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"Google has launched a series of tools as it seeks to make itself useful to 1 billion Indian and Indonesian voters, who are heading to the polls next month. These tools listed on the respective Elections Hub pages provide easier access to the latest news, videos, and practical details about the coming elections.\r\n\r\nIn India, Google has rolled out a series of Hangouts on Air with India\u2019s political leaders. It is also letting\u00A0Indians submit an interactive\u00A0Pledge to Vote\u00A0on the map and\u00A0make a customizable video\u00A0to explain the importance of voting.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMeanwhile in Indonesia,\u00A0non-governmental organizations\u00A0Perludem\u00A0and\u00A0The Asia Foundation\u00A0are using tools on Google Maps to create a\u00A0candidate information map\u00A0that will be updated as the votes are tallied on election day. Google has also held workshops to let Indonesian candidates learn how to reach out and communicate with voters on platforms such as YouTube and Google+.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIndia's general election will be held in nine phases from April 7 to May 12, while Indonesia is having its legislative election on April 9.\r\n\r\n\u27A4 Keeping one billion voters informed in India and Indonesia [Google Asia-Pacific Blog]\r\n\r\nHeadline image via Adam Berry/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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