In Odisha, more than 1.55 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise tomorrow in the second and last phase of polls in 11 Lok Sabha and 77 Assembly constituencies. A total of 18,692 booths have been set up for the purpose and about 1.41 lakh polling personnel have been deployed. Our corre...

FIR against 17 persons in UP for burning EC effigy

In Uttar Pradesh police has lodged FIR against 17 persons in Sambhal district for burning an effigy of the Election Commission. Two persons are named and 15 others are unidentified in the FIR. Quoting police sources AIR correspondent reports that FIR has been lodged at Kotwali police station in Samb...

Polls in 11 LS and 77 assembly constituencies in Odisha last phase tomorrow

In Odisha, the second and last phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections involving 11 Parliamentary and 77 Assembly constituencies will take place tomorrow. Over 1.55 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise. 18,692 booths have been set up for the purpose and around 1.41 lakh polling pe...

Rajasthan 1st phase polls tomorrow; several heavyweights in fray

Election campaign ended for 20 seats of first phase polling in Rajasthan yesterday. Candidates have started door to door contact with voters. Polling will take place tomorrow at 38,835 polling stations. Prominent candidates contesting the election are Dr Girija Vyas, Chandresh Kumari and Sachin Pilo...

UP 2nd Phase LS polls tomorrow; BJP's Maneka, Cong's Shervani in fray

In Uttar Pradesh the Election Commission has said that no outsider will be allowed to continue in poll bound constituencies after ending of campaigning.The Commission has said it will also be responsibility of the candidates and their parties to ask their supporters and leaders engaged in electionee...

Inter-state border patrol intensified as Chh'garh polls tomorrow for 3 LS seats

In Chhattisgarh, elaborate security arrangements are in place to ensure smooth polling in three Lok Sabha constituencies tomorrow, April 17.Tribal Kanker, Mahasamund and Rajnandgaon constituencies going to the polls, are partially Maoist affected.Our correspondent reports that amid Maoists killing 1...

Cong's Scindia, BJP's Tomar prominent candidates in MP 2nd Phase poll tomorrow

In Madhya Pradesh, elaborate security arrangements have been made for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state. Our Bhopal correspondent reports that the polling will take place tomorrow for ten seats of Gwalior-Chambal, Bundelkhand and Madhya region. Besides Central Arm Police Force, 50...

Fool-proof security for re-poll with EC coordination: Arunachal IJP

In Arunachal Pradesh, the Election Commission, EC, has ordered re-polling in 34 polling stations in five districts, under both the Parliamentary constituencies, Arunachal West and Arunachal East, and the concerned 11 Assembly seats.The re-polling will be held on April 19th. State Chief Electoral Off...

Mamata, Jaya favour alternative front in forming next govt; Cong rules out support for Third Front

AIADMK Chief J Jayalalithaa raised the pitch for a non-Congress and non-BJP government after the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing an election rally at Arani in Tamil nadu, Jayalalithaa said that in the present situation only regional parties can jointly form a government at Centre. She appealed to the el...

Campaigning ends for last phase of polling in Odisha

In Odisha, campaigning ended this evening in 11 Lok Sabha and 77 Assembly constituencies for the second and last phase of polling on Thursday. In this phase, the fate of 98 candidates, including 11 women will be decided in the Lok Sabha elections and that of 747 candidates, including 65 women, in th...