news-in-politicsConfident 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 -
Bastar goes to polls
Jagdalpur, April 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday in Chhattisgarh's Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, one of India's worst insurgency-hit regions.Over 1.29 million voters will decide the fate of eight
Balloting begins in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) The first phase of elections in Maharashtra for 10 Lok Sabha seats got underway here Thursday morning, officials said.A total of 201 candidates, including 90 independents,
Voting begins in Haryana, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Balloting began Thursday in all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and one seat in Chandigarh.Nearly 1.61 crore people, including over 73.8 lakh women, are eligible to vote
Lok Sabha polls start in Bihar
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Maoist-affected districts of Bihar.The six seats have 80 candidates, including 10 women, in the fray.Prominent
Jammu goes to polls
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) Jammu, the only Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir which has both the international border and the Line of Control, Thursday began voting in the national election,
Polling begins for 10 LS seats in UP
Aligarh, April 10 (IANS) Balloting for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in western Uttar Pradesh began Thursday morning.The fate of 146 candidates will be decided by over 17 million voters.The constituencies
