Rediff.com« Back to articlePrint this article

PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny

April 10, 2014 15:20 IST
Nuns smile as they wait in a line to cast their votes for the general election outside a polling station in the southern Indian city of Kochi.

The first substantial round of polling in the Lok Sabha elections began on Thursday, involving nearly 11 crore voters in 92 seats spread across 11 states, including Delhi and the national capital region and the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar.

This will be the third round in the nine-phased elections which began on April 7 and will conclude on May 12. Thursday's round will also cover three Union Territories.

Please click NEXT to see more photographs

PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny

April 10, 2014 15:20 IST

A Muslim voter shows his voter ID card and ink-marked finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Ranchi on Thursday during voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

Click NEXT to see more photos...

PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny

April 10, 2014 15:20 IST

A voter poses after casting her vote at a polling booth in Garkhal village of Akhnoor sector from Jammu.

Click NEXT to see more photos...

PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny

April 10, 2014 15:20 IST

A man shows his ink marked finger after casting his vote for the general election outside a polling station in Parla village in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

Click NEXT to see more photos...

PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny

April 10, 2014 15:20 IST

Women show their mark after casting their vote in Sonipat on Thursday.

Click NEXT to see more photos...

PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny

April 10, 2014 15:20 IST

Tribal Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes for the general election at a polling station in Kandhamal district in Odisha.

Click NEXT to see more photos...

PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny

April 10, 2014 15:20 IST

Muslim women wait for their husbands before going to cast their votes for the general election, at a relief camp at Parla village in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

Click NEXT to see more photos...