59% polling recorded for lone LS seat in Mizoram

In Mizoram, about 59 per cent polling was recorded for the lone Lok Sabha seat and by-poll to the Hrangturzo Assembly seat. The official figures are yet to come.The main contest is between ruling Congress nominee and sitting MP C. L. Ruala and his main rival Robert Romawia Royte, an independent cand...

Sibal moves EC over issue of marital status of Modi

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today moved the Election Commission over the issue of the marital status of Narendra Modi. Sibal has sought action by the Commission against the BJP leader for hiding facts about his marriage in election affidavits filed by him in the past. After meeting the poll p...

52% polling recorded till 3 PM for lone LS seat in Mizoram

In Mizoram, about 52 per cent polling was recorded till 3 PM for the lone Lok Sabha seat and by-poll to the Hrangturzo Assembly seat. During the day long queues were seen in some polling stations in Aizawl with voters waiting for their turn to cast their vote. Polling in the state will continue upto...

Stage set for 4th phase of polling tomorrow for 7 LS seats & 32 member Sikkim Assembly

The stage is all set for the fourth phase of polling tomorrow for seven Lok Sabha Constituencies and the 32 member Sikkim Assembly. The Lok Sabha constituencies are spread across 4 states - three seats in Assam, the lone seat in Sikkim, both constituencies in Goa and the remaining one constituency i...

BJP and Cong to slug it out for 2 LS seats in Goa tomorrow

Few women candidates fielded by major pol parties in TN for LSA polls

In Tamilnadu, none of the six major political parties have given sufficient representation to women in the April 24 Lok Sabha polls in the state despite having claimed to espouse the cause of women in Parliament.While ruling party AIADMK headed by J Jayalalithaa has alloted only four of the 39 seats...

BJP and Cong to slug it out for 2 LS seats in Goa tomorrow

Goa is all set for Lok Sabha polls tomorrow. Polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm for the two lok Sabha seats, North and South Goa in the state. Around 10, 60,780 voters are expected to exercise their franchise. 19 candidates are in the fray, 7 in North and 12 in South Goa constituency. The main f...

Rahul rakes up Modi wife issue in campaign

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today raked up the issue of Narendra Modi's marriage to attack BJP, saying that while the party made claims of ensuring safety of women, it took several elections for its Prime Ministerial candidate to mention the name of his wife in the poll affidavit.Addre...

35% turnout recorded in ongoing LS polls for lone seat in Mizoram

In Mizoram, about 35 percent polling was recorded till 12.30 P.M. for the lone Lok Sabha seat and by-poll to the Hrangturzo Assembly seat. Long queues were seen in some polling stations in Aizawl with voters waiting for their turn to cast their vote. Polling in the state will continue upto 5 p.m. Vo...

EC directs WB govt to arrest all named in FIR for assault on its officials

The Election Commission has directed the West Bengal government to arrest all those persons whose names figure in the FIRs on assault of two Election Commission personnel at Manik Chak in Malda district yesterday. In its communique to the Director General Police, the Commission has also instructed t...