Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of the Indian Parliament whose members are directly elected. At any time, the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha can be 552, according to the Indian Constitution. Each Lok Sabha has a five year term at the end of which it is dissolved and fresh elections take place. This term may be extended by a Proclamation of Emergency for a maximum of one year periods.
All members of the Lok Sabha must be Indian citizens with a minimum age of 25, mentally sound, not bankrupt and have no criminal procedures running at the time of election. Reserved seat members must be from the scheduled castes and/or tribes. The Lok Sabha has certain special legislative powers that makes it de facto and de jure more powerful than the Rajya Sabha. However if the Lok Sabha is dissolved due to a National Emergency the Rajya Sabha becomes the only Parliament, de facto and de jure.
November 7th, 2009 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling Saturday began in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in Kerala, an official said.
The voters were seen queuing up in large numbers much before ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Voting for the by-polls to 11 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency began Saturday amid tight security, an official said.
A total of 177 candidates, including 12 ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
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Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling for the assembly seat of Vaishali Nagar in Chhattisgarh began Saturday amid tight security, an official said.
Women were seen lined up at booths in urban areas ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began peacefully for by-elections to 10 West Bengal assembly seats Saturday amid heightened security, an official said.
Long queues were seen in front of various polling booths as ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began in the two assembly constituencies of Rohru and Jawali in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, officials said.
Voters in both the constituencies - Rohru in Shimla district and ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
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Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Voting for two Assam assembly constituencies began Saturday amid tight security, officials said.
An Election Commission official said voting for the Dhekiajuli and South Salmara seats began at ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday deeply condoled the passing away of veteran journalist Prabhash Joshi, who died of a heart attack here last night. ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi/New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) closed in on former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda Friday when it made its first arrest in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday made its first arrest in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam allegedly involving Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda by nabbing an associate who ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) An influenza vaccine is for the first time being developed in India that would be effective against the swine flu pandemic, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov. 6 (ANI): Campaigning for the Assembly by-elections in seven States ended on Thursday evening.
Constituencies in the States of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Chattisgarh ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) A group of Shia leaders has filed a complaint against Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh for allegedly hurting sentiments of the community, police said Friday.
Singh ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday made its first arrest in the Rs.2,500 money laundering scam allegedly involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda by nabbing the brother of ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Nov 6 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, allegedly at the centre of a Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam, may be arrested and put through a narco test, sources in ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) The by-elections to 11 state assembly and one Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh Saturday have become a prestige issue for the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Jaipur, Nov 6 (IANS) Rajasthan's ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) face each other in two assembly by-elections in Todabhim and Salumber Saturday.
The by-elections were necessitated by the ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Raipur, Nov 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress will battle it out for the lone assembly seat that goes to polls Saturday.
The BJP, which ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Guwahati, Nov 6 (IANS) Two Assam assembly constituencies go to polls Saturday amid tight security, officials said.
An Election Commission official said voting for the Dhekiajuli and South Salmara seats would begin ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Nov 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is all set to go to the polls Saturday amid tight security.
Campaigning ended Friday evening for the by-elections from two assembly constituencies.
A total of ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 11:33 am ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): Noted journalist Prabhash Joshi died of a heart attack here last night.
Joshi, 72, was admitted to a private hospital after he complained of chest pain where ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Karnataka crisis deepens, Reddy brothers unrelenting - Third Lead moved at 1722
Koda moved from ICU to general ward, ED set for arrest - Moved at 1313
Myanmarese soldiers surround ULFA ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Raipur, Nov 5 (IANS) Campaigning ended Thursday for the by-poll to Chhattisgarh's Vaishali Nagar assembly seat.
The by-poll was necessitated after sitting legislator Saroj Pandey, of the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Campaigning for Saturday's by-elections in 31 assembly constituencies across seven states and a solitary Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh ended Thursday evening.
Balloting will be held ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Nov 5 (IANS) Hemlal Murmu, a former Lok Sabha MP of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was arrested Thursday in connection with a 15-year-old case when he went to file his ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
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NATIONAL
Karnataka crisis deepens, Reddy brothers unrelenting - Third Lead moved at
1722
Koda moved from ICU to general ward, ED set for arrest - Moved at 1313
One Lok Sabha, 31 assembly seats ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Nov 5 (IANS) Campaigning for by-elections to two assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh ended at 5 p.m. Thursday. Polling will be held Saturday.
"The campaigning for the by-elections for Rohru and ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) In an obvious attack on former ally the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has accused national level parties of trying to marginalise regional outfits ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): The Campaigning for the Assembly by-elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Chattisgarh ends today.
The polling will be held ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has virtually hit out at former ally the Congress, saying national level parties were trying to marginalise regional otufits to ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Voters in 31 assembly constituencies in seven states and one Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh will cast their votes Saturday to elect new representatives. ...
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