• An Indian policeman rests next to the luggage of his colleagues as they wait to be assigned duties at an election material distribution center.
    An Indian policeman rests next to the luggage of his colleagues as they wait to be assigned duties at an election material distribution center.
  • Indian polling officials sit inside a hall of a school as they inspect the performances of electronic voting machines and other election material before heading to their respective polling stations.
    Indian polling officials sit inside a hall of a school as they inspect the performances of electronic voting machines and other election material before heading to their respective polling stations.
  • An election official rests on a bench after arriving at electronic voting machine collection center at the end of the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh.
    An election official rests on a bench after arriving at electronic voting machine collection center at the end of the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh.
  • Indian polling officials sit inside a hall of a school as they inspect the electronic voting machines and other election material before heading to their respective polling stations.
    Indian polling officials sit inside a hall of a school as they inspect the electronic voting machines and other election material before heading to their respective polling stations.
  • Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol in a public transport on the eve of the first phase of national elections in Dibrugarh.
    Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol in a public transport on the eve of the first phase of national elections in Dibrugarh.
  • Indian voters wait in queues to cast their votes during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks.
    Indian voters wait in queues to cast their votes during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh. The country's 814 million eligible voters will vote in stages over the next five weeks.
  • A first time voter, Preeti, casts her vote during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh.
    A first time voter, Preeti, casts her vote during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh.
  • An Indian polling official watches a voter casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh.
    An Indian polling official watches a voter casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh.
  • Indian voters wait in queues to cast their votes.
    Indian voters wait in queues to cast their votes.
  • An Indian woman adjusts her sari as she casts her vote during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, in the northeastern state of Assam,.
    An Indian woman adjusts her sari as she casts her vote during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, in the northeastern state of Assam,.
  • An elderly Indian woman displays her indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote outside a polling station.
    An elderly Indian woman displays her indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote outside a polling station.

Inside India: Election Special, AP’s Altaf Qadri in Assam

Mark Asquith

April 10, 2014

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