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Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, speaks at a press conference organized by the commission to announce dates for the national elections, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 16, 2024. India on Saturday announced its 6-week-long general elections will start on April 19, .that will stretch over seven phases, with different states voting at different times and results will be announced on June 4. Over 970 million voters — more than 10% of the world's population — will elect 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for a term of five years. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)