Moderate to brisk polling in Arunachal PradeshOctober 13th, 2009 ITANAGAR - Moderate to brisk polling was recorded by noon Tuesday for assembly elections in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh held amid heightened security measures, officials said. "By and large voting is going on peacefully with an estimated 30 percent polling conducted till midday," an election official said.
36 percent voting in Tamil Nadu, 51 in PuducherryMay 13th, 2009 CHENNAI/PUDUCHERRY - Thirty-six percent voters exercised their franchise in 39 Tamil Nadu constituencies until 1 p.m. Wednesday while in neighbouring union territory of Puducherry the turnout crossed the half way mark by 2 p.m.
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.
Over 65 percent vote during re-poll in DelhiMay 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.
Quiet start to polling in Uttar PradeshMay 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - About 10 percent voting was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats in the fourth phase of general elections Thursday morning. Polling began at 7 a.m.
50 percent voting in Jharkhand re-pollingApril 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.
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.
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.
Re-polling on in 29 Andhra boothsApril 18th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Re-polling was underway Saturday in 29 booths in Andhra Pradesh where voting was stopped due to violence or marred by faulty voting machines and errors by election staff Thursday. The re-poll began at 7 a.m.
Voting ends peacefully in Northeast, heavy to moderate polling recordedApril 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Voting for the first phase of elections in India's insurgency-hit northeast ended Thursday with millions of people casting their votes amid stray incidents of violence and despite the rain in some places. 'Voting has ended rather peacefully in six of the seven northeastern states with heavy polling recorded,' an election official said.
Heavy to moderate voting till midday in northeastApril 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Moderate to brisk polling was recorded till midday Thursday for the first phase of parliamentary elections in India's northeast, with Assam witnessing an estimated 40 to 50 percent vote. 'By and large voting is going on peacefully with moderate to brisk polling recorded in all the 10 parliamentary seats in the northeast,' an election official said.
Northeast records heavy but peaceful first phase pollingApril 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Voting in the first phase of elections to 24 parliamentary seats from six of the seven insurgency-hit northeast states ended Thursday, with heavy polling recorded in 10 seats amid incidents of stray violence. 'Voting has ended rather peacefully in six of the seven northeastern states with heavy polling recorded,' an election official said.
Moderate to brisk voting in northeastApril 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Moderate to brisk polling was recorded in the first three hours of voting Thursday for the first phase of parliamentary elections in India's northeastern region amid heavy security, officials said. 'By and large voting is going on peacefully with moderate to brisk polling recorded in all the 10 parliamentary seats in the northeast,' an election official said.
59 percent voting turnout in KeralaApril 16th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Despite hopes of a high turnout, only 59 percent of over 20 million electorate in Kerala turned out to vote Thursday. In the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, the state recorded 71.45 percent voting average.
Voting begins in northeast amid heavy securityApril 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Voting for the first phase of parliamentary elections began Thursday morning amid heavy security in India's restive northeastern region, officials said. An election official said people in large numbers queued up in front of polling stations well before voting began at 7 a.m.
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