Dhaka, April 19 -- India, home to more than 1.4 billion people, will begin its mammoth election on 19 April.
The country prides itself on the scale of its parliamentary elections, ensuring that even those in the remotest corners and highest peaks of the vast country are able to cast their vote.
Voting machines in such less accessible parts are carried on the backs of horses and elephants and for some, polling booths can be reached only by boat. India also boasts the world's highest polling booth, 15,256ft (4,650 metres) up in the Himalayan mountains.
Due to its colossal geography, voting is not on a single day but is instead split into seven phases across the different states, lasting nearly six weeks in toal.
It will take place using e...