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04/05/2024

There will be 18.3 million first-time voters heading to the polls. What are their main priorities? With women accounting for nearly half of the voting population, how important is their vote?

India is in the midst of its six-week election period, where almost one billion people are eligible to cast a ballot - but what are they voting for? Half of the voting population are women, yet their representation in parliament reaches less than 15%. Will there be a change in these elections?

Low-wage workers are the backbone of the economy, yet they are a group of people we rarely hear from. About 28 million people in India rely on fishing for their livelihood, but fishermen here say it is becoming increasingly difficult to make ends meet. Will their votes make a difference?

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