Heavy polling in Kerala by-elections

November 6th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Polling Saturday began in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in Kerala, an official said. The voters were seen queuing up in large numbers much before the polling began.

October 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The assembly elections in three states Tuesday recorded heavy polling, varying from 60 percent in Maharashtra to 66 percent in Haryana and 72 percent in Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said. The polling percentage may go up, he told reporters here.

June 26th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala will ask the central government to set up more public sector units and centre-state joint ventures in the state to spur its industrial development, Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem said Friday. Kareem told IANS here that he would go to Delhi next week to discuss the state's demands with Defence Minister A.K.

May 23rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday said that conditions were favourable for the onset of monsoon in Kerala by Sunday. The IMD said on its website that the conditions were also favourable for further advance of the monsoon into some parts of south Arabian Sea, some parts of extreme south peninsula, parts of south Bay of Bengal and some more parts of central Bay of Bengal during the same period.

May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling began Thursday morning for the seven Lok Sabha seats of the national capital. About 11.09 million people - nearly four million of them in the age group of 18-29 - are eligible to vote at 11,348 polling booths in the capital.

April 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling stations in 140 constituencies across 12 states opened at 7 a.m. for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

April 23rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Voting for the second and final phase of parliamentary elections in 11 of the 14 constituencies in Assam began Thursday amid heavy security and sporadic rains, officials said. An election official said there was fair amount of enthusiasm among voters as they arrived at the polling stations before voting began at 7 a.m.

April 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling stations opened Thursday in 140 constituencies spread across 12 states in the second round of elections to pick a new Lok Sabha. Voters started queueing up in thousands of polling centrers.

April 17th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala saw a heavy voter turnout - 73.33 percent - for the state's 20 Lok Sabha seats Thursday, according to final figures released Friday. According to statistics released by the chief electoral officer, the polling this time is higher than the 71.45 percent recorded in 2004.

April 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's staggered parliamentary elections began Thursday morning in 124 constituencies spread across 17 states and union territories. Polling centres opened at 7 a.m.

April 16th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Their votes cast in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, the queues in front of polling booths in Kerala seemed to have shifted to liquor outlets that opened shop after two days Thursday evening. In view of the elections, all liquor shops and bars had been asked to shut shop from 5 p.m.

April 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Voting in the first phase of elections to 24 parliamentary seats from six of the seven insurgency-hit northeast states ended Thursday, with heavy polling recorded in 10 seats amid incidents of stray violence. 'Voting has ended rather peacefully in six of the seven northeastern states with heavy polling recorded,' an election official said.

April 16th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Despite hopes of a high turnout, only 59 percent of over 20 million electorate in Kerala turned out to vote Thursday. In the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, the state recorded 71.45 percent voting average.

April 15th, 2009 OTTAPALAM - P. Govinda Das, a 48-year-old poll official, died here Wednesday, just a day before the Lok Sabha polls, police said.

April 13th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala will see polling for all its 20 Lok Sabha seats April 16 in the first phase of the elections, with women outnumbering male voters by 809,642. Kerala's chief electoral officer (CEO) Nalini Netto Monday said there are 21,865,324 voters in the state, of which 11,337,483 are women.