Heavy turnout in Firozabad constituency

October 14th, 2009 FIROZABAD - Dimple Yadav, the daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, filed her nomination papers for the by-election to Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad parliamentary seat. The Firozabad by-poll to be held Nov 7 has been caused by Mulayam Singh's son Akhilesh vacating it to retain the Kannauj seat from where also he won in the April-May general elections.

October 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Monday announced that bye-elections to Firozabad Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh and 31 assembly seats in seven states will be held Nov 7. The assembly bypolls will be held for 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in West Bengal, three seats in Kerala, two each in Rajasthan, Assam, and Himachal Pradesh and one seat in Chhattisgarh.

October 4th, 2009 FIROZABAD - Dimple Yadav, the daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, began her foray in politics with a maiden speech at a huge rally in Firozabad where she is contesting the bye-election for a parliamentary seat. Introducing his daughter-in-law as the party candidate for the Firozabad by-poll, caused by his son Akhilesh vacating it to retain Kannauj seat, Mulayam Singh promised free water for irrigation to farmers from government tubewells.

August 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Over 55 percent turnout was recorded in by-elections to four assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, officials said. Polling was peaceful with no untoward incidents reported.

May 24th, 2009 FIROZABAD - Newly-elected Lok Sabha member from Firozabad and Kannauj, Akhilesh Yadav, the son of Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, has decided to vacate the Firozabad seat, a party leader said Sunday. However, the measure will have to wait till the Lok Sabha elects a new speaker.

May 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party's (SP) youth wing chief Akhilesh Yadav was trailing in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj constituency but leading in Firozabad two hours after counting began at 8 a.m. Akhilesh, the son of SP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, had won from Kannauj in the 2004 elections.

May 13th, 2009 SHIMLA - Low temperatures in the higher regions of Himalayan slopes in Himachal pradesh failed to dampen the spirit of the voters during the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections. 'Heavy turnout was recorded in the three tribal segments of the Mandi parliamentary constituency as compared to other areas in the state despite rugged, cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain,' state chief electoral officer Anil Khachi told IANS.

May 7th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency, from where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh is contesting, witnessed a voter turnout of 46.4 percent, officials said Thursday. The Ghaziabad area saw the lowest polling at 43 percent, while Murad Nagar had the highest of 50 percent.

May 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Voters of western Uttar Pradesh, where polling was held for 18 constituencies, displayed more enthusiasm - registering 50 percent turnout - compared to the three preceding phases to elect the country's next government. Thursday's balloting was the biggest voting exercise in the state and saw several political bigwigs, criminals as well as many multi-millionaires in the fray for this round.

April 30th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in charge of recording turnout at booth number 124 of Amraiwadi locality in Maninagar constituency during the Lok Sabha polls underway Thursday, a party source said. As per tradition, BJP workers are put on poll duty at various booths to record the turnout of voters and report to their seniors after voting ends.

April 23rd, 2009 JAMMU - Over 40 percent of the electors cast their votes Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's predominantly mountainous Udhampur parliamentary constituency amid tight security, officials said. The voting ended peacefully in the constituency some segments of which are close to the border with Pakistan and are prone to militant attacks.

April 23rd, 2009 JAMMU - Security personnel outnumbered voters at polling stations in the predominantly mountainous Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir where the second of the five-phase parliamentary polls was underway Thursday. According to election officials, only five percent turnout was recorded in the first three hours of polling, which began at 7 a.m.

April 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - About 26 percent of 25 million-odd eligible voters cast their ballot in 17 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh till 2 p.m., election officials said here Thursday. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m.

April 23rd, 2009 JAMMU - Over 45 percent of the 1.3 million electorate cast their votes Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's predominantly mountainous Udhampur parliamentary constituency amid tight security, officials said. The voting ended peacefully in the constituency some segments of which are close to the border with Pakistan and are prone to militant attacks.

April 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - The second phase of polling in 17 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh ended Thursday with 44 percent voter turnout, state Election Commission officials said here. However, the turnout was slightly lower than the first phase of elections held April 16 when nearly 48 percent voters exercised their franchise.