Re-poll ordered in one Haryana polling station

October 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The assembly elections in three states Tuesday recorded heavy polling, varying from 60 percent in Maharashtra to 66 percent in Haryana and 72 percent in Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said. The polling percentage may go up, he told reporters here.

October 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - People in 22 polling stations in the Maoist-affected areas of Maharashtra, where poll officials could not reach Tuesday, will be given another opportunity to vote, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said here. Chawla said the polling was "very satisfactory" and the "morale was extremely" high in the Maoist-hit polling stations in Maharashtra.

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It will be a hung verdict in Maharashtra but the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance will end with most seats while the Congress will sweep Haryana in coming assembly elections, an opinion poll Thursday said. According to the survey by Star News channel, the Congress-NCP combine ruling Maharashtra will win up to 140 of the 288 assembly seats.

September 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.

May 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Monday ordered repoll in two polling stations in Kasturba Nagar assembly segment in New Delhi constituency after some people whose names had been deleted from the electoral rolls had cast votes. The Election Commission has found that the people whose names were deleted had cast their votes in polling station No.12 and 13 in Kasturba Nagar assembly segment in New Delhi constituency, Deputy Election Commissioner R.

May 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Re-polling in two booths in south Delhi's Chhattarpur area saw 65.42 percent voter turnout Sunday. The re-polling was ordered in the two booths after they recorded 98.5 percent turnout Thursday, the Election Commission said.

May 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.

May 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Polling for the parliamentary elections began in Haryana and parts of Punjab amid tight security Thursday morning. All 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana and four seats in neighbouring Punjab are going to polls in the fourth phase of the general elections.

May 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The fourth round of the 2009 general elections is scheduled for Thursday. Here are some facts about the poll to be held across eight states.

April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Re-balloting will be held on May 5 and May 9 in 145 polling stations in Bihar, where election was held April 16 in the first phase, the poll panel said Thursday. The Election Commission had ordered the re-poll in 145 voting stations in Bihar last week.

April 28th, 2009 RANCHI - At least 50 percent voters cast their ballot Tuesday in 116 booths where re-polling was ordered following defective or damaged electronic voting machines during the first and second phases of the Lok Sabha elections. The voting ended peacefully at the polling booths spread in all the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of the Leftist insurgency-hit state.

April 25th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Re-poll will be held Sunday in 60 polling booths in Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission said Saturday. The commission ordered re-poll in these booths due to irregularities including damage to the electronic voting machines or technical problems during the second and final phase of polling to Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly Thursday.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Wednesday ordered re-ballot in 25 polling stations affected by Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The repoll will be held April 27 from 7 a.m.

April 16th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Election Commission Thursday ordered repolling in 17 voting centres in Andhra Pradesh's Mahbubnagar district following incidents of violence. Villagers in Aiza area, who were protesting their inclusion in Alampur assembly constituency in the delimitation process, attacked polling stations and destroyed electronic voting machines (EVM).

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - When India elects a new parliament in April-May, one polling station in Gujarat will have just one voter. Chief Election Commissioner N.