news-in-politics11 percent voting in Jharkhand (Lead)
Ranchi, April 10 (IANS) Around 11 percent voting has taken place in the first three hours in Jharkhand's four Lok Sabha constituencies where polling is underway.Voting began in Koderma, Lohardaga,
Millions vote - peacefully - across India (Roundup)
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Millions voted across 14 states and union territories Thursday in the third round of parliamentary elections to pick 91 of the country's 543 MPs.An estimated quarter of
A third of Jammu casts its votes (Second Lead)
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) A third of the voters in Jammu Lok Sabha constituency Thursday cast their ballot in the morning hours as more waited patiently for their turn at polling stations.During the
62,000 Delhiites checked voters lists through SMS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) More than 62,000 electors in the national capital checked their names on the voters lists through a mobile phone message facility, an official of the poll panel said
Prove your identity, Ghulam Nabi Azad told
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) Union Health Minister and former state chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was Thursday told to prove his identity at a polling booth in the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.Azad
Nearly 15 percent polling in Chandigarh, Haryana
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Up to 15 percent polling took place in Chandigarh and most parts of Haryana in the first three hours of voting Thursday for 11 Lok Sabha seats. At a number of polling
Confident of winning: Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday said the Congress-led UDF is confident of winning in Kerala."There is very heavy polling at all seats. The UDF
Balloting picks up in Madhya Pradesh (Second Lead)
Bhopal, April 10 (IANS) Voting picked up in Madhya Pradesh's nine Lok Sabha constituencies as the day progressed, officials said.An Election Commission official said that in the initial three hours,
10 percent voting in early hours in Maharashtra (Second Lead)
Nagpur, April 10 (IANS) An average of 10 percent of the electorate cast their votes within the first two hours, as polling started for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra
Kerala starts to vote (Lead)
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) People queued up at polling booths across Kerala Thursday to cast their ballot for the state's 20 Lok Sabha constituencies.The zeal to hit the voting button was
Two troopers killed in Bihar blast (Lead)
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Two troopers were killed Thursday in a landmine blast in Bihar where enthusiastic voters ignored a boycott call by Maoists and queued up outside polling booths in six
Long queues as Jammu votes (Lead)
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) Voting for the Jammu Lok Sabha seat started on a brisk note Thursday as enthusiastic voters queued up outside polling stations much before poll began at 7 a.m.Bright
Maharashtra votes (Lead)
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) The first phase of elections in Maharashtra for 10 Lok Sabha seats got underway here Thursday morning with early voters queuing up outside polling stations, officials said.
Two troopers die in Bihar blast
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Two troopers were killed Thursday in a landmine blast in Bihar where polling is being held in six parliamentary constituencies, police said.The two Central Reserve Police
Brisk voting in UP's 10 seats (Lead)
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) Brisk voting took place Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's 10 Lok Sabha constituencies.Voting is going on peacefully in all the 10 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, an
LS polls start in Jharkhand
Ranchi, April 10 (IANS) Amid tight security, polling began at 7 a.m. Thursday in Jharkhand's four Lok Sabha constituencies that are Maoist affected.Voting began in Koderma, Lohardaga, Palamu and
Kerala starts to vote
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) People queued up at polling booths across Kerala Thursday to cast their vote for the state's 20 Lok Sabha constituencies.The zeal to hit the voting button was
Voting start in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Balloting began Thursday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, officials said.There are 257,856 voters in the union territory, almost evenly
Polling starts in Lakshadweep
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) Polling began in India's smallest union territory Lakshadweep Thursday, officials said.The group of 36 islands, of which 10 are uninhabited, Lakshadweep has an
Lok Sabha polls under way in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, April 10 (IANS) Balloting began Thursday in nine Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, officials said.As many as 118 candidates are in the fray in the nine constituencies -
