West Bengal panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee announced the poll dates in the state in two phases, with three Congress bastions singled out for the second phase in April. The Congress, Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have slammed the move as political and biased. ...
07:45 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Gujarat is set for the second and final round of polling on Monday. The Bharatiya Janata Party has left no stones unturned as it remains apprehensive of a possible dent in its bastion of Saurashtra, courtesy rebel Keshubhai Patel's new party, the Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP). The first phase of voting saw a record 70.75 per cent turnout, with the Congress confident that the high turnout meant a certain "regime-change"....
07:32 AM, Dec 17, 2012
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...
04:10 PM, Oct 23, 2010
CNN-IBN grabs top spot in the genre during the biggest polling phase. ...
10:17 AM, Apr 30, 2009
BJD Chief Minister seeks a third term in office. ...
03:24 AM, Apr 23, 2009
3 Union Ministers, senior BJP leaders are candidates in second phase polls. ...
03:14 AM, Apr 23, 2009
Voting in 20 LS seats, 150 assembly segments to end elections. ...
02:21 AM, Apr 23, 2009
People braved adverse weather and terror threat to vote for change. ...
03:55 AM, Nov 24, 2008
Ajit Jogi's fate will be sealed in Thursday's 2nd phase of polls. ...
09:40 AM, Nov 20, 2008
Former chief minister Ajit Jogi contests from Marwahi constituency. ...
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. ...
04:13 PM, Apr 13, 2007
In the year 2002, Samajwadi Party held eight seats in Western UP while the BSP held 15 seats. ...
08:18 AM, Apr 13, 2007
Elections to 58 constituencies spread over 10 districts in western Uttar Pradesh will be held on Friday. ...
10:29 PM, Apr 12, 2007
Most private banks including ICICI and HDFC have already announced higher lending rates. PNB will hike PLR by 25-50 basis points. ...
05:06 PM, Apr 04, 2007
