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EC notice to Delhi minister for violating electoral code

November 29th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday issued notice to Delhi Education and Tourism Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for alleged violation of the model electoral code of conduct and sought ...

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52,000 security personnel to be on Delhi election duty

52,000 security personnel to be on Delhi election duty

November 27th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Nearly 52,000 security personnel will be on duty here Nov 29 during the Delhi assembly election, an official said Thursday.These would include 18,000 Home Guards. The police ...

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Poll panel gets notice on party recongnition, symbol rule

November 25th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission on a lawsuit questioning the legality of its rule for recognising a political outfit as state-level party ...

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1984 anti-Sikh riots victims criticise Congress

1984 anti-Sikh riots victims criticise Congress

November 24th, 2008 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Anti-Sikh riot victims Monday criticised the Congress for fielding former police officer Amod Kanth to contest the Delhi assembly election. Kanth is accused of helping the 1984 ...

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More people voted in Jammu and Kashmir than in 2002

November 23rd, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) More people voted Sunday in six constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir than during the 2002 assembly election. The following are the figures of the voting percentages in comparison ...

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Vote BSP in Delhi to put criminals behind bars: Mayawati (Lead)

Vote BSP in Delhi to put criminals behind bars: Mayawati (Lead)

November 23rd, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Sunday promised to rid the national capital of crime if her party was voted to power in ...

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BJP, Congress rich man’s parties, says Mayawati

BJP, Congress rich man’s parties, says Mayawati

November 23rd, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati Sunday described the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as parties of the rich, said ...

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A.R. Rahman to help Delhi improve voter turnout

November 20th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The electoral office in the national capital is trying to rope in playback singer A.R. Rahman to educate people about the benefits of elections and improve voter ...

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It’s neck and neck in Chhattisgarh phase-II

It’s neck and neck in Chhattisgarh phase-II

November 18th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 18 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are locked in a neck and neck fight for the second phase of elections for 51 seats Thursday.Voting for ...

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For BJP, the enemy is within in Rajasthan

For BJP, the enemy is within in Rajasthan

November 16th, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Jaipur, Nov 16 (IANS) Growing rebellion in the ranks after denial of assembly election nominations to several senior leaders in Rajasthan has become a major headache for the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata ...

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Madhya Pradesh official canvassing for son: Congress (Lead, Superseding earlier story)

November 15th, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Nov 15 (IANS) The Congress party in Madhya Pradesh Saturday charged the state's Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) P.P. Tiwari with misusing government resources for his son, who is contesting the assembly ...

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Chhatisgarh records approx 60 percent polling in Ist phase of Assembly polls

November 14th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov 14 (ANI): About 60 per cent polling has been reported in the first phase of Chattisgarh Assembly Elections for 39 constituencies including 12 in the Naxal hit Bastar region ...

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Violence disrupts polling in Chhattisgarh

November 14th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov 14 (ANI): The polling process in at least six booths in Chhattisgarh''s Bastar division was disrupted today due to looting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The Election Commission has been ...

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Election Commission reviews poll arrangements in Kashmir

November 13th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 13 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami has reviewed poll preparedness for Assembly election in Kashmir. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Gopalaswami said everything was in place for a ...

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Chhattisgarh set for polls amid Maoist threat (Lead)

November 13th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 13 (IANS) One of India's youngest states, Chhattisgarh, goes to the polls Friday to elect 39 of the state's 90 legislators in the first of the two-phase elections amid threats ...

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Rahul Gandhi not unhappy about ticket distributions

November 11th, 2008 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): Rejecting Margaret Alvas criticism of the Congress Party, General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday denied her claims about selling of tickets during the Karnataka elections. Rahul ...

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Over 1,000 polling booths in Delhi are ’sensitive’

November 11th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Over 1,000 booths in Delhi are likely to be declared "sensitive" for the Nov 29 assembly election here - a four-fold increase over the last election in ...

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Nepal Constituent Assembly regulations finalised

November 10th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Nov 10 (ANI): The Nepal Constituent Assembly regulations have been finalised after the much-disputed issue of whip was settled earlier by the four major parties who agreed to let the ...

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Orissa PCC likely to be changed soon

November 6th, 2008 - 12:07 am ICT by Lambodar Prasad Dash -
Bhubaneswar,5/11(Lambodar Prasad Dash): The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC ) leadership of orissa is likely to be changed next month. Party chairman sonia gandhi and Rahul gandhi are thinking seriously regarding the ...

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Women party workers protest at Delhi BJP office

Women party workers protest at Delhi BJP office

November 5th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) High drama was witnessed at the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi unit office Wednesday as women party workers angrily protested the selection of candidates for the upcoming ...

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Congress releases list of Madhya Pradesh candidates

Congress releases list of Madhya Pradesh candidates

November 5th, 2008 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Congress party late Tuesday released its second list of 91 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly election.The state's main opposition party had earlier announced a list ...

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Poll notification for third phase issued in Kashmir

November 4th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Five constituencies of north Kashmir Kupwara district will go to polls Nov 30 during the third round of seven-phase assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a ...

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Disgruntled candidates protest outside BJP’s Delhi office

Disgruntled candidates protest outside BJP’s Delhi office

October 31st, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Upset over the selection of candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, along with their supporters, Friday held a protest outside ...

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Mehbooba Mufti says PDP will take part in J-K assembly elections

October 28th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Oct 28 (ANI): The Peoples'' Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday announced its decision to participate in the upcoming assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the ...

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BJP, Congress struggle to select Madhya Pradesh candidates

BJP, Congress struggle to select Madhya Pradesh candidates

October 21st, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Oct 21 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress are facing an uphill task in selecting candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.The Congress has so far ...

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LJP announces candidates for assembly elections

October 12th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president and Union Minister of Steel, Ramvilas Paswan, today announced the list of candidates for the forthcoming assembly election in Rajasthan, Madhya ...

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Punjab Congress legislator arrested after protest

October 12th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Kapurthala (Punjab), Oct 12 (IANS) Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Congress legislator from the Bholath assembly constituency in Punjab, was arrested in this district Sunday along with nearly 100 of his supporters after they ...

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Congress MP from Gujarat held, released

Congress MP from Gujarat held, released

October 6th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Virji Thummar, the Congress MP from Amreli, was arrested from that town in Gujarat Monday following a complaint of violation of the election code of conduct. He was ...

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BJP creating religious divide ahead of elections: Sonia

BJP creating religious divide ahead of elections: Sonia

September 14th, 2008 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) With an eye on assembly election in six states, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday blamed the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other members of the saffron ...

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From Chhabilal to Pushpa Kamal to Prachanda (Profile)

August 15th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) When Chhabilal Dahal was born to a Brahmin farmer's family in southern Chitwan district on Dec 11, 1954, no one could predict the mewling baby would ...

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