In Russia, voting has begun in the parliamentary election today. Voters will choose 450 MPs in the State Duma (lower house), for the next five years. <br/><br/>For the first time, Russia is holding elections in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014.<br/><br/>Russian nationals living in Chennai today cast their votes in the polls to elect the Duma.<br/><br/>A Russian Cultural Centre official said that diplomats, employees of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai and several other Russian nationals voted enthusiastically.