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  Congress fields Meira Kumar's son Anshul Avijit from Patna Sahib seat against Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Bihar | April 24, 2024 6:12 IST

  The Central Election Committee of Congress has given its nod to Dr Anshul Avijit as the party's candidate for the upcoming general elections to the Lok Sabha from the Patna Sahib Parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He will be up against BJP candidate and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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  Congress, Lalu come together on first Bihar CM's birth anniversary

  Politics | October 22, 2017 7:47 IST

  RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was the chief guest at the 130th birth anniversary programme of Bihar's first chief minister Sri Krishna Singh, which was organised by the Congress.

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  Cross-voting favours Kovind in maximum states except BJP-ruled Rajasthan where Meira gains

  Politics | July 21, 2017 8:56 IST

  The only exception was the BJP-ruled Rajasthan where the cross-voting favoured Opposition candidate Meira Kumar and it should be a matter of concern for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.

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  Presidential election 2017: Kovind gets one vote in Kerala, Meira Kumar draws blank in AP

  Politics | July 20, 2017 22:20 IST

  Kovind received 2930 votes with a value of 7,02,044, while Meira Kumar got 1844 votes with a value of 3,67,314.

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  Battle of ideologies: Cross-voting in Kovind’s favour a body blow to Congress’ idea of ‘united oppn’

  Politics | July 20, 2017 19:44 IST

  The numbers of the Presidential election rolled out by EC reveal that the ‘battle of ideologies’ – something that the Congress christened the battle as – appears to be failing and has damaged its claims of a united opposition.

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  Meira Kumar congratulates Ram Nath Kovind on becoming the President of India

  Politics | July 20, 2017 18:26 IST

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  Presidential election 2017: NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind heading for predictable victory

  Politics | July 20, 2017 15:13 IST

  Kovind is expected to win the race for the top constitutional post given that the BJP and its allies have a majority in electoral college comprising Members of Parliament and members of legislative assemblies

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  Presidential election results 2017: Ram Nath Kovind gets 60683 votes, Meira Kumar 22941 in first 4 states

  Politics | July 20, 2017 14:18 IST

  NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind received 60683 votes while opposition’s Meira Kumar got 22941 votes in Assam, Arunachal, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

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  Fought presidential poll with confidence, says Meira Kumar

  Politics | July 20, 2017 14:47 IST

  "I have fought this elections with faith, belief and confidence in the ideology. I also believe in inner voice of conscience," Meira Kumar said.

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  Great belief in ideology I fought for, says Meira Kumar ahead of president election result

  Politics | July 20, 2017 13:20 IST

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  President Election Results: Kovind registers landslide win, beats Kumar by over 3 lakh votes

  Politics | July 20, 2017 19:00 IST

  President Election Results 2017 LIVE: Ram Nath Kovind beat Meira Kumar by over 3 lakh votes. In electoral college, Kovind bagged 7,02,044 votes whereas Kumar managed to secure only 3,67,314 votes.

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  President Election Result: Meira Kumar's son expects her mother to win

  Politics | July 20, 2017 11:43 IST

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  Presidential election results 2017: Counting of votes underway, Ram Nath Kovind set to win against Meira Kumar

  Politics | July 20, 2017 15:56 IST

  Presidential election results 2017: The electoral arithmetic clearly favours Ram Nath Kovind as opposition parties like JD(U), BJD, TRS, YSR Congress, different factions of AIADMK had also extended their support to the NDA candidate.

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  Presidential elections 2017 results: Ram Nath Kovind looks set to win against Meira Kumar

  Politics | July 20, 2017 8:11 IST

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  Presidential poll: Counting of votes to begin at 11 am tomorrow

  Politics | July 19, 2017 17:43 IST

  First, the ballot box of Parliament House would be opened, and then, the ballot boxes received from states would be counted on alphabetical basis. The votes would be counted on four separate tables and there would be eight rounds of counting.

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  Presidential election 2017: Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar contest sees near 100 pc voting

  Politics | July 18, 2017 6:42 IST

  Lawmakers across India voted on Monday to elect the country's 14th President in a contest in which the ruling NDA's candidate Ram Nath Kovind has an overwhelming edge over opposition-backed Meira Kumar

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  President Election: We are Fighting the battle of ideologies, says Meira Kumar

  Politics | July 17, 2017 14:11 IST

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  Presidential election 2017: Close to 99 pc voting witnessed, Kovind looks set for comfortable win

  Politics | July 17, 2017 21:20 IST

  In the contest between Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar, MPs and MLAs today voted to elect the new President of India.

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  Presidential Election 2017: PM Narendra Modi wishes Ram Nath Kovind ‘in advance’, pledges govt’s support

  Politics | July 17, 2017 11:22 IST

  Presidential Election 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind "in advance" and assured him of his government's support, a day before the election to the top constitutional post

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  Kovind vs Meira: MPs, MLAs to vote for next President tomorrow

  Politics | July 16, 2017 17:37 IST

  MPs and MLAs will vote in the presidential election 2017 tomorrow where NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind is pitted against opposition nominee Meira Kumar.