Voting
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First phase of Manipur polls for 38 seats today
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UP Polls: Voting for 49 Assembly seats today
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Voting for third phase of UP Assembly elections today: 10 points
National | Feb 19, 2017, 07:51 AM ISTVoting for 69 seats in the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is underway.
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72 pc turnout in Hayuliang assembly by-poll in Arunachal Pradesh
National | Nov 19, 2016, 11:07 PM IST72 per cent voting was recorded today in the by-election to Hayuliang constituency in the remote Anjaw district, bordering China, of Arunachal Pradesh. The polling, which began at 7 am, was peaceful without any incident
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Voting begins for bypolls in eight assembly, four LS constituencies
National | Nov 19, 2016, 09:12 AM ISTThe polling for three Tamil Nadu assembly constituencies -- Thirupparankundram, Aravakkurichi and Thanjavur -- and the lone Nellithope constituency in Puducherry began at 7 a.m. on Saturday.
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‘Vote while you float’: Two American astronauts vote from space in US presidential election
World | Nov 08, 2016, 12:55 PM ISTWhen tens of millions of people around the United States head to polling places to cast their votes in Tuesday's presidential election, two American astronauts orbiting the Earth at 17,000 miles per hour have already
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Meet 103-year-old Asgar Ali, India’s oldest first time voter
National | May 05, 2016, 07:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: The man with the proud grin on his wrinkled face is Mohammed Asgar Ali. Ali today pulled off a feat and caste first-ever vote at an age of 103 years, arguably making him
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Phase 3 of Bihar polls begins
India | Oct 28, 2015, 10:24 AM ISTPhase 3 of Bihar polls beginsPatna: After a brief festival break, the high voltage fights between the Grand Secular Alliance and the NDA returns to Bihar with the third phase of voting on 50 Assembly
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Members in Lok Sabha pitch for making voting compulsory
National | Aug 08, 2015, 05:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Several members in the Lok Sabha today pitched for making voting compulsory, saying that such a move would help curb corruption and instances of electorate being influenced through illegal means during elections.The views
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Bihar crisis: Eight rebel JD(U) MLAs barred from voting in floor test on Feb 20
National | Feb 19, 2015, 04:34 PM ISTPatna: The Patna High Court on Thursday barred eight rebel Janata Dal (United) party MLAs from voting in the floor test on Friday.Asserting that Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's government has "fallen into minority", 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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J&K polls: Voting ends peacefully in the state, 58 % turnout recorded
National | Dec 09, 2014, 07:12 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered 58% polling in third phase of assembly elections today, according to Election Commission.Barring stray incidents, voting ended peacefully in all the 16 assembly constituencies that went to polls today.A senior
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'Girlfriend' crack makes Barack Obama voting all laughs
World | Oct 22, 2014, 09:36 PM ISTWashington: Democrats say stay away from red states. Vladimir Putin says mitts off Ukraine.But "don't touch my girlfriend?"Not the usual admonition heard by President Barack Obama.Let's be clear: It was a joke. It unfolded while
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Voting begins for Haryana assembly polls
National | Oct 15, 2014, 08:12 AM ISTChandigarh: Voting commenced at 7 AM today amid tight security arrangements on all the 90 assembly seats of Haryana where 1,351 candidates, including the kin of the three famous 'Lals', are battling it out in
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Voting for Fiji general elections begin
World | Sep 17, 2014, 07:51 AM ISTSuva: Voting for Fiji's general elections started on Wednesdy, the first election since the military coup in 2006. The country has a large ethnic Indian population.More than 527,000 electorates are expected to cast their votes
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Voting begins in Turkey's presidential polls
World | Aug 10, 2014, 11:35 AM ISTLondon: Voting in Turkey's first ever presidential election is underway on Sunday, authorities said.Three candidates are vying for the position; outgoing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, diplomat Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, the
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Record voting in Varanasi for the epic Lok Sabha battle
India | May 12, 2014, 08:57 PM ISTVaranasi: Coming out in record high numbers to vote despite scorching heat, people of Varanasi today sealed the fate of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal in a fierce Lok Sabha
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WB records nearly 80 pc polling amid sporadic violence
India | May 12, 2014, 08:39 PM ISTKolkata: The fifth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal today recorded 79.96 per cent turn out amid sporadic violence that left 25 persons injured – five seriously.There were long queues before
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High turnout in 8th phase of polling, 1 killed in Bihar
India | May 07, 2014, 09:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: High polling was today registered in the penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections in 64 constituencies in a high-stake battle where the fate of 1,737 candidates including Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, his
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Nearly 68 per cent poll recorded till 2 PM in WB
India | Apr 30, 2014, 04:00 PM ISTKolkata: Nearly 68 per cent votes were cast till 2 PM in West Bengal, where polling is underway in nine Parliamentary constituencies in the third phase to decide the fate of 87 candidates.“On an average