Ls Polls 2014
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I'm unlikely to win, concedes Sandeep Dikshit
National | May 15, 2014, 06:44 PM ISTNew 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
National | May 07, 2014, 10:37 PM ISTNew 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 | Apr 19, 2014, 09:15 AM ISTAnantnag (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
National | Apr 17, 2014, 03:02 PM ISTBangalore: 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 | Apr 17, 2014, 09:49 AM ISTBarmer (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
National | Apr 12, 2014, 09:31 PM ISTAgartala/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 | Apr 11, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTMumbai : 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 | Apr 10, 2014, 03:01 PM ISTRanchi : 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 | Apr 10, 2014, 10:34 AM ISTGumla (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 | Apr 10, 2014, 10:19 PM ISTChandigarh: 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 | Apr 10, 2014, 10:13 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Apr 10, 2014, 10:06 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Apr 10, 2014, 10:11 PM ISTJammu: 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
National | Apr 10, 2014, 09:34 PM ISTNew 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 | Apr 10, 2014, 07:14 AM ISTHyderabad: 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 | Apr 07, 2014, 12:57 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Apr 07, 2014, 11:14 AM ISTHyderabad: 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 | Apr 05, 2014, 02:08 PM ISTHyderabad: 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 | Apr 04, 2014, 01:19 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Mar 09, 2014, 04:37 PM ISTChandigarh: 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