Asia
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Indian General Election of 1977
The March 1977 election, Indira Gandhi's surprise concession after lifting her 1975-77 Emergency, punished her jailing of opponent...
Indian General Election of 2014
Nine phases over five weeks, 814 million eligible voters, and 66.4 percent turnout made 2014 the largest election in history. Nare...
Philippine Presidential Election of 1986
Ferdinand Marcos, twenty years in power, called a February 7, 1986 snap election to legitimize himself against Corazon Aquino, wid...
Myanmar General Election of 1990
The May 27, 1990 election, promised by the junta after crushing the 1988 uprising, delivered the National League for Democracy 392...
Japanese General Election of 2009
The August 30, 2009 election on 69 percent turnout delivered the Democratic Party of Japan 308 of 480 seats, reducing the Liberal ...
Indian General Election of 1951-52
Held in phases from October 1951 to February 1952, India's first general election was the largest democratic exercise the world ha...
South Korean Presidential Election of 1987
Mass protests in the June Democratic Struggle of 1987 forced the military-backed government to accept direct presidential election...
Pakistani General Election of 1970
Held on December 7, 1970, Pakistan's first general election under universal adult suffrage was organized by the military governmen...