LS Polls 2014: 10 Most Interesting Facts about the World's Largest Election

Rising Trend of Candidates with Each Poll: In India, with each successive Lok Sabha polls, there has been a significant rise in the number of candidates contesting the election. Despite the fact that the Election Commission of India increasing security deposit from 500 per affidavit to 25, 000, more candidates come up to be a part of the polls battle. This has not stopped people from throwing their hat in the electoral ring. Election Commission rules said that if a candidate fails to get a minimum of one-sixth of the total valid votes polled, the deposit goes to the treasury. With the new birth of political party like AAP, the counts of candidates are more likely to increase in this ongoing LS polls.

Implementation of Social Media: As the Lok Sabha polls have started in some of the states in India, one gets to know how the country’s major political parties opt for many strategies to woo the voters.

From street plays and musical performances to interactive sessions over a cuppa are some of the unusual, yet impactful, methods politicians are employing to catch the voter’s imagination. Among all the strategies, the virtual world like social networking sites too comes handy for the politicos to drive the voters towards their parties. The digital age has changed the game and this seems evident even among politicians, as they are involved in their digital campaigns.

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