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Between 7 April and 12 May 2014, India held parliamentary elections for the 16th time in the country’s history. The 814.5 million eligible citizens of a country with a population of more than 1.2 billion were called to vote in one of the 935,000 constituencies to decide on the 543 seats in the lower house of the Indian parliament. In India, the lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, is the main custodian of the legislature and the balance of power there determines the composition of the current New Delhi central government. Achieving the ability to govern requires the acquisition of 272 seats. Only individual candidates can vote in elections, parties do not have a national list. The election is a one-round, the candidate with the most votes wins.