Pranab secures 124 votes in Kerala
July 19th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance candidate in the presidential poll Pranab Mukherjee secured 124 out of the 139 votes polled Thursday in the Kerala Assembly.The strength of ... Read more...
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GJM faces heat from rival parties for strong-arm tactics
July 7th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, July 7 (IANS) Candidates of the CPI-M, Trinamool Congress and Independents Saturday alleged they were forcibly prevented by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) from filing nominations for the July ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks poll panel’s intervention on Pranab complaint
July 7th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Dissatisfied with the rejection of his complaint against UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee, Purno Sangma Saturday approached the Election Commission and also raked up ... Read more...
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Sangma’s plea rejected, Mukherjee’s nomination accepted (Second Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The nomination of United Progressive Alliance candidate Pranab Mukherjee for the presidential poll was accepted Tuesday and the plea by his opponent P.A Sangma ... Read more...
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Sangma’s plea rejected, Mukherjee’s nomination accepted (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The nomination of ruling United Progressive Alliance candidate Pranab Mukherjee for the presidential poll was accepted Tuesday, and the plea by his opponent P.A ... Read more...
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Pranab’s nomination for presidential poll accepted
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's nomination for the presidential poll was accepted as valid Tuesday. He is the candidate of the ruling United ... Read more...
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Cancel Pranab’s candidature, says Sangma; Congress dismisses allegation (Third Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Opposition-backed presidential candidate P.A. Sangma Monday sought cancellation of UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee's candidature, alleging that he was holding an office of profit. ... Read more...
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Cancel Pranab’s candidature, says Sangma; ISI says Mukherjee quit June 20 (Second Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Opposition-backed presidential candidate P.A. Sangma Monday sought the cancellation of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the presidential election, alleging that he was holding ... Read more...
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Cancel Pranab’s candidature, says Sangma; ISI says Mukherjee quit July 20 (Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Opposition-backed presidential candidate P.A. Sangma Monday sought the cancellation of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the presidential election, alleging that he was holding ... Read more...
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Pranab files nomination for presidential election (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate Pranab Mukherjee Thursday filed his nomination for the July 19 presidential poll and sought the "blessing of god and ... Read more...
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Chhatradhar Mahato’s election agent released on bail
May 6th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Pro-Maoist tribal outfit's chief Chhatradhar Mahato's election agent, who was arrested Thursday for his alleged involvement in a murder case, was bailed out by a local ... Read more...
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Election agent of Chhatradhar Mahato arrested
May 5th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A member of the pro-Maoist tribal group - Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) - and the election agent of its jailed chief Chhatradhar Mahato ... Read more...
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No evidence for case lodged by Buddhadeb’s agent: EC
April 24th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Nothing was found to substantiate the case lodged by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's election agent that a caller identifying himself as Bhattacharjee threatened some ... Read more...
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‘Buddhadeb’ threatens voters, complaint lodged (Second Lead)
April 19th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) A complaint has been filed with the election authorities that a caller identifying himself as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is threatening some people in ... Read more...
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Caller claiming to be Buddhadeb threatens voters (Lead)
April 18th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) A caller identifying himself as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is threatening some people in his constituency Jadavpore, his election agent said here Monday."The calls ... Read more...
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Caller claims to be Buddhadeb, threatens voters
April 18th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) A caller identifying himself as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is threatening some people in his constituency Jadavpore, an official said here Monday."The calls came ... Read more...
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Basu preferred rallies to closed door meetings
January 17th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) A leader of the masses, Jyoti Basu preferred rallies and street corner meetings to closed door discussions, says his former election agent Gokul Bairagi.
The veteran Marxist switched ... Read more...
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Instructions issued for state legislative council polls
January 5th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday issued instructions to chief electoral officers (CEO) of six states to conduct free and fair biennial elections to state legislative councils.
Considering the "various ... Read more...
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Poll panel bans official aircraft use during Haryana polls
September 8th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has prohibited the use of official aircraft till the electoral process for Haryana assembly polls concludes next month.
Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Sajjan Singh said ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee alleges rigging in West Bengal
May 13th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Alleging rigging and intimidation by West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres in the final phase of polls, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the ... Read more...
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BJP fears terror attack on Assam vault storing voting machines
May 4th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has informed the Election Commission that terrorists in collaboration with some political rivals might bomb the strong room at Silchar in Assam ... Read more...
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Four-cornered contest in Noida, Greater Noida
April 29th, 2009 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Noida, April 29 (IANS) It is a four-cornered contest in the prestigious Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, commonly known as Noida, and the chorus that all the parties are facing, ... Read more...
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Apex court temporarily upholds Kerala legislator’s election
May 19th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday temporarily restored Kerala's Left Democratic Front legislator and former state minister M.J. Jacob's election, struck down earlier this month by the Kerala High ... Read more...
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