Polling for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council to elect 36 representatives from 35 local authority constituencies passed off Thursday with around 90 percent of the electorate exercising their franchise, an official said.
‘While we are still to ascertain the exact polling percentage, we have learnt that it would be somewhere near 90 percent. The exact polling [...]
Kabul, Jan 3 (DPA) Afghanistan’s parliament Saturday rejected 17 out of 24 cabinet nominees proposed by President Hamid Karzai, including a powerful ex-warlord and the only female candidate put forward.
Defence Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, and Finance Minister Mohammad Omar Zakhelwal, three key ministers favoured by the West, were among [...]
Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday announced that the by-poll to the Pennagaram assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, to be held Jan 20, had been postponed following demands in this regard by the major opposition parties in the state.
The ruling DMK and its ally Congress, however, expressed their opposition to the postponement contending [...]
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK Wednesday won by a comfortable margin in two assembly constituencies where by-polls were held Dec 19, the Election Commission said.
Anita Radhakrishnan, the party’s candidate for the Tiruchendur assembly seat secured more than 46,000 votes over AIADMK rival while DMK’s Vandavasi candidate Kamalakannan won with a margin of [...]
Ranchi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to ensure speedy counting of votes cast in the recently concluded Jharkhand assembly elections, an official said Tuesday.
‘We have made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes in the districts. Adequate security forces will be deployed during counting,’ joint chief electoral officer (CEO) Ashok [...]
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Seventy to 74 percent voting was recorded in the by-polls for two assembly seats in Tamil Nadu Saturday, officials said.
Election Commission officials said that polling was peaceful with 74 percent votes cast in Vandavasi and 70 percent in Tiruchendur.
The two seats witnessed a three-cornered contest between the DMK, the AIADMK [...]
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Campaigning for by-elections for two assembly seats in Tamil Nadu ended Thursday, an official said. The polls are scheduled to be held Saturday.
Political parties and candidates wound up their campaign in Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly constituencies at 5 p.m.
The by-elections will see three-cornered contests with the DMK, the [...]
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) The Election Commission will record live the happenings inside the polling booths during Dec 19 bypolls for the two assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a senior election official said Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters here, Chief Electoral Officer Naresh Gupta said: ‘The live recording through webcam will help to see whether the voter [...]
Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) An almost 60 percent turnout was reported from the 14 assembly seats, situated in Maoist strongholds, in the fourth phase of Jharkhand’s assembly elections Saturday despite the rebels’ call for a poll boycott. Polling was peaceful, officials said.
‘Around 59 percent polling took place in the fourth phase. Of the 14 seats, [...]
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) Not a single vote was cast in 21 polling booths during the second phase of the assembly elections in Jharkhand’s Maoist strongholds, officials said Thursday.
‘Not a single voter turned out on 21 polling booth in the second phase of the polls,’ said Ashok Kumar Sinha, joint chief electoral officer.
‘There is no [...]
Ranchi, Nov 25 (ANI): First phase of polling for 26 assembly seats in Jharkhand passed of peacefully on Wednesday.
State Joint Chief Electoral Officer A. K. Sinha said that approximately 53 percent electorates cast their votes in the [...]
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday decided to field late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s widow Vijayalakshmi for the by-election to Pulivendula assembly that was necessiated by his death. But the family says she herself is not keen.
The by-election is to be held Dec 19. YSR, as he was popularly known, died [...]
Imphal, Nov 21 (ANI): By-poll to Yaiskul Assembly constituency in Imphal East district of Manipur would be held on December 19.
Joint Chief Electoral Officer N Prabin said in a statement that the notification for the by-poll was necessitated following the demise of sitting Congress MLA [...]
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Namakkal District Magistrate U. Sagayam has done what few civil servants would dare: declare his assets publicly. Others of his stature are ready to emulate him.
Sagayam has announced on the district administration website that he has a modest bank balance of Rs.7,172 and a house in Madurai valued at Rs.900,000.
‘This is [...]
Shimla, Nov 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday bagged one seat and the opposition Congress one in the assembly by-elections held last week.
Congress candidate Sujan Singh Pathania won the Jawali seat by 5,249 votes, whereas the BJP’s Khushi Ram Balnatah won from Rohru by a margin of 8,473 votes, state chief [...]
Shimla, Nov 10 (IANS) Counting of votes began Tuesday morning in two assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh that saw by-elections Saturday.
The counting in Rohru and Jawali began at 8 a.m. The results are expected before noon, state chief electoral officer Anil Khachi told IANS.
While Rohru in Shimla district saw 69.36 percent polling, Jawali in Kangra [...]
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) There was moderate to heavy polling in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said. Polling was peaceful.
‘After a sluggish start, polling in both the constituencies picked up as the day progressed. Rohru witnessed around 68 percent polling, whereas Jawali saw around 65 percent [...]
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) About 49 percent of the 4.9 million electors in Saturday’s by-elections in Uttar Pradesh turned out to cast their vote in 11 state assembly and one parliamentary constituency.
Even as the state’s chief electoral officer Umesh Sinha described the poll as ‘peaceful and incident free’, a death was reported from a village [...]
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Over 65 percent of voters exercised their franchise in by-polls to 10 assembly seats in West Bengal, an Election Commission official said here.
‘Overall, polling was peaceful. Till 5 p.m., 65 percent voted. There are still people in the queue,’ state chief electoral officer Debasish Sen told reporters here.
Over 1.9 million people [...]
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy polling was witnessed in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said.
‘After a sluggish start, polling in both the constituencies picked up as the day progressed. Rohru witnessed around 65 percent polling, whereas Jawali saw around 70 percent polling,’ state’s Chief [...]
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Brisk voting was reported Saturday in the two Himachal Pradesh assembly constituencies of Jawali and Rohru, an election official said.
Till 1 p.m., around 35 percent of the 145,957 electorate in the two constituencies had voted. The state’s chief electoral officer Anil Khachi told IANS that the voter turnout was ‘good’.
The main [...]
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Sporadic incidents of violence marred voting Saturday for the 10 assembly seats in West Bengal whose outcome will have long-term consequences for the ruling Left Front.
About 35 percent voters had exercised their franchise till 1 p.m., an official said.
State chief electoral officer Debasish Sen told IANS: ‘Polling was peaceful and smooth. [...]
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands voted across Uttar Pradesh Saturday in 11 assembly and one Lok Sabha by-elections, with actor Raj Babbar of the Congress pitted against the daughter in law of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Firozabad parliamentary seat.
By noon, 27 percent voters had exercise their franchise in Firozabad, [...]
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Voting for the by-polls to 11 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency began Saturday amid tight security, an official said.
A total of 177 candidates, including 12 women, are in the fray. Among the prominent ones are Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, Dimple Yadav, daughter-in-law of party [...]
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began in the two assembly constituencies of Rohru and Jawali in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, officials said.
Voters in both the constituencies – Rohru in Shimla district and Jawali in Kangra district – were seen standing in queues outside the polling stations even before voting started at 8 a.m.
‘The polling process has [...]
Shimla, Nov 5 (IANS) Campaigning for by-elections to two assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh ended at 5 p.m. Thursday. Polling will be held Saturday.
‘The campaigning for the by-elections for Rohru and Jawali seats ended this (Thursday) evening,’ Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anil Khachi told IANS.
He said all preparation have been completed for the smooth conduct [...]
New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): The Campaigning for the Assembly by-elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Chattisgarh ends today.
The polling will be held on Saturday in 31 constituencies spread over these seven states.
Out of these, 11 seats [...]
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) Election fever will soon grip Tamil Nadu again with the Election Commission announcing its decision to hold another by-election, this time for the Tiruchendur assembly constitutency before January next year.
‘Elections for the seat will be held before Jan 30, 2010, and a formal announcement will be made,’ Chief Electoral Officer Naresh [...]
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Election Commission said Wednesday it has issued notice to Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi for violating the moral code of conduct in Kerala’s Kannur district after an assembly bypoll was announced.
‘The commission has issued a notice for violation of (moral code of conduct) to Vayalar Ravi for making [...]
Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) Eight candidates have been left in the fray for by-polls to two assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, a state electoral official said here Saturday.
‘Eight candidates are in the fray for the two assembly constituencies in the state after three aspirants withdrew their papers on the last day of withdrawal of nomination [...]
