--- description: Voters in a several politically important regions, including India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, have begun to cast their ballots in the elections that began on April 7. More than 814 million people eligible to vote, the results of which are due in May title: Scenes from India’s Mammoth National Elections image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt933a33c08072dc03/69868a2fcd804d4b88cca3fa/india-general-election-5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Scenes from India's Mammoth National Elections by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 10:32 PM CUT  A woman voter is guided by an officer at a polling booth in Ujina, Haryana, India on April 10, 2014 for the crucial third phase of national elections. A woman voter is guided by an officer at a polling booth in Ujina, Haryana, India on April 10, 2014 for the crucial third phase of national elections.Saurabh Das—AP by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 10:32 PM CUT  Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi gestures to supporters as he rides in an open jeep on his way to file nomination papers on April 9, 2014 in Vadodra, India. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  Displaced Indian Muslim riot victims jump from a tractor trolley as they arrive to their native village to cast their votes in Kutba village, Muzaffarnagar, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, April 10, 2014. Altaf Qadri—AP  Female voters wait for their identities to be verified before being allowed to vote in Ujina, in the Indian state of Haryana, April 10, 2014. Saurabh Das—AP  Indian villagers sit outside a polling station in Kutba village, Muzaffarnagar, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, April 10, 2014. Altaf Qadri—AP  A woman voter is guided by an officer at a polling booth in Ujina, Haryana, India on April 10, 2014 for the crucial third phase of national elections. Saurabh Das—AP  An Indian woman casts her vote at a polling booth in Shahpur village in Muzaffarnagar, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, April 10, 2014. Altaf Qadri—AP  Muslim women, who were displaced by deadly religious strife last year, walk back to their relief camp after casting their vote for the general election at a polling station in Palra village in Muzaffarnagar district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, April 10, 2014. Anindito Mukherjee—Reuters  An Indian supporter holds a mask of Chief Minister of the western Gujarat state and Bharatiya Janata Party Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally for the support of BJP candidate for Darjeeling constituency, S S Ahluwalia on the outskirts of Siliguri on April 10, 2014. Diptendu Dutta—AFP/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/58234/india-election-narendra-modi/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/58234/india-election-narendra-modi/"},"headline":"Scenes from India's Mammoth National Elections","datePublished":"2014-04-10T22:32:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:28.935Z","description":"Voters in a several politically important regions, including India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, have begun to cast their ballots in the elections that began on April 7. 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