The 2009 Indian election was a massive undertaking, with over 700 million eligible voters and more than 2 million security personnel deployed. It involved numerous national and regional political parties engaging in campaigning across India. Key figures involved in the election included Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress party, LK Advani of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Prakash Karat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Campaigning efforts also utilized support from high-profile Indian film stars and celebrities. The election highlighted India's massive democratic process in action.

1. INDIAN ELECTION 2009
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7. Election Process is a Herculean Task in India
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11. A scene from polling booth in Kerala
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13. More than 700 million are eligible for vote
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Voters with their identity cards

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19. More than 2 Million Security Personals deployed for the Election
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20. Poor people are more likely to vote than rich
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21. Tribal People walk out of a polling
booth after casting their vote
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25. Congress leader
Sonia Gandhi
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26. The Italian-born wife and
daughter-in-law of Former
Indian Prime
Ministers, Sonia Gandhi
joined the Congress Party
in 1997. Sonia had led the
Congress Party to an
impressive win 2004 and
formed a coalition
government UPA of which
she was the Chairperson.
However, Sonia refused to
be the candidate for PM
and instead chose Dr
Manmohan Singh.
Date of Birth - December
9, 1946
Place of Birth -
Lusiana, Italy
Father - Late Mr Stefano
Maino 26
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27. Sonia Gandhi with a
Congress candidate
Sasi Tharoor (Former
UN under Secretary)
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28. Manmohan Sigh with congress leaders
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29. Election Campaign of Congress Party 29
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31. BJP’s Prime Minister Candidate LK Advani (Right side) 31
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32. Election Campaign of Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP) 32
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33. Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat
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34. CPIM Election Campaign
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36. Left Front Chairman & CPI(M) State Secretary Biman Bose(2nd R)
along with his party members collects fund for the upcoming Lok
Sabha election,in Kolkata on Sunday. PTI Photo by Monojit Kumar
Saha
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37. Election Campaign of Communist Party
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38. Hyderabad : MIM workers takes out a motorcycle rally at Golconda Fort
area, ahead of elections in Hyderabad
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39. Film stars are very active in Indian politics. Telugu Film Star Chiranjivi
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40. Hindi Film star
Shathrughnan
Sinha
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42. Bollywood actor Salman
Khan has wooed voters for
BJP candidate Vinod
Khanna and also Congress
nominee Anu Tandon in
the Unnao constituency of
Uttar Pradesh. Veteran
actor Paresh Rawal has
been roped in to campaign
for Gujarat Chief Minister
Narendra Modi, confirmed
Shakeel Khan, his
associate. 'You will soon
see things hotting up by
their presence in the pre-
election momentum,' said
Khan
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43. Basking in the limelight these days is the charismatic Priyanka
Gandhi, who calls herself a 'Half-Politician'. Priyanka is currently
campaigning for mother, Sonia Gandhi who is contesting from Rae Bareli
in UP, and her brother, Rahul Gandhi who is seeking re-election from
Amethi, UP
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45. Priyanka with her brother Rahul Gandhi
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47. Images are taken from Google, PTI, The Hindu,Mathrubhumji
and my thanks to Doina for background image
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