Summary
People are choosing new leaders for five local areas and one national area.
Many different groups of people are trying to win the votes.
The votes will be counted on October ninth.
Key Points
4 points1
Voting began on Tuesday in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam.
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Five local seats and one national seat are being filled.
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Many political groups and independent people are running as candidates.
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Counting of the votes will happen on October 9.
New Words to Learn
7 wordsby-election
A special vote held to fill an empty seat.
constituency
A small area that chooses one leader.
candidate
A person who wants to be chosen as a leader.
political party
A group of people who share ideas about how to run the country.
Lok Sabha
India's lower house of the national parliament.
Assembly
A group that makes rules for a state or region.
vote
A way for people to pick their favorite leader.
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