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Your Guide to Voting

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The Nyaaya Guide on Voting helps you understand everything you need to know about voting in India with simple language and easy to understand illustrations. This guide tells you about the steps involved in getting your voter id, casting your vote, understanding the different kinds of elections, exercising your right to vote for none of the above (NOTA) candidates, how NRIs can vote and also how to complain during elections.

 

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