All you need to know about the world's biggest election

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Nearly 970 million people are eligible to cast vote in the upcoming polls at over a million(10,48,202, to be precise) polling stations.

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There will be 18 million first-time voters and 194.7 million voters between the age group of 20-29 years.

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Half a million more will turn 18 on April 1 this year.

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