Lok Sabha Election Info

The 15th Lok Sabha elections are round the corner. They will be held in five phases from April 16 to May 13.
I was looking up information on the elections and found the following information. Readers (read voters) mind find them useful.

You can find information regarding the candidates standing for election and other useful information (like the symbols used for political parties etc) on the official website of Election Commission of India. ( http://eci.nic.in/ )

The list of candidates can be found at
http://eci.nic.in/candidateinfo/frmcandidate.aspx

The list of candidates for the four constituencies in Bangalore (North, South, Rural, Central) is not finalized since the last date (8 April 2009) for withdrawal of candidature for phase 2B of the elections is not yet over. Election in Bangalore (Phase 2B) will be held on 23 April, 2009.

The candidate lists for constituencies in Kerala (Phase 1) are already available. Elections in Kerala will be on 16 April, 2009.

One important document is the Voter's Guide : http://eci.nic.in/ECI_voters_guideline_2006.pdf

Some more information is available on the National Portal of India ( http://india.gov.in/ ). Currently its spotlight is on the 2009 Elections.
http://india.gov.in/spotlight/spotlight.php

Some FAQs :
On the election process : http://www.india.gov.in/allimpfrms/alldocs/11945.pdf
On the Electronic Voting Machine : http://www.india.gov.in/allimpfrms/alldocs/11946.pdf


Lastly, Google has stated that it will host a website for the elections : http://www.google.co.in/loksabha2009
The website is already functional. No idea about the authenticity of the information it provides.


Happy Voting..!!!