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AZUZ: Which of these nations borders the Bay of Bengal: India, Pakistan, Thailand or Vietnam? Bengal used to be a provenance¹ of India, and the Bay of Bengal is on the country's east coast.

The South Asian country of India has begun the process of holding a national election. But its' not something that can be done in a day. Even though India's about a third the size of the United States, its population is almost four times bigger. And the results of that election that started on Thursday aren't expected until late May.

To keep elections fair and safe, polling is done in seven phases around different regions of India, so not every part of the country votes at once.

And though the political party of the nation's current leader won a landslide² victory in 2014, incumbent³ Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be facing a closer contest this time around. The challenges faced by farmers, unemployment among young workers, tensions with neighboring Pakistan, all of these are issues in this election.

1 provenance   

n.出处；起源

参考例句：

• Kato was fully aware of the provenance of these treasures.加藤完全清楚这些珍宝的来源。
• This plant's provenance is Asiadj.这种植物原产于亚洲。

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

3 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。