Main features of the April-May Lok Sabha election 2014:
Electorate: 814 million (100 million more than the 2009 election)
Constituencies: 543 (Two Anglo-Indians are nominated by the president)
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Nine-day process starts April 7, ends May 12
Spread across 28 states, seven union territories
Simultaneous assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim
Polling stations: 930,000
Entire election process through electronic voting machines (EVMs)
Election to be supervised by 11 million officials
Vote count and result: May 16