Polling begins for Punjab by-electionsAugust 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Voting has begun for three assembly seats of Punjab - Banur, Kahnuwan and Jalalabad. The polling will be held till 5:00 p.m.
Round two of ministerial induction beginsMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The second round of induction of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers began at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday with veteran Congress leader and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh being sworn in as cabinet minister.
Fourth round of polling on in IndiaMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling stations opened Thursday morning across eight states for the fourth and penultimate round of elections to the Lok Sabha that are widely expected to produce a hung parliament. A total of 85 constituencies are to elect MPs from Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Rajastan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Fourth round of polling beginsMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling stations opened Thursday morning across eight states for the fourth and penultimate round of elections to the Lok Sabha.
Polling begins in DelhiMay 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.
Re-polling at 35 booths in Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Gujarat beginsMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Re-polling at 35 booths in Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Gujarat began this morning. The Election Commission has ordered re-polling following irregularities during the third phase of Lok Sabha polls last Thursday.
Polling begins for third phaseApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Balloting for round three of the staggered Lok Sabha elections got underway at 7 a.m. Thursday in 107 constituencies in nine states and two union territories.
Nearly 50 percent polling in third phaseApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 50 percent polling was recorded in the third phase of the 2009 general elections, the Election Commission said here Thursday. The first two phases had recorded 60 percent and 55 percent voting respectively.
Polling ends peacefully in third roundApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling for the third round of the staggered Lok Sabha elections, held in 107 constituencies spred acrosss nine states and two union territories concluded peacefully at 5 p.m. Thursday. Over 144 million voters were eligible to exercise their franchise at 165,000 polling stations.
Polling process begins in KarnatakaApril 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Over 28,000 polling booths opened at 7 a.m. across 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka Thursday in the first of the two-phase elections for the 28 seats in the state.
Polling begins in second phase of Indian electionsApril 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.
Second phase of polling begins in Uttar PradeshApril 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Polling for the second of the five-phase Lok Sabha election began in Uttar Pradesh Thursday morning. Polling booths in the 17 seats opened at 7 a.m.
Polling begins on dull note in Jammu and KashmirApril 23rd, 2009 JAMMU - Most of the polling stations in the predominantly mountainous Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir wore a deserted look as voting began in the second of the five-phase parliamentary polls Thursday morning. Tight security was in place in this constituency that witnessed gunbattles between separatist militants and security personnel till a day before.
Polling for Inner Manipur seat beginsApril 22nd, 2009 IMPHAL - Polling for the Inner Manipur (valley districts) Lok Sabha seat constituency began today amidst tight security. The polling will decide the fate of seven candidates.
Polling begins in Jharkhand amid Maoist threatApril 16th, 2009 RANCHI - Voting for six Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand began Thursday morning with a large number of security personnel being deployed at polling booths in view of the threat of Maoist violence. Polling in the six constituencies - Palamau, Chatra, Koderma, Lohardagaa, Hazaribagh and Khuti - began at 7 a.m.
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