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The first substantial round of polling in the Lok Sabha elections began on Thursday, involving nearly 11 crore voters in 92 seats spread across 11 states, including Delhi and the national capital region and the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar.
This will be the third round in the nine-phased elections which began on April 7 and will conclude on May 12. Thursday's round will also cover three Union Territories.
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PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny
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A Muslim voter shows his voter ID card and ink-marked finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Ranchi on Thursday during voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
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PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny
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A voter poses after casting her vote at a polling booth in Garkhal village of Akhnoor sector from Jammu.
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PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny
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A man shows his ink marked finger after casting his vote for the general election outside a polling station in Parla village in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.
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PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny
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Women show their mark after casting their vote in Sonipat on Thursday.
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Tribal Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes for the general election at a polling station in Kandhamal district in Odisha.
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PHOTOS: 11 crore Indians get a chance to change their destiny
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Muslim women wait for their husbands before going to cast their votes for the general election, at a relief camp at Parla village in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.
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