First phase of polling begins in India's general elections
By Xinhua
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Indians stand in queues to cast their votes at a polling booth for the first phase of general elections, near Ghaziabad, India Thursday, April 11, 2019. Voters in 18 Indian states and two Union Territories began casting ballots on Thursday, the first day of a seven-phase election staggered over six weeks in the country of 1.3 billion people. (Photos: AP)
A polling officer puts indelible ink mark on the index finger of a voter for the first phase of general elections, near Ghaziabad, India Thursday, April 11, 2019.
A woman shows the indelible ink mark on her index finger after casting her vote at a polling booth for the first phase of general elections, near Ghaziabad, India Thursday, April 11, 2019.