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NaMo to Neta: 50 election apps and counting as India heads to elections

With the election dates being announced, traction on poll-based apps has risen drastically

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Karan ChoudhuryNeha Alawadhi New Delhi
Want to prepare a report card of your area Member of Legislative Assembly or Member of Parliament? There is an app for it. Angry at the state of your constituency, there is a web-based platform which will help you reach out to the right people. 

Connecting with more than 350 million Indians this poll season, more than 50 mobile applications and web-based platforms are planning to tap into the election fever as an alternative business model. 

Taking out full-page advertisements in national dailies, these apps, which till now were operating from the sidelines, are now making their presence felt.

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