B'bay HC dismisses PIL fior Satara LS poll postponement over Pawar remark

Observing that it cannot interfere in the election process, the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking postponement of Satara Lok Sabha election following NCP chief Sharad Pawar's "ink" and "double voting" remark.A division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka refused to grant any r...

Polling begins for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in Mizoram

In Mizoram, polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat and bye - election to the Hrangturzo assembly constituency seat began a short while ago. Three candidates are in the fray including sitting Congress canddiate and Independent candidate of the United Democratic Front comprising eight political parties a...

Briefing reporters in New Delh today, election Commission officials said Kerala reported the highest poling of 74 per cent polling, while Uttar Pradesh registered 65 per cent. It was 67 percent for Odisha and 55.98 per cent for Madhya Pradesh. Haryana polled around 69.5 per cent, Bihar 55,Jharkhand ...

Briefing reporters in New Delh today, election Commission officials said Kerala reported the highest poling of 74 per cent polling, while Uttar Pradesh registered 65 per cent. It was 67 percent for Odisha and 55.98 per cent for Madhya Pradesh. Haryana polled around 69.5 per cent, Bihar 53,Jharkhand ...

Briefing reporters in New Delh today, election Commission officials said Kerala reported the highest poling of 73.4 per cent polling, while Uttar Pradesh registered 65 per cent. It was 67 percent for Odisha and 55.98 per cent for Madhya Pradesh. Haryana polled around 65 per cent, Bihar 55,Jharkhand ...

MP: Over 59% polling reported in 9 parliamentary segments in Vindhya & Mahakaushal regions

In Madhya Pradesh, more than 59 per cent polling was reported in the nine parliamentary segments in Vindhya and Mahakaushal regions. Rewa, Stana, Shahdol, Sidhi, Balaghat, Mandla, Chindwara, Jabalpur and Hoshangabad parliamentary segment went to poll under first phase of Lok Sabha elections today.Ou...

WB govt lodges FIRS for assaulting EC officials at Manickchak

In West Bengal, the Malda District administration has lodged two FIRs with police for assaults of two Election Commission personnel at Manickchak today. The two Election Commission personnel were beaten up, while they were videographing a bike rally by Trinamool Congress workers in the area at Malda...

Delhi records 64% polling; Haryana 69.5%; UP 65% & MP over 59% voting reported

About 64 percent polling has been reported for seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi today. It may go up as voting continued beyond 6 PM in some areas across the city. Polling which began on a slow note picked up after the first two hours and it is progressing steadily. 150 candidates including 58 independ...

Maharashtra: 56% voting reported in 10 LS seats of Vidarbha region till 5 pm

In Maharashtra, about 56 per cent voting was reported in the ten Lok Sabha constituencies of Vidarbha region till 5 pm today. Election Commission sources said the percentage is likely to go up. Buldhana recorded 53.86 percent, Akola 49.90, Amravati, 54.82, Wardha: 58.08, Ramtek, 50.00 and Nagpur 49....

WB: 2 FIRs lodged for assault on two EC personnel at Manickchak

In Odisha, polling came to an end in 10 Lok Sabha and 70 state Assembly constituencies this evening. About 58 percent polling has been recorded by 4 this afternoon. First phase polling was held in these constituencies spread over 19 of the 30 districts in the state.According to chief electoral offic...