Urban, rural polling trend vary in initial phases
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Polling in the initial phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections have shown a varying trend in urban and rural areas as compared to the 2014 general…
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EC warns Maneka Gandhi over communal remarks
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Monday “strongly condemned” Union Minister Maneka Gandhi for her statement asking Muslims in Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh to vote for her if they wanted her…
Voting stalled in Bengal booth following violence
Suri (West Bengal), April 29 (IANS) Voting was stalled on Monday after villagers vandalised a polling booth in West Bengal’s Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency amid the ongoing fourth phase elections in the state. The incident…
43.20% voting recorded in Rajasthan
Jaipur, April 29 (IANS) Rajasthan on Monday witnessed 43.20 per cent voting for 13 Lok Sabha seats till 1 p.m., officials said. The highest turnout was recorded in Barmer with 53.45 per cent, followed by…
Shatrughan files nomination from Patna Sahib
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Congress candidate and actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Monday filed his nomination papers from the Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar which will head to the polls in the last phase of the…
35% voting in Madhya Pradesh till 1 p.m.
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) Around 35.78 per cent turnout was recorded in the fourth phase of polling for the six Lok Sabha seats and one Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh till 1 p.m. on Monday,…
Braving heat, 40% vote in Jharkhand Maoist belt
Ranchi, April 29 (IANS) Despite soaring temperatures, 39.07 per cent voter turnout had been recorded in Jharkhand till around 1 p.m. on Monday for three Lok Sabha seats in the state’s Maoist-affected areas, according to…
25.46% voting recorded in UP
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh witnessed about 25.46 per cent voting for 13 parliamentary constituencies till 1 p.m. on Monday, officials said. According to the Election Commission, Hamirpur and Jalaun recorded the highest voter…
Jitin Prasada’s sister find her vote is already cast
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) Former union Minister Jitin Prasada said on Monday that his sister was unable to vote because her vote had already been cast by the time she reached the polling booth in…
EC studies bogus voting by three in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, April 29 (IANS) The controversy over two women and a man casting bogus vote in Kannur district of Kerala has been referred to the Election Commission. Since Saturday, after TV channels started airing the…
Voting picks pace in UP, 21% polling recorded
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) Voting in Uttar Pradesh picked up pace as 21.18 per cent voting was recorded in the first four hours of polling for the 13 Lok Sabha seats on Monday till 11…
20.87% voting for 3 LS seats in Jharkhand Maoist belt
Ranchi, April 29 (IANS) Jharkhand recorded 20.87 per cent polling till 11 a.m. on Monday for three Lok Sabha seats in the state’s Maoist-affected areas, according to Election Commission (EC) data. Polls for the 14…
18.39% voting in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Maharashtra voting picked up with a turnout of a modest 18.39 per cent till 11 a.m. for the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the fourth phase of polling on Monday, an…
Tiwari holds road show for 3rd consecutive day
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Bhojpuri actor and singer Manoj Tiwari, re-contesting the North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, held an 8-km-long road show in his constituency for the third consecutive day on Monday. He…
10% voting recorded in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh recorded around 10.36 per cent voting in the first three hours of polling for the 13 Lok Sabha seats on Monday till 10 a.m., officials said. Shahjahanpur recorded 11.14…
Babul Supriyo’s car vandalised in Bengal’s Asansol
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Babul Supriyo’s car was vandalised on Monday in West Bengal’s Asansol, but the leader was unharmed in the attack. The attack comes as…
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath votes
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath voted on Monday in the fourth phase of the staggered Lok Sabha elections. He exercised his franchise at polling booth number 17 in Shikarpur, Chhindwara….
11% voting recorded in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh recorded around 11.39 per cent voting in the first three hours of polling for the six Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh on Monday till 10 a.m., officials said….
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath casts vote
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) Chief Minister Kamal Nath cast his vote on Monday in the fourth phase of the staggered Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. He cast his vote at polling booth number 17…
Bollywood celebrities vote in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities including Rekha, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Urmila Matondkar, Shankar Mahadevan, Paresh Rawal and Ravi Kishan on Monday voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections…