Chunav Flashback
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Chunav Flashback: When Arvind Kejriwal dethroned veteran Sheila Dikshit in her own bastion
Delhi | Dec 12, 2024, 11:24 PM ISTChunav Flashback: In 2013 assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal had given a crushing defeat to the then Delhi Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Sheila Dikshit. He had defeated Dikshit by a staggering margin of over 25,000 votes in the New Delhi constituency.
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Chunav Flashback: 13 women MLAs were elected in 2014 Haryana elections, maximum till date
Haryana | Sep 19, 2024, 02:55 PM ISTHaryana elections: Data shows that in the last 14 assembly elections in the state, only 87 women have become lawmakers.
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Haryana: 1996 witnessed highest participation of candidates in Assembly elections
Haryana | Sep 18, 2024, 01:08 PM ISTHaryana elections: The least number of candidates who frayed were from 1967 and 1968 - 28 candidates each contested from the district.
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Chunav Flashback: When Chaudhary Sher Singh exposed claims on SYL issue in 1995
Haryana | Sep 17, 2024, 07:46 PM ISTThe Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SYL) dispute, which began in 1966, became so complex that despite several efforts by the governments and court, still it remained unresolved.
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Chunav Flashback: When 22 out of 30 MLAs were ministers in Haryana in1967
Haryana | Sep 12, 2024, 08:03 PM ISTToday's article as part of the Chunav Flashback series reminisced an incident that caused President's rule in the newly formed state (Haryana) in 1967. Meanwhile, the voting for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana will be held on October 5 and votes will be counted on October 8.
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Chunav Flashback: When Congress failed to secure even 10 seats in Haryana Assembly polls
Haryana | Sep 09, 2024, 05:29 PM ISTChunav Flashback: From 1972 to 1996, the Congress faced massive losses in terms of securing seats during assembly polls. The Congress which secured 52 seats in 1972, however, managed to get only 3 seats in 1977 after the National Emergency.
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Chunav Flashback: When there was uproar after single party won all seats in first elections of J-K
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 07, 2024, 04:03 PM ISTChunav Flashback: There were many complaints of irregularities in the first elections held for the Constituent Assembly of the state in Jammu and Kashmir and there were huge uproars even after the elections.
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When Bansi Lal's son Surendra Singh didn't want to become minister in Bhajan Lal's govt
Haryana | Aug 31, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTChunaav Flashback: Surendra Singh took oath crying, none of his family members went to the oath ceremony following words between Bansi Lal and Birendra Singh.
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Chunav Flashback: When BJP's struggle for a candidate ended with two filing nominations in Samba
Jammu and Kashmir | Aug 30, 2024, 09:40 PM ISTSamba Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Samba is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.
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Chunav Flashback: When election was marred by violence leading to fatalities in Haryana's Meham
Haryana | Aug 29, 2024, 08:03 PM ISTChunav Flashback: The Meham incident, which occurred during the 1990 Haryana Assembly elections, remains a black chapter in the state's political history. The election was also marred by allegations of widespread electoral malpractices.
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Chunav Flashback: When for the first time CM took oath outside Haryana in 1968
Haryana | Aug 28, 2024, 02:29 PM ISTChunav Flashback: Factionalism in the Congress remained at its peak in 1968 and during mid-term elections, for the first time the Chief Minister took oath outside the state.
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Chunav Flashback: Why is NC a key player in J-K assembly elections 2024 | Explained
Jammu and Kashmir | Aug 26, 2024, 01:52 PM ISTNational Conference (NC) is seen as one of the front-runners in the Jammu and Kashmir elections 2024 after it formed a pre-poll alliance with Congress. NC under the Abdullah family's leadership electorally performed very well as the three generations of the Abdullah family ruled the state.
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Chunav Flashback: Winning THIS constituency gives direct ticket to Cabinet berth in J-K
Jammu and Kashmir | Aug 22, 2024, 05:27 PM ISTVijaypur Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It is also part of Jammu constituency.
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Chunav Flashback: When Bansi Lal with BJP trumped Bhajan Lal, OP Chautala in 1996 Haryana elections
Haryana | Aug 22, 2024, 07:14 PM ISTChunav Flashback: Before the 1996 Haryana Assembly election results were declared, it was assumed that Bhajan Lal's alienation of the Jats during his last tenure could prove costly for the Congress party.
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Chunav Flashback: When 2,381 candidates lost deposits in 1996 Assembly Elections in Haryana
Haryana | Aug 20, 2024, 06:35 PM ISTAs many as 2,381 candidates lost deposits in the Assembly Elections in Haryana in in 1996.
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Chunav Flashback: When Nehru decided to step down as PM just before first Lok Sabha polls
India | May 24, 2024, 11:58 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, during the first two years in office, faced challenges from leaders within the Congress party over his policies on Pakistan and Hindu refugees.
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Chunav Flashback: When Indira Gandhi continued campaigning in 1976 despite nose injury
India | May 17, 2024, 09:09 PM ISTIndira Gandhi was injured after a stone pelting incident occurred during the Lok Sabha election campaign in 1976. The Congress stalwart continued the campaign with a bleeding nose.
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Chunav Flashback: When George Fernandes won Lok Sabha elections in 1977 from jail
India | May 07, 2024, 05:41 PM ISTGeorge Fernandes's name for the Lok Sabha election was suggested by Jayaprakash Narayan, known for his 'total revolution' movement to root out then Indira Gandhi government in 1970s.
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Chunav Flashback: When Vajpayee-led BJP formed 13-party NDA and Sonia Gandhi entered politics in 199
India | May 03, 2024, 04:31 PM ISTThe NDA, consisting of various right-wing parties, experienced changes in leadership over time, with Narendra Modi leading the charge in the 2014 and 2019 general elections. Despite facing hurdles like the collapse of the govt due to the withdrawal of support by the AIADMK, NDA bounced back in 1999.
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Chunav Flashback: When Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Rajmohan Gandhi challenged Rajiv Gandhi in Amethi
India | May 02, 2024, 07:50 PM ISTIn the past, anti-Congress parties did experiments in the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency by making poll battle Gandhi vs Gandhi. There were such poll contests in 1984 and 1989 when there was a direct fight between Gandhis.