they been disenfranchised by the cunning bannia? Aren't they the world's most proud South Asians?

Vikas · Post by **Vikas** » 10 Apr 2014 13:58

^ Pakis refuse to vote in Indian GE till Kashmir issue is resolved as per the wishes of People of J&K (Read Muslims) and India withdraws its 8000000000000000 security forces and stops withdrawing electricity of of Paki rivers, Rivers which truly belong to Pak but India stole them during Indus river accord.
Till then keep fuming you evil Indians waiting for Pakis to turn up

amit · Post by **amit** » 10 Apr 2014 16:01

Faces of India voting:

No grim faces. Election time is celebration time.

Well one serious face but what an expression, this lady takes her vote seriously. My salute to her.

panduranghari · Post by **panduranghari** » 10 Apr 2014 16:40

amit wrote:
It's really good that we have this thread which celebrates what is a modern day miracle which happens every five years. 815 million people voting and I bet they will do so with minimum fuss and violence (fingers crossed). I have a feeling many Western journalists find it hard to wrap their heads around this 815 million number, this is by far more than the combined populations of North America and Western Europe. The other day was glancing through a British paper which put the number at 600 million. Smaller number makes it less scary.

While showing pics of the voting in Assam BBC had a caption that this is the first time electronic voting machines are being used. This is another major khujli. Take a deep breath and try to comprehend the sheer scale of achievement. 815 million people, most of them dirt poor in a thurd world country vote electronically - and have been doing so for more than 10 years!

And yes another factoid, this is the biggest event management exercise in human history and the record will hold for five years before its broken by... well you know what!

Celebrate this achievement by desh and this is a triumph which transcends that actual results and may the best party/group come to power. A true Moonshot achievement by independent India.

If we can arrange the general elections and maha kumbh mela against all odds under a 'secular' government, then with the help of defence forces and a compliant babudom we can actually achieve a lot more than what we give ourselves credit for.

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 10 Apr 2014 17:11

Why khubsurat Bhartiya Nari shows almost middle finger every five year

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 18:43

3rd phase so far...these percentages are increasing.
Delhi 64%
UP 64%
15% increase in UP as compared to 2009.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 10 Apr 2014 19:04

Is Delhi 64% good, in your opinion? I would think that with the AAP excitement it would be close to 100%, except that ppl may now be so thoroughly disgusted that they stayed home?

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 10 Apr 2014 19:07

Minimum bump 10% in Chandni Chowk

TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 13m

A big bump in the voter turnout in 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Delhi #Big2014Bump pic.twitter.com/wYyB6kXsdo

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 19:08

As per Times Now, Delhi had 51.x% in 2009. The voting so far reflects the 1984 elections. Times Now throwing words like massive, waves, phenomenal quantum jump, post Congress phase, post TINA, erstwhile India etc.

The Bump seems to be 12-14% so far. In USA the bump was around 5% after the Gulf war. Times Now saying the global standard for a bump is about 5%.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 10 Apr 2014 19:16

Ah! They have to get permission from SeeEnnEnn to CALL a bump a bump?

In Ulan Bator, if I go to vote that is a 30% bump in voting and a -50% bump-down in IQ. If I take a yak along, that is a 60% bump .. plus a 10,000% bump in IQ.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 20:14

Courtesy: Rediff (and thanks for the wonderful map)

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 10 Apr 2014 20:19

Courtesy: Live Mint (old picture...date September 2013) As you would see at that time the potential voters was projected as 725 million. Now the estimate is 815 million.

A more recent set of numbers from Rediff

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 11 Apr 2014 05:42

Assam:

Images Courtesy: CNN
Jyoti Amge, shortest woman per Guinness Book of World Records. First time voter.

Haryana

Senapati

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 11 Apr 2014 05:50

Kochi. Courtesy: The Hindu

Muzaffarnagar. Courtesy: IBN

Jammu. Courtesy: IBN

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 11 Apr 2014 06:32

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wor ... elections/ Washington Post calls it jaw-dropping enormous elections.

Even for those who know nothing about India, this really looks to be one of the most fascinating political events this year, and not just because of its scale. The election is taking place in an increasingly important tech-savvy country, with vital issues of economic problems and nationalism at stake, and a choice between a world famous name and a controversial outsider. It's a fascinating moment in democracy, and one that shouldn't be ignored.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 11 Apr 2014 06:43

Latest numbers:
Kerala, 76% up from 73% (2009), +3%
Chandigarh, 74% up from 64% (2009), +10%
Haryana, 73%, up from 68% (2009), +5%
Bastar, Chattisgarh, 51%, up from 47% (2009), +4%
Delhi, 64%, up from 52% (2009), +12%
West UP, 65%, up from 47% (2009), +18%
Jammu - 66%, up from 49% (2009), +17%
Andaman & Nicobar, 67%, up from 64% (2009), +3%
Lakshadweep, 71%, down from 86% (2009), -15%
Madhya Pradesh, 60%, up from 54% (2009), +6%
Odisha, 67%, up from 65% (2009), +2
Jharkand, 58%, up from 50% (2009), +8%
Maharashtra, 62%, down from 2009

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 11 Apr 2014 07:18

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 12 Apr 2014 07:01

Phase 4 begins on April 12th, with 7 seats in play in Assam, Goa, Tripura and Sikkim.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 12 Apr 2014 07:04

Courtesy: Gauradian
First Phase in Assam

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 12 Apr 2014 07:09

India's Brave Men who secure elections
Thanks First Post.
CRPF troopers patrolling Gaya on Thursday

BSF trooper keeping a vigil in Gaya

BSF team on bikes

Paramilitary soldier guarding, in Jammu

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 12 Apr 2014 07:12