Haiti president's party picks up 5 Senate seats in run-off elections marred by low turnoutJune 30th, 2009 Haiti president's party picks up 5 Senate seatsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — President Rene Preval's party won five of 11 contests to fill open Senate seats, according to preliminary results released Monday by the provisional electoral council. Five other parties won one seat each in the June 21 run-off elections, and another went to a registered independent.
8.55 percent turnout in first two hours in Uttar PradeshMay 13th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Polling got off to a slow start in 14 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats, going to the polls in the fifth and final round of the elections Wednesday, with only 8.55 percent of the voters casting their ballot in the first two hours. The highest voter turnout was recorded in Pilibhit constituency, where Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Varun Gandhi is contesting.
55-60 percent voter turnout in Punjab, ChandigarhMay 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Initial projections of the voter turnout for polling for nine parliamentary seats in Punjab and one seat in Chandigarh Wednesday were pegged at 55-60 percent by election officials here. The officials said that the final polling percentage could be higher as all those who had queued up till 5 p.m.
Highlights of India's national electionsMay 13th, 2009 Highlights of India's national electionsKey details of India's national elections, which ended Thursday with a fifth and final phase of voting:
— About 714 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots at more than 828,000 polling stations. Overall turnout was 59 to 60 percent.
59-60 percent voter turnout in Election 2009May 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An estimated 428 million of India's 714 million electorate voted in the five-phase general elections that saw a turnout of 59-60 percent, the Election Commission announced Wednesday. On Wednesday, when the last round of polling was conducted in 86 constituencies in seven states and two union territories, 62 percent of the voters had exercised their franchise, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters.
Re-polling underway in two Delhi boothsMay 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Re-polling was underway Sunday in two polling booths in south Delhi's Chhattarpur area that had both recorded an unbelievable 98.5 percent voter turnout, officials said. 'In polling station numbers 64 and 64 A, the assistant returning officer told me that the voter turnout was 98.5 percent on Thursday.
Some Haitian senators allege fraud in election, call for results to be thrown outMay 9th, 2009 Some lawmakers allege fraud in Haiti electionPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Some of Haiti's most powerful lawmakers are calling for last month's parliamentary elections to be thrown out because of allegations of voter fraud and political manipulation. Sen. Youri Latortue, the powerful head of the chamber's justice and security committee, and at least three other senators said this week that they would try to block victors of next month's run-offs from taking office to protest the results.
West Bengal records voter turnout at over 80 percentMay 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal saw a large voter turnout of 80.71 percent in its first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 14 of the 42 seats in the state. 'The total voter percentage was 80.71,' the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) Debasish Sen told reporters Friday.
Priyanka Gandhi shocked by low voter turnout in AmethiApril 24th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Priyanka Gandhi Friday said she was shocked by the low voter turn out in Amethi, her brother Rahul Gandhi's constituency in Uttar Pradesh. 'I lost my sleep after seeing such a low turn out,' Priyanka said at a public meeting in Rae Bareli, from where her mother and Congress president Sonia is contesting the Lok Sabha elections.
Voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh rises to 26 percentApril 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.
55 percent turnout in round twoApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - About 55 percent turnout was recorded in the second phase of the 2009 general elections, the Election Commission said here Thursday.
Voter turnout improves marginally in Uttar PradeshApril 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - About 14.5 percent of the 25 million-odd Uttar Pradesh voters eligible to vote Thursday exercised their franchise in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies till noon, election officials said here. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m.
44 percent voting in second phase of Uttar Pradesh pollsApril 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.
Uttar Pradesh's Maoist areas record high voter turnoutApril 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh's Maoist-prone areas witnessed violence-free polling, while the state's average voter turnout was around 50 percent, poll officials said Thursday. Chandauli, Mirzapur and Robertsganj parliamentary constituencies, listed as the state's worst Maoist affected areas, recorded the highest turnout - touching 50 percent.
17 percent voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh by noonApril 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - An estimated 17 percent of the voters exercised their franchise by around noon Thursday in the 16 parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh going to the polls, officials said. 'We have learnt that nearly 17 percent voter turnout was recorded in Uttar Pradesh till noon,' state Additional Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha told IANS.
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