India the worlds largest democracy went to the polls in march 1971 to elect members to the lok sabha (house of the people) the elections were actually due in 1972 but the lok sabha was dissolved by the president on december 27, 1970 on the advice of the council of ministers headed by the prime minister, shrimati indira gandhi, and elections were held ahead of the schedule
India also known as bharat is the seventh largest and the second most populous country in the world