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Poll panel gives clean chit to Deora

Poll panel gives clean chit to Deora

December 2nd, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday gave a clean chit to Petroleum Minister Murli Deora over his remarks on slashing petrol and diesel prices even while assembly polls are ...

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Campaigning for Rajasthan Assembly polls ends today

Campaigning for Rajasthan Assembly polls ends today

December 2nd, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Jaipur, Dec 2 (ANI): The campaigning for the Rajasthan Assembly polls in all 200 constituencies will come to an end today. The polling to elect a new state Assembly will take place ...

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Elections underway in Mizoram amidst tight security

December 2nd, 2008 - 10:52 am ICT by ANI -
Aizawl (Mizoram), Dec.2 (ANI): Elections began in the remote north-eastern state of Mizoram on Tuesday morning amidst tight security. Reports from various parts of the state said that the polling process has ...

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Sonia Gandhi, Sheila Dikshit cast their votes in Delhi

November 29th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 29 (ANI): Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit cast their votes on Saturday. Over 10 million voters will elect their legislators from 863 candidates ...

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Reang refugees cast votes in Mizoram assembly polls

November 29th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Kanchanpu (North Tripura), November 28 : Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in six northern Tripura camps and two Mizoram camps, Friday exercised their franchise for the Mizoram assembly elections after special arrangements ...

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Madhya Pradesh town tense after killing of BJP leader

Madhya Pradesh town tense after killing of BJP leader

November 28th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Nov 28 (IANS) A day after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Nayak was shot dead in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh town, tension prevailed Friday in the curfew bound region, police ...

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Tribal refugees cast votes for Mizoram assembly polls

November 28th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala/Aizawl, Nov 28 (IANS) Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in six northern Tripura camps, Friday exercised their franchise for the Mizoram assembly elections after special arrangements were made for them, an official said.Over ...

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Delhi election on Saturday

November 28th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): National capital Delhi is all geared up for elections on Saturday, under a tight security blanket, in the backdrop of the Mumbai terror attacks. About 70,000 security ...

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64 per cent turnout in Madhya Pradesh polls

64 per cent turnout in Madhya Pradesh polls

November 27th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 27 (ANI): Sixty-four per cent voter turnout was witnessed in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections today. Deputy Election Commissioner R. Balakrishnan said while briefing the media in New Delhi today ...

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Enthusiastic Kashmiris in Doda wait for polling day

November 27th, 2008 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS -
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 27 (IANS) Slogans, posters and rallies have heated up the election scene here. Inspired by the enthusiastic voter turnout in Kashmir Valley in the first two phases ...

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Tribal refugees decline postal ballot in Mizoram polls

November 26th, 2008 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala/Aizawl, Nov 26 (IANS) Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in six camps in northern Tripura, Wednesday boycotted the Mizoram assembly polls by refusing to exercise their franchise through postal ballots. "Only the ...

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Deoras announcement to cut fuel prices creates poll row

Deoras announcement to cut fuel prices creates poll row

November 26th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 26 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deoras announcement to cut fuel prices has created poll row between the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government and ...

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Mizoram gears up for Assembly polls

November 26th, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI -
By Pinaki Das Kanmun (Mizoram)/Kanchanpur (Tripura), Nov.26 (ANI): Mizoram, which is due to undergo Assembly elections for 40 seats just a few days from now, is not witnessing any posters, election ...

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Notification issued for seventh phase of J-K Assembly polls

November 26th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 26 (ANI): The notification for the seventh and final phase of assembly elections in 21 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, spread over three districts of Srinagar, was issued today. The ...

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Delhi dilemma: which way will voters swing?

Delhi dilemma: which way will voters swing?

November 26th, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Indian capital, home to 16 million people, is all set to vote in the assembly polls Saturday. But even as analysts say that genuine issues - ...

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War of words ensues among top political parties ahead of Assembly polls

War of words ensues among top political parties ahead of Assembly polls

November 25th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Morena (M.P.)/Lucknow, Nov 25 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday in Madhya Pradeshs Morena District, and said its tenure in the state has ...

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Oil prices to be slashed after assembly polls: Deora (Lead)

November 25th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The government could reduce fuel prices after the assembly elections end next month, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Tuesday.“We have to reduce oil prices after the ...

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Kadhamal violence to rock Orissa assembly session

Kadhamal violence to rock Orissa assembly session

November 25th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25 (IANS) The winter session of the Orissa assembly, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday, is likely to be stormy with the opposition Congress party expected to question the government ...

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ATS officials should undergo narco-tests: Malhotra

ATS officials should undergo narco-tests: Malhotra

November 24th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi assembly polls V.K. Malhotra Monday demanded that the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Mumbai Police investigating the ...

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It is election time folks, but not for the armed forces

November 24th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) It is voting time again with assembly polls on in six states and general elections just round the corner, but for the tens of thousands of armed ...

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Election battlefield heats up ahead of assembly polls in Delhi

Election battlefield heats up ahead of assembly polls in Delhi

November 23rd, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Congress-party led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government banked on the ''nuclear deal issue'' to woo voters in New Delhi on Sunday ahead of the upcoming assembly ...

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Congress expels seven rebels in Delhi

November 22nd, 2008 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Congress party Saturday expelled seven members, including three former legislators, for contesting the Delhi assembly elections against the party's official candidates.“They have been expelled for six ...

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Former Princess of Bikaner lends a royal touch to Rajasthan Assembly polls

Former Princess of Bikaner lends a royal touch to Rajasthan Assembly polls

November 22nd, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Bikaner, Nov 22 (ANI): Erstwhile Princess of Bikaner Siddhi Kumari, who is in the electoral fray as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, brings about a royal touch to the state ...

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Second phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls on Sunday

November 22nd, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 22 (ANI): The stage is set for the second phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Six assembly constituencies spread over two districts of Rajouri and ...

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Curfew-like restrictions in Srinagar following terror alert

November 21st, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IANS) Curfew-like restrictions were clamped in Srinagar Friday following a militant attack in a north Kashmir town and intelligence reports warning of a similar strike in the state's summer ...

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No polling in five Chhattisgarh booths

November 20th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday said the second phase of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh was boycotted by people in five booths at different places in protest against politicians' ...

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Huge crowds attend Abdullah’s poll rally in Kashmir

November 20th, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 20 (IANS) Three days after Kashmir voters surprised everyone with a massive turnout, a rally addressed by National Conference president Omar Abdullah Thursday saw a large crowd ...

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This party picks ordinary yet extraordinary folks

November 20th, 2008 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) One look at its candidates and you know that the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party is trying hard to be a party "with a difference". For ...

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Manmohan, Sonia to address poll rallies in Delhi

Manmohan, Sonia to address poll rallies in Delhi

November 19th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will campaign for the party that is aiming to return to power in Delhi for the third consecutive ...

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Chhattisgarh polls tomorrow

Chhattisgarh polls tomorrow

November 19th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov 19 (ANI): Elections for 51 seats in the 90-member House, in eight districts of Chhattisgarh will be held tomorrow during the second and final phase of Assembly polls in ...

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