TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a sentence in the English language and your task is to convert it into the Japanese language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).
PROBLEM: In contrast, former Congressman Bob Barr took six ballots to secure the 2008 nomination.

SOLUTION: 対照的に、元下院議員のボブ・バー氏が2008年に推薦されたときは投票6回を要した。

PROBLEM: Fonseka, however, wasn't able to cast a ballot, apparently because his name didn't appear on the 2008 electroral register used for the elections.

SOLUTION: しかしながら、フォンセカ氏は、選挙に使用された2008年の選挙名簿に氏名がなかったため投票できなかった。

PROBLEM: Officials have predicted that food production in Andra Pradesh, one of the southern states most affected by flooding, will go down by over 900,000 tonnes.

SOLUTION:
当局者は、洪水の被害をもっとも受けた南部の州のひとつであるアンドラ・プラデーシュでは、食糧生産が90万トン以上落ち込むだろうと予測した。