Tag: poll
SC Asks EC To Look Into Complaint Of Dismissed BSF Jawan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to examine the complaint of dismissed BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav whose nomination papers to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi were rejected by the poll body.....
Heightened Security Arrangements In Bengal For Sixth Phase
A total of 770 companies of central paramilitary forces are being deployed in West Bengal's tribal heartland as well as the seats in Junglemahal, once a hotbed of Maoists, where stringent security arrangements are in place to ensure fool-proof voting in the sixth phase Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, officials said.....
Modi Takes A Dig At Kamal Nath, Talks Of 1984 Riots
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath without naming him.....
Sixth Phase Of Lok Sabha Elections Sees 63.3% Turnout
The sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, covering 59 seats across seven states, saw a voter turnout of 63.3 per cent which was less than 65.67 per cent recorded in 2014 for the same seats, the Election Commission said on Sunday.....
Congress Slams EC Decision On Poll Campaigning In Bengal
After the Election Commission curtailed campaign timing for the remaining nine Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal by a day due to violence, Congress on Wednesday slammed the poll panel's decision, terming it an "unpardonable betrayal of the Constitution".....
Voting On 59 Seats On Sunday In Last Phase Of LS Polls
Voting will be held in 59 constituencies across seven states and a union territory on Sunday in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections.....
Violence Continues In Final Phase Of LS Polls In Bengal
Violence was again reported in several constituencies as voting was held in nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal in the seventh and last phase of the 2019 General Elections, along with bypolls in five state Assembly seats.....
Shah To Meet NDA Leaders, Host Dinner On May 21
Buoyed by the exit poll predictions, BJP President Amit Shah has convened a meeting of the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on May 21, ahead of the counting of votes on May 23. ....
Trump Congratulates Modi Over Election Victory
US President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "big victory" in the general elections, saying "great things" were in store for the partnership between the two countries.....
Azam Khan Wants To Quit LS To Contest Assembly Polls
Within days of being elected to the Lok Sabha, Azam Khan, the Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, has now said that he is thinking of quitting his seat and contesting the next Assembly elections.....
