India is voting. To put things in perspective:
- The number of Indians eligible to vote in the current election: ~815 million
- The total voting age population in the US, European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand: ~700 million
Other interesting factoids:
- Putting the representative back in representative democracy, there are 543 constituencies, meaning each member of parliament represents roughly 1.5 million people.
- Today is a big voting day, but the logistical challenges are large enough that voting is taking pace in nine phases between April 7 and 12 May.
- Parties are expected to spend ~$500 million in the election, the world’s second highest after the US$7 billion spent on the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
- The ruling Congress party is expected to have a historic and humiliating defeat, putting in power the Hindu Nationalist party.
I welcome other points and items.
For the India versus West voter numbers I thank Tavneet Suri and Roberto Rigobon. Their source.
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RT @randomvariable: Read: Today is a big day in the history of democracy http://t.co/hCoJRPnVec
Read: Today is a big day in the history of democracy http://t.co/hCoJRPnVec
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
Poverty, Secularism and Economic Growth are three issues over which this election has been focused. Let us wait and see dance of the democracy….
RT @LenaJupiterLars: Today is a big day in the history of democracy – India is voting. >
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RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
Today is a big day in the history of democracy http://t.co/aXjizgtf0J via @feedly
Today is a big day in the history of democracy – India is voting. >
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Unfortunately. Modi might win. http://suvojitchattopadhyay.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/why-am-i-against-narendra-modi-as-prime-minister/
The Wikipedia article traces back to an NDTV report that quotes the election costs as $5 billion, which would make it the second-most expensive. Brazil’s 2014 campaign should also top the $1 billion mark, which made me suspect your ~$500 million number.
Also, no mention of the election should fail to note Narendra Modi’s role in anti-Muslim violence. Not a good guy, but a likely winner.
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
The biggest and second most expensive election in human history is happening today http://t.co/6ErR7AtEVf
In India, parties are expected to spend ±$500 million in the election, making it the second most expensive election http://t.co/mWUuS2maJN
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
@cblatts If by “today” you mean “for the past few weeks and also the next few weeks.”
RT @cblatts: The second most expensive election in human history is happening today. http://t.co/fuDNoCCtAo
RT @cblatts: The second most expensive election in human history is happening today. http://t.co/fuDNoCCtAo
The second most expensive election in human history is happening today. http://t.co/fuDNoCCtAo
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
Today is a big day in the history of democracy: India is voting. To put things in perspective: The number of I… http://t.co/cIkKx4GqcJ
RT @chiume: RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/0GcFm4wpFo
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/0GcFm4wpFo
Today is a big day in the history of democracy http://t.co/GLkcqBUITt via @feedly
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
RT @cblatts: 815 million Indians are voting. Each member of parliament will represent 1.5 million people. http://t.co/V63UQ0Yo4M
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
#India voting. And @cblatts provides some perspective http://t.co/941mifLlBY
and you could have added japan and mexico and still india would still be kicking some serious b…..s
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
Overvældende tal! RT @cblatts More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus & NZ http://t.co/TXVY1iw4pt
#IndiaElections via @cblatts
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RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
Today is a big day in the history of democracy http://t.co/Xzr8wQDa67
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
India is about to have the world’s biggest election: http://t.co/jdvFNkntQU
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP
RT @cblatts: More people are voting in India than there are voters in the US, EU, Canada, Aus and NZ. http://t.co/X4JJFFOxFP