ELECTIONS IN INDIA

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India has an asymmetric government, with elected officials at the federal, state and local levels.

At the national level, the head of government, , is elected by members of the Lok Sabha, the of the parliament of India.

The elections are conducted by the of India.

All members of the Lok Sabha, except two who can be nominated by the President of India, are directly elected through which take place every five years.

Members of the Rajya Sabha, the of the Indian parliament, are elected by elected members of the of the states and the Electoral college for the of India.

2014 general elections involved an electorate of 81.45 crore people, which is larger than both.

2014 general elections used more than one million machines.

The comprises the head of state and the two houses which are the legislature.

The president of India is elected for a by an electoral college consisting of members of federal and state legislatures.

The House of the People (Lok Sabha) represents , as envisaged by the Constitution of India, currently the members of Lok Sabha are 545.

The (Rajya Sabha) has 245 members, 233 members elected for a term, with one-third retiring every .

The elected members are chosen under the system of by means of the single transferable vote. The twelve are usually an eclectic mix of artists (including actors), scientists, jurists, sportspersons, businessmen and journalists and common people.

Historical share of seats and votes of major are ranked by the number of seats won.