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.
Congress will perform better this time: Priyanka GandhiMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Thursday asserted that the party's performance in the 14th Lok Sabha polls will be better than that in the last election. 'I think there will be improvement, at least that is what we hope,' Gandhi told reporters after casting her vote at a polling booth in Lodhi Estate here.
Over 50 percent voting in DelhiMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 50 percent of Delhi's electorate voted in the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the fourth and penultimate phase of general election Thursday. 'In Delhi, the percentage of voting is over 50,' Deputy Election Commissioner R.
Polling for fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections beginsMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections began today amid tight security. In this phase, the election is being held in 85 constituencies spread across the states of Bihar, West Bengal, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi.
Fourth phase of polling starts in Uttar PradeshMay 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Polling began in 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha polls in the fourth phase of general elections Thursday morning. Polling began at 7 aa.m.
Fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections witnesses 57 % pollingMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections held for 85 constituencies spread across seven States witnessed 57 per cent voting of the total 9.46 crore eligible votes here on Thursday. According to the Election Commission, the tentative percentage of votes in the fourth phase of elections witnessed in Bihar (37%), West Bengal ( around 75 % till evening), Haryana( 63 %), Jammu and Kashmir(24%), Punjab(65 %), Uttar Pradesh (around 50 %) and Delhi (50 %).
164 candidates with criminal records in round four of pollsMay 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The candidates for the fourth phase of polls Thursday is a mixed bag - 164 have criminal records and 259 are millionaires, a survey said Tuesday. According to the study by the National Election Watch (NEW), '12 percent of the total 1,306 candidates in fray for the fourth phase have criminal records'.
Over 12,000 villages 'vulnerable' in fourth phase pollsMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission has identified as 'vulnerable' from a security point of view over 12,000 villages that go to polls in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections Thursday. 'All preparations have been made for peaceful elections,' Deputy Election Commissioner R.
Several top leaders in fray in Uttar Pradesh's fourth phase pollingMay 3rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Several top political leaders, candidates with criminal backgrounds and multi-millionaires are among the 314 contestants in the fray for 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the fourth round May 7. Among these were chiefs of three major political parties - Mulayam Singh Yadav of Samajwadi Party (SP) from Mainpuri, Rajnath Singh of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) from Ghaziabad and Ajit Singh of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) from his family bastion, Baghpat.
Filing of nominations for 4th phase of LS elections overApril 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The last day for filing of nominations for the fourth phase of the ongoing parliamentary elections concluded on Saturday. Elections for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls are scheduled to be held for 85 seats on May 7, 2009.
Actor Rajasekhar invokes caste for votes, arrestedApril 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Police Friday arrested Telugu film actor Rajasekhar for seeking votes in the name of caste. The actor, who is campaigning for the ruling Congress, was arrested for violating model code of conduct in Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra, police said.
Standard Chartered Bank organises visually impaired motor rallyApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Standard Chartered Bank on Thursday organised a motor rally under the caption 'Seeing Is Believing' for visually challenged people. The intended purpose of the rally was to make the visually impaired feel included.
Apex court dismisses plea for caste-based censusApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea that sought direction to the government to undertake a caste-based census in 2011. A bench of Chief Justice K.G.
Voting machines for blind in Madhya PradeshMarch 4th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Election Commission is preparing Braille signs for some polling booths in Madhya Pradesh to help blind voters exercise their franchise, an official said Tuesday. 'Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in some centres will have Braille script to enable the visually challenged persons to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections,' said state's Chief Electoral Officer J.S.
Lok Sabha elections, a fact fileMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The following are the details of the five-phase Lok Sabha elections beginning April 16.
Total eligible voters: 714 million
Poll dates: April 16, 23 and 30; May 7 and 13
Counting: May 16
Polling stations: 828,804
General seats: 412
Scheduled Caste seats: 84
Scheduled Tribe seats: 47
Total electronic voting machines to be used: 1.36 million
Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh: Five phases
Bihar: Four phases
Maharashtra and West Bengal: Three phases
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa and Punjab: Two phases
Fifteen other states and seven Union territories: single-phase
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