60 constituencies in final phase of UP polls
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) Ten districts of Uttar Pradesh will go to the polls Saturday in the seventh and last phase of balloting whose outcome is being keenly watched ... Read more...
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Vajpayee, Modi among BJP’s star campaigners
January 9th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Ailing former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi are among the star campaigners for the Bharatiya Janata Party in ... Read more...
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Election expenses for Maharashtra civic polls hiked
January 4th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Maharashtra's state Election Commission Tuesday significantly enhanced the expense limits for the forthcoming civic, zila parishad and gram panchayat elections.The decision was announced by state election ... Read more...
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Election Commission to monitor ‘paid news’
December 28th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) The Election Commission has decided to maintain a strict vigil on 'paid news' by deploying special surveillance teams ahead of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ... Read more...
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By-poll ahead, but no one’s campaigning in Bastar interiors
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) They talk big, but no politician, not even the candidates, are campaigning in the interiors of Bastar for fear of Maoists ahead of the Lok ... Read more...
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Poll campaigning peaks in north Bengal districts
April 13th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, April 13 (IANS) With only three days of campaigning left in the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, senior political leaders from all major ... Read more...
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Campaign picks up for Bihar polls
October 16th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 16 (IANS) Campaigning for the Bihar assembly elections has finally picked up with senior political leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP leader Arun Jaitley, set to address ... Read more...
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After Rahul, PM and Sonia to campaign in Bihar
October 15th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 15 (IANS) After Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will campaign in Bihar for the first of the six-phase assembly polls, party leaders said ... Read more...
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Haryana campaign ends Sunday evening, Sonia to hold rallies
October 10th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 10 (IANS) Election rallies and campaigning for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana reached fever pitch Saturday as the Sunday evening deadline for their end approached.
Among the star ... Read more...
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Bihar assembly by-polls peaceful (Lead)
September 10th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) An estimated 40 percent turnout was recorded in bye-elections to seven Bihar assembly constituencies amid peaceful voting, officials said.
The by-polls were peaceful and no untoward incident ... Read more...
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By-polls for seven assembly seats on in Bihar
September 10th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) Voting was underway Thursday in by-polls for seven assembly constituencies in Bihar amid high security. It is seen as a mini referendum for the Janata Dal-United government ahead ... Read more...
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Campaigning on for Tamil Nadu by-polls Aug 18
August 13th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) Campaigning by political parties for by-elections in five assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu is in full swing.
By-polls are being held in Bargur, Thondamuthur, Cumbum, Illayangudi and Srivaikundam ... Read more...
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Udhav ‘regrets’ Mumbai loss, awaits assembly polls
May 20th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena leader Udhav Thackeray Wednesday expressed "regret" over the saffron alliance's rout in Mumbai in the Lok Sabha polls, but said the party would make up ... Read more...
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Congress sweeping Delhi in initial voting results
May 16th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Kanpur/Mathura, May 16 (ANI): With their arms in the air and banners of star campaigners Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi in either hand, Congress Party supporters set off firecrackers in New ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP jostle for seats in Rajasthan (Poll Curtainraiser - Rajasthan)
May 6th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) The Congress targeted the poor performance of the Vasundhara Raje-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which in turn lashed out at its present Ashok Gehlot regime in the ... Read more...
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Poll pitch picks up in Rajasthan
May 3rd, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) It's not just the mercury that is rising in Rajasthan. Poll fever has touched a high too with political parties busy canvassing for votes ahead of the ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh is family, but not a campaigner (Poll Prattle)
April 20th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) His son and Shah Rukh Khan are co-brothers. But Deepak Bhardwaj, the wealthiest candidate in the Lok Sabha polls so far, says he can fight on ... Read more...
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Poll campaign picks up in Jammu
April 11th, 2009 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 11 (IANS) After a slow start, campaigning has gained momentum in the Jammu region where polling will be held in two seats in the first two phases of the ... Read more...
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No need to remove images of national leaders: poll panel (Lead)
April 1st, 2009 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday clarified that it has not issued any instruction to remove from government offices photographs and images of national leaders, prominent historical personalities ... Read more...
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BJP website to have a new look
March 13th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), using IT tools aggressively in its election campaigns to woo young voters, plans to give a new look to its website, making ... Read more...
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Poll panel to campaign too - for votes
March 7th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 7 (IANS) The Election Commission will launch a campaign during the Lok Sabha elections too - to motivate the people to vote, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami said Saturday.
Speaking ... Read more...
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Shivraj, Raman Singh to be sworn in as CMs today
December 12th, 2008 - 11:18 am ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Dec 12 (ANI): Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh will be sworn-in as the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively today.
Madhya Pradesh Governor Dr. Balram Jakhar will ... Read more...
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Anti-incumbency, corruption help Congress to win in Mizoram (News Analysis)
December 8th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 8 (IANS) A strong anti-incumbency factor and an aggressive campaign by the Congress party highlighting corruption charges against the Mizo National Front (MNF) government was instrumental in helping the party ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror strikes cast shadow on Delhi poll campaign
November 27th, 2008 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The terror strike in Mumbai cast its shadow on the last day of campaigning for the Nov 29 Delhi elections Thursday, with the Congress cancelling all its ... Read more...
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Curtain rings down on campaigning for Madhya Pradesh elections
November 25th, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) The curtains rang down at 5 p.m. Tuesday on campaigning for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections ahead of the Nov 27 polling for 230 seats.Leaders of various parties ... Read more...
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Polls and wedding bells take toll of Delhi traffic (Political Prattle)
November 24th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Elections, political rallies, and weddings. The capital's cup of traffic woes is brimming over as the countdown to the Nov 29 assembly elections begins just as the ... Read more...
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Missing ’stars’ give nightmares to parties (Political Prattle)
November 17th, 2008 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) With less than two weeks to go before the Delhi assembly polls, star campaigners have become a cause of worry for both the Congress and the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Modi, not Vajpayee, to campaign in Madhya Pradesh
November 7th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 7 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Hema Malini, Smriti Irani and a host of others will campaign for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh. A key ... Read more...
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Fear of fractured verdict haunts Karnataka
March 25th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin
(Letter from Bangalore)Bangalore, March 25 (IANS) As the Election Commission prepares to announce election dates in Karnataka, the people are worried over a possible fractured verdict like in 2004 that sent governance ... Read more...
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Campaigning for Tripura Assembly polls ends today
February 21st, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
Agartala, Feb 21 (ANI): The campaigning for the single-phase Assembly poll in Tripura on February 23, ends today.
Even though the Left parties support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at ... Read more...
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BJP banks on star campaigners to win Nagaland polls
February 21st, 2008 - 9:23 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking as much on its celebrity parliamentarians as on its allies and on the perceived discontent against president's rule in Nagaland ... Read more...
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