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  I'm unlikely to win, concedes Sandeep Dikshit

  Politics | May 15, 2014 18:44 IST

  New Delhi: Congress MP from East Delhi Sandeep Dikshit has conceded defeat even before the counting starts tomorrow morning.Talking to a television channel, Sandeep blamed anti-incumbency for his imminent defeat."I can speak for myself. I

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  Highest ever voter turnout after 8th phase of LS polling

  Politics | May 07, 2014 22:37 IST

  New Delhi:  India registered a record turnout of voters, surpassing the previous record in 1984, as 66.27 per cent voting was reported in 502 Lok Sabha seats where polling has been conducted this time.Turnout of

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  LS polls 2014: Battle of contrasts in Anantnag

  India | April 19, 2014 9:15 IST

  Anantnag (Kashmir): From those with law and medical degrees to one middle school pass out, from crorepatis to one with less than Rs 1,000 in his bank account -- it is a battle of contrasts

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  Karnataka: 25 percent voting recorded till noon

  Politics | April 17, 2014 15:02 IST

  Bangalore: About 20-25 percent of the 46 million electorate voted in the first five hours Thursday in all the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies across Karnataka, an official said."The polling percentage is between 20-25 percent with

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  LS polls 2014: Jaswant Singh complains to EC, fears bogus voting, booth capturing

  India | April 17, 2014 9:49 IST

  Barmer (Rajasthan) : Hours before polling began this morning, expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Wednesday approached the Election Commission with complaint accusing the state police of harassing his supporters .Jaswant also expressed fears of

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  LS Polls 2014: Turnout between 71 to 82 per cent in Tripura, Assam, Sikkim

  Politics | April 12, 2014 21:31 IST

  Agartala/Guwahati/Gangtok: Between 71 to 82 per cent polling was registered in five Lok Sabha seats in the eastern states of Tripura, Assam and of Sikkim in the fourth phase of the polls today.Tripura registered the

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  Maharashtra voter turnout below expectations at 62.37 percent

  India | April 11, 2014 12:06 IST

  Mumbai : Despite a brisk early start, the final voter turnout in the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies which went to the polls Thursday stood at 62.37 percent, falling below expectations, officials said.Akola, Amravati, Bhandara-Gondiya and

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  One-third electors vote in Jharkhand

  India | April 10, 2014 15:01 IST

  Ranchi : Around 36 percent of electors Thursday cast their ballot in the first six hours of polling for four Lok Sabha seats from Jharkhand, officials said.Voting began in Koderma, Lohardaga, Palamu and Chatra constituencies

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  LS Polls 2014: 3 IRB personnel shot dead by colleague in Gumla

  India | April 10, 2014 10:34 IST

  Gumla (Jharkhand): In an incident of fratricide, three personnel of India Reserve Battalion(IRB) deputed on poll duty were shot dead by a colleague in Gumla district of Jharkhand hours before Lok Sabha polls began in

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  LS Polls 2014: Haryana voting likely to touch 73 percent

  India | April 10, 2014 22:19 IST

  Chandigarh: Moving towards one of its highest electoral turnouts, Haryana Thursday saw nearly 73 percent of its over 1.6 crore voters exercising their franchise Thursday. Chandigarh was also all set to break its previous voting

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  LS Polls 2014: Over 60 per cent polling in UP

  India | April 10, 2014 22:13 IST

  Lucknow: Over 60 per cent polling was recorded in 10 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, including riot-hit Muzaffarnagar, so far.The vote percentage in 2009 polls in these districts was 51.30 per cent while in 2012

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  LS Polls 2014: 62.3 percent voting till 5 pm in Maharashtra

  India | April 10, 2014 22:06 IST

  Mumbai:  62.3 per cent voting was recorded in the ten Lok Sabha constituencies in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra where polling was held today, State Election Commission sources said.No incident of violence was reported in this

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  LS Polls 2014: About 53% voting, 4 injured in sporadic clashes

  India | April 10, 2014 22:11 IST

  Jammu: Over 53% of the 17.63 lakh voters turned out to vote till 3 PM at the booths of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency, which witnessed boycott of voting in 4 polling stations and also sporadic

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  LIVE- LS polls 2014 (Phase III): High turnout in 91 seats; Chandigarh tops with 74 per cent

  Politics | April 10, 2014 21:34 IST

  New Delhi:  High voter turnout was recorded in the 91 constituencies in 14 states and Union Territories which went to polls in the third and substantial phase of Lok Sabha elections, with Chandigarh witnessing the

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  LS Polls 2014: Meet all first-time contestants in poll fray in Hyderabad

  India | April 10, 2014 7:14 IST

  Hyderabad: In Hyderabad elections are due for April 30.  This election season witnesses over a dozen new faces here, who are trying their luck from various Assembly constituencies.Some of them have been associated with political

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  LS Polls 2014: 10,000 Mulund voters decide to go for NOTA

  India | April 07, 2014 12:57 IST

  Mumbai: After being at the receiving end of carcinogenic smoke from the Mulund dumping ground for over a decade, over ten thousand residents of Hari Om Nagar housing societies have decided to go for  None-Of-The-Above

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  LS Polls 2014: Hyderabad expects 20 percent higher voter turnout

  India | April 07, 2014 11:14 IST

  Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) administration is expecting an increase of atleast 20 percent voter turnout during the upcoming general elections.GHMC is taking suitable steps to make voting easy for the city people.

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  LS Polls 2014: 179 Polling stations to be relocated in Hyderabad

  India | April 05, 2014 14:08 IST

  Hyderabad: The GHMC has submitted a list of 179 polling stations in Hyderabad to the Election Commission for seeking approval of relocating them.The relocation is needed due to old buildings. GHMC decided to relocate the

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  LS Polls 2014: Lalu's daughter hires two IITians to manage her campaign

  India | April 04, 2014 13:19 IST

  Patna: Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, is taking all the help she needs and has hired two IITians and doctors to manage her campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar.Her husband

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  AAP's Savita Bhatti opts out of LS contest

  Politics | March 09, 2014 16:37 IST

  Chandigarh: Less than 10 days after she was declared the AAP candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, Savita Bhatti, widow of comedian-actor Jaspal Bhatti, has opted out of the race.Sources close to Savita Bhatti