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Elections during a Pandemic Chapter 7

Election Commission of India's first major test, under 14 out of its 38 districts. Though the floods had wreaked
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COVID-19 condition, was in Bihar. The term of the 16 havoc in the northern Bihar, COVID positivity had
Legislative Assembly in Bihar was due to expire on plummeted to 1.2 percent by September, 2020 – down
November 19, 2020. To add to the COVID woes, the state from 25.8 percent in July, 2020.
was reeling under the July floods, which had devastated

Poll volunteers in far-flung rural areas were the unsung heroes of elections conducted amid the pandemic.
A volunteer marking circles on the ground to ensure safe distance between voters standing in queues, Vaishali district, Bihar

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