
Lucknow: The polling in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections picked up after a dull start on Saturday with 46 per cent of nearly two crore electorate exercising their franchise till 3 pm. The fate of 1099 candidates, including 31 sitting MLAs and 24 former ministers and at stake in the second phase of polling on 59 of the 403 assembly seats. Once a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion, it is...

01:02 PM, Feb 11, 2012

Lucknow: Polling for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections started on a slow note with only 7.4 per cent of the total 1.92 crore electorate exercising their franchise in the first two hours. "Polling started at 7 am and in the first two hours 7.4 per cent polling was registered in 59 seats spread over 9 districts amid tight security arrangements," Election Commission sources said in Lucknow. Maximum...

11:23 AM, Feb 11, 2012

Lucknow: The second round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, whose outcome is bound to affect national politics, will take place on Saturday, involving 1.97 crore voters in 59 constituencies. With campaigning for the second of seven rounds ending on Thursday evening, the Election Commission gave finishing touches to the arrangements for the 10-hour balloting. The voters will decide the fate of 1,098 candidates in the second round. The staggered...

08:15 PM, Feb 10, 2012

Patna: As 45 Assembly seats in six districts in the Maoist belt of Bihar go to polls in the second phase Sunday, the Election Commission has changed the poll timings in some constituencies after the ultras killed six policemen in Sheohar district. The Maoists, who triggered a landmine blast last night, have given a poll boycott call. Official sources said Maoists' posters have appeared on government buildings and polling stations...

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03:24 AM, Apr 23, 2009

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03:14 AM, Apr 23, 2009

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02:21 AM, Apr 23, 2009

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03:55 AM, Nov 24, 2008

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09:40 AM, Nov 20, 2008

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09:10 AM, Nov 20, 2008

Chennai: Kings XI Punjab got themselves back on the winning track after beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by seven runs in their IPL 5 game at the Chepauk on Saturday. Chasing a modest total of 157, Chennai could only manage 149 for 8 as Punjab registered their fourth victory of this season. Azhar Mahmood was instrumental for Punjab, picking up 3 for 25 while Piyush Chawla also got 2...

09:30 PM, May 16, 2008

In the second phase of UP elections covers 10 districts and will seal the fate of 58 seats in ballot boxes. ...

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