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India holds the fifth phase of its marathon election, with 90 million people eligible to vote in key seats for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. The country's mammoth electorate of 900 million vote on seven days between April 11 and May 19 -- Monday marking the fifth day -- with results due on May 23. IMAGES
Kashmiris vote at a polling station in Srinagar as the fourth phase of the country's six-week marathon election begins. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government's snap decision in 2019 to bring Kashmir under direct rule by New Delhi has been deeply resented among the region's residents, who will be voting for the first time since the move. IMAGES
Indians vote at a polling station in Agra as the third phase of the country's six-week marathon election begins. IMAGES
Electoral officials seal ballot boxes at a polling station in Mathura as the second phase of India's marathon six-week-long general election comes to a close. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term in the vote, which ends in early June. But turnout in the first round last week dropped nearly four points to 66 percent from the previous election in 2019. IMAGES
Election officials at a polling station in the northern city of Shamli pack and seal electronic voting machines as the first of seven voting stages closes in the world's biggest election. IMAGES