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  Purvanchalis can be game cangers in Delhi polls

  January 11, 2020 18:55 IST

  The Purvanchalis are projected to form about one-third of Delhi's total population, comprising about 25-30 per cent of the total 1.46 crore voters. Sources in all parties say the Purvanchalis can sway the poll outcome in over two dozen Assembly seats.

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  Delhi Assembly polls: Moti Nagar set to witness tough BJP-AAP battle

  January 11, 2020 17:29 IST

  Riding the AAP wave, Shiv Charan Goel defeated BJP's Subhash Sachdeva, a three-time MLA from the seat, by 15,000 votes in 2015. Goel received 53 per cent votes and Sachdeva 39 per cent.

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  Maharashtra: MVA allies emerge as big winners in local bodies polls

  January 11, 2020 19:48 IST

  Of the total 51 seats in the Lanja Nagar Panchayat (Ratnagiri), Kanhan Pipari Municipal Council (Nagpur) and Gadchandur Municipal Council (Chandrapur), Shiv Sena won 17, Congress 14 and NCP four. The BJP won total 11 seats.

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  Ex-Delhi Youth Congress President Jagdish Yadav joins AAP

  January 11, 2020 14:22 IST

  Former Delhi Youth Congress President Jagdish Yadav on Saturday joined AAP in the presence of CM Arvind Kejriwal and MP Sushil Gupta in New Delhi.

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  Delhi elections contest between two models that will shape India's future: Sisodia

  January 11, 2020 1:39 IST

  Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia said on Friday that the education model of his government is building the path to prosperity for children and the nation while that of BJP is about ruining the future of children.

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  AIADMK will post big win in urban local body polls: Minister

  January 10, 2020 19:40 IST

  Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani on Friday said he was confident of the AIADMK registering a big victory in urban local body elections.  

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  BJP high command wants party polls completed by Jan 20

  January 10, 2020 15:37 IST

  The top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed displeasure over the delay in organisational elections in the states. The party has now fixed the deadline for state poll officials who have been asked to complete the election of state presidents by January 20. 

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  BJP announces 15-member election committee for Delhi polls

  January 10, 2020 14:28 IST

  Besides Manoj Tiwari, the 15-member election committee includes all BJP MPs from Delhi, national office bearers Anil Jain, Dushyant Gautam and RP Singh, former Delhi BJP presidents Vijay Goel and Satish Upadhyay, organisation secretary Sidharthan, Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha president Punam Jha and leader of opposition in outgoing Assembly Vijender Gupta, said a party statement.

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  Delhi elections: No CM face for BJP, party promises 5-times cheaper electricity

  January 10, 2020 13:33 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party is looking all set to fight the Delhi Elections without a Chief Minister face. As per sources, the party has decided to not contest the polls on the back of one strong leader but to make a collective effort to win a clear majority. Earlier, there were indications that the saffron party would field either Pravesh Verma, current MP and the son of former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma or Manoj Tiwari as their Delhi CM candidate.

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  Shiv Sena wins civic bypoll in Mumbai

  January 10, 2020 13:04 IST

  The Shiv Sena on Friday won the by-election from the ward no 141 of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in suburban Mankhud, said officials. Polling in the ward took place on Thursday and votes were counted on Friday.

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  Congress promises 25 sq m house to JJ cluster residents

  January 09, 2020 21:16 IST

  Eyeing the votes of residents of the JJ cluster colonies across the national capital, Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra on Thursday said that if his party comes to power in the February 8 elections, people residing there will be given 25 square meter flats multi-storey complexes coming up at the same site.

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  Chandni Chowk: Delhi's smallest electorate with high prestige

  January 09, 2020 17:50 IST

  The key battle to win the Delhi assembly elections and the Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency will be between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. Among the 70 Delhi assembly constituencies, Chandni Chowk has elected either Congress or the BJP since its formation in 1993 but the picture changed in 2015 Assembly election with the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party.

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  'Tumse na hopayega': AAP tells BJP's Manoj Tiwari on free electricity promise

  January 09, 2020 15:04 IST

  AAP leader Sanjay Singh asked Manoj Tiwari to first give electricity to states ruled by BJP before promising 1,000 units of free electricity in Delhi.

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  Nagpur Zilla Parishad result a huge boost for Congress in BJP stronghold

  January 09, 2020 9:05 IST

  The Congress-NCP alliance on Wednesday secured 40 out of the 58 Zilla Parishad seats in Nagpur, dislodging the ruling BJP from the district council. The Congress won 30 seats, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) bagged 10.

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  Congress wins students' union elections in Varanasi

  January 09, 2020 8:21 IST

  The student wing of the Congress, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) registered a victory on all the four seats in the students' union elections in Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in Varanasi. It defeated the RSS' student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

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  65K posters, hoardings removed in compliance with poll code in south Delhi: SDMC

  January 08, 2020 22:49 IST

  In the last two days, 17,088 hoardings, banners and posters have been removed in Najafgarh Zone; 10,165 in the Central Zone; 14,618 in the West Zone and 23,069 in the South Zone, officials said.

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  Patparganj: The VIP constituency of East Delhi

  January 08, 2020 18:49 IST

  Out of Delhi's 70 Assembly constituencies, Patparganj features in the top three for the sheer fact its MLA is also the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi -- Manish Sisodia. Interestingly, it falls under East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency that was won by BJP's Gautam Gambhir this year by a huge margin.

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  QR code facility for voters to be in 11 assembly constituencies

  January 08, 2020 11:32 IST

  Delhi has 70 Assembly constituencies and one constituency in each of the 11 districts will have this tech-driven facility. "In polling stations in these 11 constituencies, voters who have not been able to bring voters' slip but have a phone, can download the QR code from the voters' helpline app. 

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  In a first, Delhi to have AI equipped polling stations

  January 07, 2020 20:42 IST

  In a first, the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls will have 11 Artificial Intelligence (AI) equipped polling constituencies, one from each district in the national capital, the Delhi Election Commission said on Tuesday, adding that QR code enabled digital photo voter slips will save a lot of time which goes in finding out voters' names in the electoral rolls.

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  Congress likely to promise pollution-free Delhi in election manifesto

  January 07, 2020 19:58 IST

  The Delhi Congress is likely to promise pollution-free city in its manifesto, being prepared by Ajay Maken-headed manifesto committee. It will also detail how to make the city pollution-free

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  Kejriwal's AAP on winning track in Delhi, survey shows

  January 06, 2020 20:27 IST

  After the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for Delhi Assembly elections, the IANS-C-Voter Delhi Tracker survey showed that the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party government is very strongly placed to retain power in the national capital.

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  AAP will fight Delhi Assembly election on basis of its govt's work: Kejriwal

  January 06, 2020 20:06 IST

   Addressing a press conference after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule, the AAP national convener appealed to the people to put behind their political preferences and vote in favour of progress and development of Delhi.

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  #DelhiPolls: Tweeple react as EC announces dates

  January 06, 2020 18:17 IST

  Tweeple showered their views soon after the Election Commission on Monday announced the date for the Delhi Assembly elections. The national capital will go to the polls on February 8.

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  Arvind Kejriwal protecting those who raised anti-India slogans: Amit Shah

  January 06, 2020 19:08 IST

  BJP President Amit Shah on Monday criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not prosecuting those who raised anti-India slogans. "Some students shouted anti-India slogans, said ''Bharat tere tukde honge''. Tell me should not they be sent to jail?" alleged Shah.

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  Over 1.46 crore people eligible to cast votes in Delhi Assembly polls, 66.35 lakh of them women

  January 06, 2020 17:39 IST

  Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh said there are total 1,46,92,136 voters -- 80,55,686 males, 66,35,635 females and 815 belonging to third gender -- in the final voters list. 

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  Model code of conduct sets in Delhi. Here's what it means

  January 06, 2020 17:12 IST

  Delhi is all set to elect its next Chief Minister as Election Commission has announced the dates for the Delhi Assembly elections 2020. Delhi Assembly elections 2020 will be held on February 8 and the counting of votes will take place on February 11. Model Code of Conduct is now in order in Delhi. Here is what it means.

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  Delhi to go to polls on Feb 8; results on Feb 11

  January 06, 2020 17:22 IST

  Delhi Assembly elections 2020 will be held on February 8 and the counting of votes will take place on February 11, the Election Commission today announced.

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  Shiv Sena denies reports of sole Muslim Minister quitting government

  January 06, 2020 17:15 IST

  Amid speculation that the Shiv Sena's newly-inducted Minister of State Abdul Sattar Nabi has threatened to quit from the government, the party and his family stoutly denied the reports, here on Saturday.