Polls
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Peaceful voting in Tripura tribal council polls
National | May 03, 2015, 10:32 AM ISTAgartala: Elections to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) began on Sunday on a peaceful note."Weather is very pleasant all over. Voting has been peaceful so far. Long queues of men and
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Shiv Sena gloats over Narayan Rane's by-poll debacle
National | Apr 16, 2015, 01:04 PM ISTMumbai: "We can defeat a thousand (Narayan) Ranes... It is not easy to challenge us...This is a party of machos. Anyone who dares us, will be reduced to dust," the Shiv Sena said on Thursday.The
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Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls on April 18
India | Mar 10, 2015, 08:41 AM ISTKolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections will be held on April 18 and those to 92 other municipalities in various parts of West Bengal on April 25, the state government said on Monday.State Urban
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Peaceful JK polls due to Election Commission and Army: BJP
National | Mar 01, 2015, 07:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Refusing to be drawn into the row over J-K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's remarks crediting people across the border and separatists for the peaceful polls in the state, BJP today said the
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Voting begins in Srirangam constituency
National | Feb 13, 2015, 09:15 AM ISTTiruchirapalli: Polling commenced today in Srirangam Assembly constituency which is facing by-election to fill up the vacancy caused by disqualification of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa following her conviction in a disproportionate assets case.Though the poll
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Election Officials seized 46 vehicles of political parties
National | Feb 10, 2015, 07:19 AM ISTTiruchirappalli (TN): Forty six vehicles of political parties, including AIADMK, DMK and BJP, as well as independents, were seized by election officials at Srirangam assembly constituency, where bypoll will be held on February 13, for
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For Delhi voters, choice is between anarchy and governance, cautions Arun Jaitley
National | Feb 07, 2015, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: As Delhi geared up for its biggest battle, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cautioned voters that their choice was between “governance and anarchy”, and told them that the result would impact the “country's image”.Finance
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BJP leading, Congress not far behind in Rajasthan local body polls
National | Feb 05, 2015, 11:42 AM ISTJaipur: BJP has won 114 Panchayat Samiti seats while Congress has won 75 out of 6,236 seats in 33 districts of Rajasthan where counting of votes was being held today for local body polls.24 Independents
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Bribery in polls a cognizable offence : PMK
National | Feb 03, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTChennai: PMK today welcomed the Centre's plan to make bribery during elections a cognizable offence and said the government could also consider former Chief Election Commissioner JM Lyngdoh's proposal for a system of proportional representation
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J&K: PDP to contest 2 Rajya Sabha seats
National | Jan 24, 2015, 07:39 AM ISTSrinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said it will contest two of the four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir where polls will be held on February 7.The PDP has decided to field
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Actual relationship between MP & voters starts after polls: Varun Gandhi
National | Dec 26, 2014, 05:53 PM ISTSultanpur: Noting that actual relationship between a Member of Parliament and his voters starts only after elections, BJP MP Varun Gandhi today said he wants to visit all villages of his constituency to meet the
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Jharkhand Polls: Campaigning ends for final phase of polling
National | Dec 18, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTRanchi: Campaigning ended today for the fifth and final phase polling for 16 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand which will go the polls on December 20. “Polling will begin at 7 AM and end at 3
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Over Rs 24 crore cash seized during Maharashtra, Haryana polls: Government
National | Dec 04, 2014, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: A total of Rs 24.46 crore cash was seized by various agencies during the recently-concluded Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections, the Lok Sabha was told today.Quoting data provided by the Election Commission, Law
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J&K Polls: EC issues notification for 4th phase of Assembly elections
National | Nov 19, 2014, 11:55 AM ISTSrinagar: The Election Commission today issued notification for the fourth phase of the five-phased Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir for 18 constituencies going to polls on December 14.The fourth phase will be the last
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Kashmir polls: Filing nominations for first phase ends today
National | Nov 05, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTJammu: The last date for filing nomination papers for the first phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir ends Wednesday.Sources said many senior ministers and politicians will file their papers Wednesday.Polls will be held on
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J-K polls: Lok Janshakti Party may contest assembly polls independently
National | Nov 03, 2014, 04:10 PM ISTSrinagar: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is part of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre but it may contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls and compete against on the saffron party. LJP President
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BJP announces 1st list for Jharkhand, J-K polls
National | Nov 02, 2014, 11:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda and former deputy chief minister Raghuvar Das were named in the first list of candidates announced by BJP today for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state
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Jammu and Kashmir polls: EC issues notification for first phase
National | Oct 28, 2014, 12:19 PM ISTJammu: The Election Commission today issued notification for the first of the five phases of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. In the first phase due on November 25, polls will be held in 15 Assembly
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AAP should not fight Haryana, Maharashtra polls: Arvind Kejriwal
National | Jun 28, 2014, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the party should not contest assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, and underlined the need to focus in Delhi.In an interaction with party's Delhi volunteers on
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Post polls rally in Indian stocks, Re likely : Goldman
May 25, 2014, 09:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: After staging impressive rallies in the run-up to elections, Indian stocks and the rupee have scope for further upside, said a report by Goldman Sachs.“The general elections in India resulted in an unequivocal