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.
No vote cast in five polling stations in KarnatakaApril 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - No ballot was cast in five polling stations in Karnataka Thursday as the electorate refused to vote to protest non-implementation of development works and rehabilitation package, an Election Commission official said. The polling stations were spread across three of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies where voting was held Thursday in Karnataka.
Yediyurappa confident of BJP winning minimum 8-9 seats in KarnatakaApril 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa came with his son, who is contesting elections for the BJP, to cast his vote on Thursday.
Polling for third phase of Lok Sabha elections beginsApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - Polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections began today amid tight security. In this phase, the election is being held in 107 constituencies spread across 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 begins in KarnatakaApril 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - Polling booths opened at 7 a.m. Thursday in 11 Lok Sabha constituencies across Karnataka to decide the fortunes of 156 candidates in the final phase of voting for the 28 seats in the state.
Campaigning for third phase of Lok Sabha polls ends todayApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Campaigning in 107 constituencies that will go to polling in the third phase of elections on April 30 will come to an end this evening. A total of 1,567 candidates would contest in nine states and two Union Territories in the third phase.
Campaigning ends for third phase of LS pollsApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Campaigning in 107 constituencies that will go to polling in the third phase of elections on April 30 ended on Tuesday. Congress President Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Rae Bareilly and Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.
No vote cast in some Karnataka polling boothsApril 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - As a mark of protest against non-implementation of development works, hundreds of voters in six Lok Sabha constituencies kept away from polling booths in Karnataka Thursday. 'Nil voting was reported in over a dozen polling booths in some parliamentary constituencies for non-implementation of development works, including building roads, bridges, borewells for drinking water and other amenities in their respective areas,' state chief electoral officer M.N.
India's second round polling beginsApril 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.
Karnataka sees 55-60 percent polling in first phaseApril 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Karnataka recorded 50 to 55 percent voting in 17 of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies Thursday with Bangalore registering around 50 percent turnout, election officials said. 'The overall percentage would be around 50 percent and in Bangalore (with three constituencies) it may touch 50 percent,' an official of the state election office said.
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.
Karnataka reports 30 percent voting till afternoonApril 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - About 30 percent of the 20.6 million voters in Karnataka cast their votes in 17 parliamentary constituencies till 3 p.m. Thursday even as a polling official was reported to have died of a heart attack.
Poll panel notifies second polling phase in KarnatakaApril 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - The Election Commission Thursday notified the second phase of polling in Karnataka for the remaining 11 of the 28 parliamentary constituencies that will witness voting April 30, a state poll panel official said. 'We have received the gazette notification from our New Delhi office on the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state April 30.
Liquor flow begins in Karnataka weeks ahead of pollsMarch 10th, 2009 BANGALORE - Voting in the first of the two-phase Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka will take place six weeks from now but already liquor and saris are being stored to woo voters, an official indicated Monday. 'From several parts of Karnataka, we have seized liquor worth over Rs.290,000 meant for distribution among voters,' state chief electoral officer M.N.
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