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  Kerala: 24 per cent voting in Pala Assembly by-poll till 11 a.m

  September 23, 2019 12:09 IST

  "At 11 a.m, 24.14 per cent votes have been cast. Till now, there are no untoward incidents in the constituency. Polling is going on smoothly," an Election Commission official from Kottayam district.

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  Chhattisgarh by-election: Teacher on poll duty dies

  September 23, 2019 11:41 IST

  Prima facie, it seems that Chandraprakash Thakur (33) died of a heart attack but the exact cause of his death will be known after the autopsy, the official from the local administration said.   

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  SP seeks removal of Rampur DM, SP before bypoll

  September 23, 2019 11:15 IST

  A delegation of SP leaders met the state's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla on Sunday and demanded transfer of the two officials to ensure a free and fair election.

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  NCP keen on alliance with VBA for Maharashtra polls: Ajit Pawar

  September 23, 2019 10:52 IST

  As a result, the Congress-NCP alliance and the VBA suffered losses, Pawar said. "We are (now) trying to bring together like-minded people. We would also like to have an alliance with VBA," he said addressing a gathering here on Sunday evening.

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  Hamirpur Assembly bypolls underway in UP

  September 23, 2019 10:09 IST

  The bye-election was necessitated after the disqualification of BJP MLA Ashok Singh Chandel, who was convicted in a murder case in May.

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  Voting begins for Dantewada Assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh

  September 23, 2019 8:17 IST

  A massive security blanket of around 18,000 personnel, including those from paramilitary forces, and drones have been thrown around the Dantewada Assembly segment, which is part of the insurgency-hit Bastar region, for conducting peaceful polling, a police official said.

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  RJD's Raghuvansh Singh joins issue with Tejashwi over Nitish Kumar

  September 22, 2019 23:20 IST

  Former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, one of the national vice-presidents of the RJD, spoke disapprovingly of the remark made by Yadav jailed founding president Lalu Prasad's younger son at a meeting of the party's minority cell here last week.

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  Maharashtra: Shah launches BJP poll campaign, skips Sena in speech

  September 22, 2019 20:55 IST

  Addressing a rally here, Shah gave clear indications that the BJP would raise removal of special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 at the hustings.  

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  SP seeks transfers of DMs, SPs from districts with bypoll-bound states

  September 22, 2019 20:51 IST

  A Samajwadi Party delegation on Sunday met Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer here ahead of the October 21 by-polls and demanded the transfer of incumbent district magistrates and police chiefs to ensure a free and fair election.

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  By-poll for high stake Pala Assembly seat on Sept 23

  September 22, 2019 19:40 IST

  As many as 13 candidates are in fray in the constituency having a total of 1,79,107 voters.

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  EC announces bypolls to 2 more assembly seats in Gujarat

  September 22, 2019 18:53 IST

  According to a statement issued by the Commission, bypolls to Radhanpur and Bayad assembly seats in Gujarat and the Samastipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar will be held on October 21.  

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  Without naming Sena, Shah says NDA will get three-fourth majority

  September 22, 2019 20:51 IST

  Shah's statement comes at a time when the BJP and the Sena are trying to finalise a seat-sharing deal for the crucial elections.

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  Chhattisgarh: Chitrakot Assembly seat bypoll on Oct 21

  September 22, 2019 15:53 IST

  The bypoll was necessitated after Congress legislator Deepak Baij resigned following his election to the Lok Sabha from Bastar parliamentary constituency.

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  AAP announces 22 candidates for Haryana polls

  September 22, 2019 17:29 IST

  Haryana assembly elections 2019: AAP announces 22 candidates for Oct 21 polls: They include Ranbir Sing Rathi from Gurugram, Kumari Sumanata Vashisth from Faridabad, Santosh Yadav from Faridabad NIT, Harendra Bhati from Ballabhgadh, Yogeshwar Sharma from Panchkula, Anshul Kumar Agarwal from Ambala City.

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  Hamirpur bypoll: Voters to decide fate of 9 candidates on Sep 23

  September 21, 2019 22:34 IST

  The voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm while counting of votes will take place on September 27.

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  Haryana Polls 2019: Trouble finding name in voters list? Read this

  September 21, 2019 20:43 IST

  Haryana Assembly Polls 2019: As the Election Commission of India has released the schedule of upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress and BJP are at loggerheads to get hold of the voting majority. The Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Haryana on 21 October 2019 to elect 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.

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  Maharashtra Polls 2019: Here's how to check your name in voters list

  September 22, 2019 0:33 IST

  Maharashtra elections 2019: It is not guaranteed that your name will be present in the voter's list just because you have voted before and/or you have EPIC, that is voter's ID card.

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  Jharkhand Congress chief meets Lalu to discuss poll

  September 21, 2019 18:42 IST

  The RJD leader, convicted and awarded up to 14 years jail, is being treated at the paying ward of Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS), Ranchi. On every Saturday three person can meet him as per the jail manual.

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  Maharashtra Congress wants probe on 'last-minute' decisions

  September 21, 2019 18:36 IST

  "In a letter to the Lokayukta, we have said there could be large-scale corruption, as reported, in the government's decisions taken in the final last week in its tenure. These must be thoroughly investigated," Congress general secretary-cum-spokesperson Sachin Sawant said.

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  Shiv Sena's tiger has become a goat now: Narayan Rane

  September 21, 2019 20:30 IST

  Former Maharashta Chief Minister Narayan Rane targetted Shiv Sena yet again and said that the party claiming to have a spirit of a tiger has become like a goat. Rane was expelled form Shiv Sena by party supremo Balasaheb Thackeray himself about 10 years ago.

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  In Kerala's Pala bypoll, rivals rally behind 'Mani Sir'

  September 21, 2019 16:49 IST

  K.M.Mani, chief of Kerala Congress (Mani), the third biggest ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), had represented Pala since 1965, when the constituency was formed. He last won Assembly elections in 2016.  

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  BJP-Sena will contest jointly; I will return as CM: Fadnavis

  September 21, 2019 14:36 IST

  Referring to the Sena pitching for equal sharing of the 288 seats, the chief minister said all details about the seat-sharing arrangements will be formally announced at a press briefing.

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  Dantewada bypoll: Around 18,000 security personnel on duty

  September 21, 2019 14:32 IST

  The bypoll for the ST constituency was necessitated following the death of BJP legislator Bhima Mandavi in a naxal attack in April this year.

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  By-Elections in 18 states to be held on Oct 21, counting on Oct 24

  September 21, 2019 14:16 IST

  The by-elections will be held in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora told the media.

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  Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly elections 2019: All dates, full schedule

  September 21, 2019 13:23 IST

  The Assembly election in Maharashtra and Haryana will be held on October 21. The counting will take place on October 24. The Assembly election in Maharashtra and Haryana will be held in a single phase.

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  Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Voting on Oct 21, result on Oct 24

  September 21, 2019 13:07 IST

  Assembly polls in Maharashtra will be held on October 21 while the counting of votes will take place on October 24, the Election Commission announced in a press conference.

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  Haryana Assembly Elections: Voting on October 21, result on October 24

  September 21, 2019 13:08 IST

  Assembly polls in Haryana will be held on October 21 while the counting of votes will take place on October 24, the Election Commission announced in a press conference on Saturday.

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  Election Commission announces poll dates for Maharashtra, Haryana

  September 21, 2019 12:44 IST

  While the term of 288-member Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9, that of the 90-member Haryana assembly expires on November 2.