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  After denial of Cong ticket, Kamboj files nomination as Independent

  September 27, 2019 18:27 IST

  Upset over denial of a Congress ticket from the Jalalabad assembly segment in Punjab, Jagdeep Kamboj on Friday filed nomination papers as Independent.

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  Won't be scared: Sharad Pawar

  September 27, 2019 18:18 IST

  The BJP, meanwhile, pointed out that the probe in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam, over which the ED has filed the case, began when a Congress-NCP government was in power.  

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  BJP candidate Mimi Majumdar wins Tripura's Badharghat by-poll

  September 27, 2019 16:51 IST

  BJP candidate Mimi Majumder on Friday won the Badharghat Assembly by-poll in Tripura defeating her nearest CPI-M rival Bulti Biswas by a margin of 5,276 votes.

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  ED case against Pawar has galvanised NCP ahead of polls: Sanjay Raut

  September 27, 2019 16:24 IST

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) earlier this week filed the money-laundering case against Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar, a former deputy chief minister, and others in connection with alleged scam in the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank (MSCB).

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  Tripura Badharghat by-election result: BJP's Mimi Majumdar leads

  September 27, 2019 14:38 IST

  Early trends show that in Tripura's Badharghat assembly by-polls, BJP's Mimi Majumdar is leading with 20,471 votes (44.6%).

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  Amravati Assembly constituency gets over 4,000 new voters

  September 27, 2019 14:23 IST

  With this, the number of voters in the constituency has gone up to 3,45,597, including 1,68,089 women, Returning Officer Udaysingh Rajput said.

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  Uttar Pradesh Hamirpur by-poll result: Yuwraj Singh of BJP leads

  September 27, 2019 14:23 IST

  Early trends show that BJP's Yuwraj Singh is leading in Hamirpur assembly by-election. Yuwraj has 51,495 votes which account for 37.29 per cent of total votes counted so far. 

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  Tough road ahead for two-time CM Hooda in Haryana polls

  September 27, 2019 13:03 IST

  Hooda, who had raised a banner of revolt by saying his party had lost its way, is now the de facto chief ministerial face of the Congress.

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  It's Article 370 vs unemployment in Haryana polls

  September 27, 2019 12:51 IST

  The BJP, which is aiming to retain its government for the second consecutive term, is raking up, among others, the issue of country's national security and scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Chattisgarh Dantewada by-election result: Congress' Devati Karma wins

  October 01, 2019 13:31 IST

  Congress party's Devati Karma won the Dantewada election Bypoll by defeating BJP's Ojasvi Bhima Mandavi by over 11,000 votes. 

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  MC Kappan wins Pala assembly by-poll in Kerala

  September 27, 2019 13:32 IST

  Nationalist Congress Party's MC Kappan has won Pala by-election. Kappen, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, defeated Pulikkunel, a faction leader of the Kerala Congress (M) by 2,943 votes.

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  Election officials seize Rs 10 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane

  September 27, 2019 12:16 IST

  This was the first cash seizure in Thane district after the assembly poll schedule for Maharashtra was announced on September 21. Acting on a tip-off, officers stationed at the Chavindra checkpoint spotted a car entering the power loom town.

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  Shurbir Singh appointed Chief Electoral Officer in Puducherry

  September 27, 2019 10:47 IST

  Singh is presently Secretary to the territorial government. The Election Commission has sent a communication to Chief Secretary Ashwani Kumar, informing him that Shurbir Singh has been appointed as the next CEO.

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  Congress candidate leading in Dantewada assembly bypoll count

  September 27, 2019 10:38 IST

  As per the early trends, Devti Karma of the Congress was leading by a margin of 2,778 votes against her nearest rival Ojaswi Mandavi of the BJP, he said.

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  Maharashtra poll issues: Art 370, economic slowdown, farmer suicides

  September 26, 2019 18:24 IST

  While the BJP, riding high on the abolition of special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370, is going to make the issue its main poll plank, the Opposition Congress-NCP alliance will be raking up the job crisis due to economic slowdown and farmers' issues to corner the government.

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  Kerala bypolls: LDF candidates announced

  September 26, 2019 15:08 IST

  In Vattiyoorkavu in Thiruvananthapuram, Mayor V K Prasanth will be the CPI(M)-LDF candidate, while Advocate Manu Roy is the LDF supported Independent candidate in Ernakulam assembly consitituency, CPI(M) State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, said releasing the list.  

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  Election Commission announces by-polls for UP and Bihar seats on Oct16

  September 26, 2019 15:24 IST

  Election Commission of India announces by-polls for two Rajya Sabha seats, one each from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Thursday. The by-polls will be conducted on October 16.

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  AAP appoints Sanjay Singh in-charge for Delhi polls

  September 26, 2019 14:11 IST

  The AAP also appointed its national secretary Pankaj Gupta as the campaign director for the polls, at a meet of its Political Affairs Committee chaired by convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

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  Maharashtra polls: Authorities hoping better voter turnout in Thane

  September 26, 2019 11:20 IST

  There was low voting in the Lok Sabha polls due to holidays and some other factors, but the Assembly elections have been scheduled on October 21, before the Diwali and school/college holidays, Thane Collector Rajesh Narvekar said.

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  AIADMK announces candidates for Oct 21 Assembly by-polls

  September 25, 2019 11:49 IST

  AIADMK Coordinator O Pannneerselvam and Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami announced the candidature of M R Muthamilselvan and V Narayanan for Vikravandi and Nanguneri constituencies, respectively.

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  VBA releases first list of candidates for Maharashtra election

  September 24, 2019 18:32 IST

  The Aghadi on Tuesday declared candidates for 13 seats in Western Maharashtra, six in Vidarbha, two in Marathwada and one in North Maharashtra.

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  DMK announces candidate for October 21 bypoll

  September 24, 2019 13:28 IST

  DMK President M K Stalin announced the 66-year old Pugazhenthi's candidature in a party statement.

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  Bypolls in Satara LS constituency on Oct 21: EC

  September 24, 2019 10:48 IST

  The poll panel said that the results of the bypolls will be announced on October 24.  

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  Haryana: SAD holds meeting for finalising candidates

  September 23, 2019 17:39 IST

  SAD's General Secretary in-charge Balwinder Singh Bhunder made the remark after holding a party meeting on Monday in Kurukshetra in Haryana, where the aspirants of party tickets from over 30 seats in the state turned up along with their 4,000-odd supporters.

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  Punjab bypolls: Congress announces candidates for 4 assembly seats

  September 23, 2019 17:34 IST

  While Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal will contest from Phagwara-SC seat, Indu Bala has been fielded from Mukerian and Sandeep Singh Sandhu from Dakha assembly constituency.

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  BJP & Sena may seal Maharashtra deal by weekend

  September 23, 2019 16:30 IST

  While the Shiv Sena wants to split the seats equally between itself and the BJP and thereafter giving the remainder among smaller alliance partners, the BJP wants to play the big brother.

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  Maharashtra parties dilly-dally on state poll alliances

  September 23, 2019 14:58 IST

  As the clock ticks, both groups are currently engaged in throwing verbal darts at each other, continuing the suspense over their alliances.

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  Polling underway in Tripura by-poll

  September 23, 2019 14:07 IST

  Counting of votes will take place on Friday.