Poll panel commends Arunachal Pradesh's prompt actionOctober 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Sunday expressed satisfaction over the immediate action the Arunachal Pradesh administration has taken against unregistered motorcycles and vehicle, which were allegedly given free of cost to voters in the state on a large scale. Elections to the Arunachal Pradesh state assembly are to be held on Oct 13.
It's millionaires and billionaires in Haryana pollsOctober 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In a year when Haryana has got much less rainfall, it is raining millionaires and billionaires in the state's electoral fray. Over 50 percent of the candidates in the fray for the Oct 13 assembly elections are millionaires and the ruling Congress is leading the pack with 80 percent of its 90 candidates being millionaires and billionaires.
National award winner physically disabled gets ticket to contest Arunachal assembly pollsSeptember 22nd, 2009 ITANAGAR - A physically disabled candidate has joined the Assembly election bandwagon in Arunachal Pradesh. Tami Taniang, 47, who got a National Award for his service to the physically disabled, is contesting elections as a candidate of the Janata Dal.
Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal in NovemberSeptember 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has planned a visit to Arunachal Pradesh in the second week of November, an aide said Thursday. The Dalai Lama had to cancel his visit to the state last year after the Indian government refused to grant him permission.
BJP legislators in Jharkhand quit, demand assembly electionsSeptember 9th, 2009 RANCHI - All 22 legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand Wednesday submitted their resignations to demand immediate assembly elections in the state that has been under president's rule since Jan 19. The legislators handed their resignations to Governor K.
Maharashtra, Haryana vote count may be advanced: poll panelSeptember 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Election Commission of India (ECI) Saturday indicated that it could consider advancing the counting of votes in assembly elections to be held in Maharashtra and Haryana next month. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla said here that the long gap between the polling (Oct 13) and the counting (Oct 22) for assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh was kept in view of the Diwali festival season next month and also due to the tough terrain in Arunachal Pradesh.
Congress names screening panels for assembly pollsSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Friday constituted screening committees for shortlisting the candidates for assembly elections in three states scheduled to be held in October. "The Congress president has constituted the screening committees for the ensuing assembly elections, a statement issued by Congress media department here said.
Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana, Arunachal on Oct 13August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Assembly polls in the three Congress-ruled states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will be held simultaneously Oct 13, the Election Commission announced Monday. The counting of votes will take place nine days later, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters here.
Election Commission to visit Arunachal Pradesh todayAugust 18th, 2009 ITANAGAR - A full team of the Election Commission will begin three-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh from today. The visit assumes significance as elections for the 60-member Arunachal Assembly is due in October this year.
Wreckage of missing IAF aircraft found in Arunachal PradeshJune 10th, 2009 ITANAGAR - Wreckage of the Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft, which went missing in Arunachal Pradesh with 14 people on board, has been found. The IAF had began an aerial survey to trace the transport aircraft that went missing over the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
Counting of vote begins in northeastMay 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Counting of votes for 24 parliamentary seats in the northeast began Saturday amid heavy security arrangements, officials said. Counting of votes began at 8 a.m.
Repolling underway in Arunachal PradeshApril 20th, 2009 ITANAGAR - Repolling is taking place amidst tight security in 13 booths in the Arunachal West Parliamentary constituency on Monday. Polling here was affected during the first phase on April 16 due to incidents of booth capturing and breaking of Electronic Voting Machines.
BJP battling hard to retain both Arunachal seatsMarch 31st, 2009 ITANAGAR - The battle lines for elections to the two parliamentary seats in Arunachal Pradesh are drawn with the Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) trying its best to retain both seats, while the Congress party puts up a tough challenge. The firebrand 38-year-old sitting BJP MP Kiren Rijiju is facing a stiff fight in the Arunachal (West) parliamentary seat from former education minister and student leader Takam Sanjay.
Advani to campaign in Arunachal Pradesh todayMarch 26th, 2009 ITANAGAR - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) leader L K Advani is on a visit to Arunachal Pradesh today to boost his party's election prospects in the state. Advani will address a rally at Sepa in East Kameng District and meet with state party leaders and members of the parliamentary constituency.
Arunachal Pradesh for simultaneous Lok Sabha, assembly pollsFebruary 22nd, 2009 ITANAGAR - The Arunachal Pradesh government has requested the Election Commission to conduct polling for the 60-member state assembly simultaneously with the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, a minister here said. 'The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu at a meeting here late Saturday endorsed the decision of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) to prepone the assembly polls and hold them along with the Lok Sabha elections to save money, time and energy,' state Parliamentary Affairs Minister and government spokesman Tako Dabi said Sunday.
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