Ansari re-elected vice president with wide margin (Intro Roundup)
August 8th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) UPA candidate Hamid Ansari Tuesday defeated NDA nominee Jaswant Singh by a comfortable margin of 252 votes in the vice presidential election to secure ... Read more...
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Ansari re-elected vice president with comfortable margin (Roundup)
August 7th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) UPA candidate Hamid Ansari scored comfortable victory in the vice-presidential election Tuesday, defeating NDA nominee Jaswant Singh by 238 votes to secure another term ... Read more...
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Ansari re-elected vice president (Lead)
August 7th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) UPA candidate Hamid Ansari was Tuesday re-elected India's vice president, defeating NDA nominee Jaswant Singh.Lok Sabha Secretary General T.K. Vishwanathan, the returning officer ... Read more...
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Ballot papers not EVMs for presidential poll
July 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Why are ballot papers and not electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the presidential election as is the norm in parliamentary polls? This is because ... Read more...
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UDF wins 2 Rajya Sabha seats, LDF 1 in Kerala
June 25th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) The outcome of the Rajya Sabha elections in Kerala Monday went on expected lines with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) winning two seats and the ... Read more...
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Indiscipline plagues both BJP, Congress (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 16th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the main opposition Congress are facing the same problem - indiscipline, and it seems this malaise will only worsen ... Read more...
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Australian Sex Party does well
August 24th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 24 (IANS) The Australian Sex Party (ASP), which favours sex education in schools, gay marriage and a censorship regime, has emerged as a key factor in the country's general election. ... Read more...
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JD-S denies secret pact with BJP
June 18th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) A day after ensuring business baron Vijay Mallya's win in the Rajya Sabha poll from Karnataka with the help of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Janata ... Read more...
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Biju Janata Dal wins all three Orissa Rajya Sabha seats (Lead)
June 17th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa won all the three Rajya Sabha seats from the state Thursday amidst charges of horse-trading and kidnapping of MLAs.
While ... Read more...
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Voting ends for four Rajya Sahba seats in Karnataka
June 17th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 17 (IANS) Voting to elect four Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka ended Thursday with all eyes on the fate of business tycoon Vijay Mallya who is hoping to enter ... Read more...
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Orissa votes to elect three Rajya Sabha members
June 17th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) Legislators in the Orissa assembly voted Thursday to elect three Rajya Sabha members, with a prominent businessman contesting as an independent.
More than 90 percent of the ... Read more...
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Biz tycoon Mallya wins BJP backing for Rajya Sabha
June 16th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Business tycoon Vijay Mallya is set to win the Rajya Sabha poll here Thursday as an Independent with the support of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Decision on supporting Mallya at BJP’s Patna meet
June 11th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya will have to wait at least two more days - till the end of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meet - to ... Read more...
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Five in fray for Rajya Sahba polls in Karnataka
June 10th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 10 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallay's bid to enter the Rajya Sabha for the second time from Karnataka as an Independent rests on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Congress to retain second Rajya Sabha nominee in Karnataka
June 8th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 8 (IANS) The Congress will not withdraw its second nominee from the June 17 election to four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka though the party can win only one ... Read more...
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Mallya contesting Rajya Sabha poll with JD-S support
June 7th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya Monday filed nomination papers as an Independent candidate for the June 17 polls to four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka with the backing ... Read more...
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BJP to abstain from Rajya Sabha poll in Orissa
June 6th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said it will abstain from voting for the Rajya Sabha poll in Orissa as it wants to maintain equal distance from ... Read more...
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Oscar Fernandes files Rajya Sabha nomination papers
June 5th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes Saturday filed his nomination papers for the June 17 Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from Karnataka and said a decision on ... Read more...
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Biju Janata Dal fields three for Rajya Sabha poll
June 4th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) Three candidates of Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections June 17, an official said.
Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, ... Read more...
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Congress, JD-S fail to reach deal on Rajya Sabha poll
June 3rd, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 3 (IANS) The Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) have failed to reach a deal on electing four Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka June 17, party leaders indicated Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Gadkari wins state council election for fourth term
July 18th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, July 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra unit president Nitin Gadkari has retained his seat from the Nagpur graduates' constituency, being elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council for the fourth ... Read more...
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Congress-JD-S strike deal for Rajya Sabha, Karnataka council poll
June 17th, 2008 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) The Congress Monday secured the support of the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to get two of its candidates, former Maharashtra governor S.M. Krishna and mining magnate Anil Lad, elected ... Read more...
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Two elected to Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand
March 27th, 2008 - 1:04 am ICT by admin
Ranchi, March 26 (IANS) Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee J.P.N. Singh were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand Wednesday. Of the total, Singh secured 35 and ... Read more...
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Communists sweep Rajya Sabha polls in Bengal
March 26th, 2008 - 11:54 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) With local body polls approaching, West Bengal's ruling communists and their rival Congress joined hands to ensure the win of a Muslim journalist in the Rajya Sabha biennial ... Read more...
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