12 lakh new voters registered in HaryanaSeptember 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Between the general elections in April-May and now, the Election Commission of India has registered 12 lakh new voters in Haryana, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla said Saturday. He was speaking to reporters after the full commission met with Haryana government officials on the preparations for the Oct 13 assembly polls.
Over 85 percent turnout in Tripura local bodies pollsJuly 20th, 2009 AGARTALA - Voting to elect three-tier local self-governments in the Left Front-ruled northeastern state of Tripura ended peacefully Monday evening with more than 85 percent turnout, officials reported. "Braving soaring temperature and security threats, over 85 percent of the 1,020,200 voters have cast their ballot across the state," said G.C.
Men pip women in vote percentage in PuducherryMay 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - Men in Puducherry at the last moment piped women in terms of percentage of votes polled for the 15th Lok Sabha elections Wednesday. Interestingly, out of the 762,028 voters in this union territory, the 395,240 women voters outnumber men voters by 28,452.
When media added to voters' woesMay 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Several private TV channels said ration cards would be accepted as identity cards for voters at polling booths. But that wasn't the case and the top poll official in Tamil Nadu took the media to task for it.
22 percent polling in Uttarakhand by noonMay 13th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Five Lok Sabha constituencies in the hill state of Uttarakhand witnessed 22 percent polling by noon Wednesday in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Around 5.5 million voters are eligible to vote at 6,819 polling booths across the state to send five members to parliament from among 47 candidates.
Half of Delhi's women voters turned out for pollsMay 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An elated Election Commission Saturday said that over 50 percent of women voters in the capital came out to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha polls, showing much more enthusiasm than in the last general elections. 'We were flooded with calls from women voters enquiring about the poll process and clearing doubts over their identity proof,' Uday Baxi, joint chief electoral officer, told IANS.
Voting in Srinagar 'absolutely' peacefulMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR - Polling in Srinagar was 'absolutely peaceful' as 24 percent voting was recorded Thursday despite boycott call by separatists and threats from militant groups, officials said. The voting percentage in Srinagar - the urban hub of Kashmir's separatist campaign - was more than what was recorded in the 2004 parliamentary elections, Deputy Election Commissioner R.
Alternative photo ID can be used for May 7 electionsMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Haven't got an electors' photo identity card? Use your alternative photo identity proof and vote in Delhi May 7 for the Lok Sabha elections. According to the Delhi chief electoral office, there are over 1.6 million people in the national capital who have not received their photo identity cards.
Poor turnout in Amethi in initial hours of pollingApril 23rd, 2009 AMETHI - Uttar Pradesh's most high profile parliamentary constituency Amethi, the pocket borough of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, sprung a big surprise by registering a poor turnout of voters in the initial hours of polling Thursday. Of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies where polling was underway, Amethi recorded the lowest turnout, an election official said.
Polling for 15th Lok Sabha elections beginsApril 16th, 2009 GORAKHPUR/VARANASI/TRIVANDRUM - Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections across 15 states and two Union Territories began today amid tight security. A total of 1,715 candidates, including 122 women, are contesting for the 124 seats, where over nine lakh officials have been deployed across 1.85 lakh polling stations.
Bengal political parties woo voters on NababarshaApril 15th, 2009 KOLKATA - Political parties in West Bengal made full use of the Bengali New Year - Nababarsha - Wednesday to woo the electorates with calendars and greeting cards. Apart from campaigners stepping up their work on a day which was a holiday for most people in the state, the party workers were seen visiting localities to exchange pleasantries with the voters and wishing them 'Subho Nababarsha' (Happy New Year).
Mamata alleges flaws in West Bengal voters' listsMarch 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday alleged that the voters lists in West Bengal were flawed and that a large number of people had received more than one Electoral Photo Identity Card. 'There are numerous mistakes in the state voters lists.
Navin Chawla says zero tolerance on violations of model code of conductMarch 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla today said that there would zero tolerance on violations of the model code of conduct. Speaking after a review meeting on the poll preparedness for the coming Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, he said, "The commission would not tolerate any deviation in this.
Delhi to go to polls May 7March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The national capital will go to the Lok Sabha polls May 7 and the state election commission Monday said it was arranging staff and material. The Election Commission of India announced that polling for the 15th Lok Sabha would be conducted in five phases beginning April 16.
Haryana becomes first state to complete voters' list with photographsFebruary 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Over 11.9 million voters of Haryana will now have their photographs printed on the electoral rolls of the state, giving it the distinction of becoming the first state in the country to publish the entire voters' lists with photographs. 'A 100 percent in photo electoral rolls in Haryana has been achieved with the constant and sincere efforts by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Haryana Electronics Development Corporation (Hartron) during the last one year.
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