Himachal has 45,15,604 voters
August 9th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 9 (IANS) The number of voters in Himachal Pradesh has increased to 45,15,604 with the inclusion of 65,122 new ones, an election official said here Thursday.A total ... Read more...
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80 percent turnout in Andhra by-polls (Night Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) An average of 80 percent voters cast their ballots Tuesday in by-elections held amid tight security in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies ... Read more...
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Heavy, peaceful turnout in Andhra by-polls (Third Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) About 65 to 70 percent voters cast their ballots Tuesday in by-elections held amid tight security in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies ... Read more...
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About 50 percent polling in Andhra by-polls (Second Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) About 50 percent balloting was recorded by Tuesday afternoon in the by-elections held amid tight security to the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly ... Read more...
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Voting on amid tight security in Andhra by-polls (Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Voting was going on Tuesday amid tight security for by-elections in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.About 10 ... Read more...
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Shutdown brings normal life to standstill in Meghalaya
May 14th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 14 (IANS) Normal life came to a standstill in the eastern part of Meghalaya Monday during a 12-hour shutdown called by three organisations over the alleged enrolment of ... Read more...
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Kejriwal, thousands sent back without voting in Ghaziabad
February 29th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of people, including Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, were turned away from polling booths in Ghaziabad and could not vote in the state assembly ... Read more...
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Punjab voters’ lists to include mobile phone numbers
May 26th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) Electoral rolls in Punjab will soon also list the mobile phone numbers of registered voters, a senior poll official said here Thursday.Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer ... Read more...
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Haryana poll panel demands action against absentee officials
August 24th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) The Haryana state election commission has directed the state government to initiate disciplinary action against officials who did not attend their duties during the publication of voters' lists ... Read more...
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Take action against officials adding fake voters: Left
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Left parties Tuesday asked the Election Commission to take action against the officials responsible for "inclusion of fictitious names" in voters' lists in West Bengal.
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Election commissioner rules out early poll in Assam
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 2 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday ruled out early polls in Assam, but said the issue of illegal Bangladeshi nationals getting themselves enrolled on the voters' lists was a ... Read more...
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Ballot papers to be used in Madhya Pradesh civic polls
November 3rd, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 3 (IANS) Ballot papers would be used, instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), in the civic polls slated before Dec 20 in Madhya Pradesh, the state Election Commissioner said Tuesday.
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Poll panel removes Kannur official, CPI-M cries foul (Second Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday removed Kannur District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan and appointed two observers following complaints by the Congress party of irregularities in the Nov 7 by-poll ... Read more...
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Poll panel removes Kannur official, CPI-M cries foul (Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday removed Kannur District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan following complaints by the Congress party of irregularities in the Nov 7 by-poll process. But the Communist ... Read more...
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Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls stayed
July 29th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 29 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday stayed the process for the elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) after various groups alleged discrepancies in reservations and voters ... Read more...
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We were left out from voting, say many Chandigarh VIPs
May 15th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Though the union territory of Chandigarh registered its highest turnout of voters in the last 20 years, scores of valid voters, who included a significant ... Read more...
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Orissa archbishop seeks poll postponement in Kandhamal
April 3rd, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Orissa Archbishop Raphael Cheenath Friday appealed to the Election Commission to postpone polls in the communal violence-hit Kandhamal district as he said the situation in the area ... Read more...
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Mamata alleges flaws in West Bengal voters’ lists
March 19th, 2009 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday alleged that the voters lists in West Bengal were flawed and that a large number of people had received more than one ... Read more...
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Haryana becomes first state to complete voters’ list with photographs
February 26th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) Over 11.9 million voters of Haryana will now have their photographs printed on the electoral rolls of the state, giving it the distinction of becoming the first state ... Read more...
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Polling schedule should not be too long: CPI-M
February 3rd, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls should not exceed three weeks, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said here Tuesday."The schedule of polling for the ... Read more...
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380,000 duplicate voters in Mumbai, BJP tells poll panel
June 12th, 2008 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission that the voters' list in a Mumbai constituency has 380,000 duplicate names and requested ... Read more...
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Around 55 percent voting in first phase of Karnataka polls (Third Lead)
May 10th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) About 55 percent of 17.3 million eligible voters Saturday voted in 89 constituencies across 11 southern districts of Karnataka in the first phase of assembly elections. Bangalore recorded ... Read more...
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40 percent voting till afternoon in first phase of Karnataka polls (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Around 40 percent voting was reported till Saturday afternoon in 89 constituencies across 11 southern districts of Karnataka in the first phase of assembly elections. The voting was ... Read more...
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Karnataka political parties welcome poll dates
April 2nd, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, April 2 (IANS) Political parties in Karnataka, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Wednesday welcomed the announcement of dates for the state assembly polls, which will be held May 10, 16 ... Read more...
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Karnataka parties get into poll mode
March 18th, 2008 - 12:06 am ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 17 (IANS) With assembly elections round the corner, the major political parties in Karnataka have got into poll mode, organising pujas, addressing rallies and wooing farmers. The Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Karnataka completes assembly seat redrawing exercise
March 14th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 14 (IANS) Karnataka has moved closer to the assembly polls in May by completing re-carving of its 224 constituencies in a record time of two weeks and working to publish ... Read more...
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Poll panel decision on Karnataka by mid-April
March 4th, 2008 - 11:59 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) The Election Commission will decide by mid-April whether to hold assembly polls in Karnataka before May 28, when president's rule in the state ends. "A decision to hold ... Read more...
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BJP, JD-S to call for Karnataka polls in May
March 3rd, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) will Tuesday urge the Election Commission to hold the Karnataka assembly polls before May 28, when the president's rule ... Read more...
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Pak polls declared clean by US observer outfit
February 28th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb.28 (ANI): Democracy International, which sent a 38-member election observer delegation to Pakistan at the request of the US State Department to monitor the February 18 elections, has given a clean ... Read more...
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