Bangalore: Karnataka recorded the second highest voter turnout in 35 years with a polling percentage of 71.29 in the May five Assembly polls, a top electoral officer said. The highest voter turnout of 71.90 per cent was registered in 1978.
A recharged Congress sees the highly impressive polling percentage as clear sign of winds of change that would bring the party back to power after an eight-year long hiatus. But ruling BJP has a different take. It feels the increase in turnout was because more BJP supporters turned up.
Pre-poll surveys and exit polls have forecast a victory for Congress aided by the presence of Karnataka Janatha Paksha led by former BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa who has made no bones about his intention to "decimate" BJP....
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10:10 PM, May 06, 2013
Kolkata: Sixty per cent polling was recorded in the by-election to Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal on Wednesday where President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee, as the Congress candidate, was locked in a multi-cornered contest with 11 others. The polling recorded this time, however, was far less as compared to 84.71 per cent voting registered for the same seat in the 2009 election. Returning officer Rajiv Kumar said...
03:18 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Lucknow saw a record voter turnout of 56 per cent, a 20 per cent increase from the 2007 turnout. Chief Minister Mayawati and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj cast their ballots today. ...
08:03 PM, Feb 19, 2012
New Delhi: Punjab and Uttarakhand, the twin states that went to polls on Monday, saw largely peaceful elections without any untoward incident being reported. Punjab saw a turnout of over 77 per cent. There were minor skirmishes in Punjab, however, when clashes occurred in the cities of Bhatinda and Ludhiana. Ludhiana BJP Yuva Morcha General Secretary Sanjay Kapoor was attacked during the clashes. News agency PTI reported that stones were...
07:35 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Mumbai's who's who lined up to cast votes, the average Mumbaikar stayed away. ...
11:21 PM, Oct 13, 2009
Polling was suspended in a booth after a scuffle broke out between two groups. ...
01:25 PM, Oct 13, 2009
Brisk voting recorded nationwide, three were killed in West Bengal. ...
07:18 PM, May 07, 2009
Minor clashes were reported from Haryana. ...
06:16 PM, May 07, 2009
Angry Kiran Bedi on people who don't vote despite getting a day off from work. ...
04:57 PM, May 07, 2009
Here's a roundup of who said what on phase III of Elections 2009. ...
03:18 AM, May 01, 2009
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Meera Sanyal on why voter turnout was low in phase III. ...
03:01 AM, May 01, 2009
After 26/11, a high turnout was expected in South Mumbai constituency. ...
01:46 AM, May 01, 2009
Polling was held for eight of the state's 14 Lok sabha seats. ...
05:56 PM, Apr 23, 2009
Pawar contesting from Madha constituency, Sushil Kumar in fray too. ...
03:23 PM, Apr 23, 2009
Polling remained peaceful across the 17 segments, barring minor incidents. ...
02:59 PM, Apr 23, 2009
20.45 per cent of the votes had been cast in the first four hours. ...
02:41 PM, Apr 23, 2009
Till 0900 hrs IST Amethi recorded only 5.5. per cent voting. ...
11:48 AM, Apr 23, 2009
Majority of 17 states, union territories report moderate turnout. ...
06:20 PM, Apr 16, 2009
Residents in dozens of villages boycottt elections in at least over six constituencies. ...
03:08 PM, Apr 16, 2009
Direct contest between Congress and BJP in the state. ...
02:17 PM, Apr 16, 2009
