Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a picturesque archipelago of 572 islands situated in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.
There are 257,856 voters in the union territory. Voting started in 386 polling booths at 7 a.m.
There 15 candidates in the fray. The main contenders are sitting MP Bishnu Pada Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Kuldip Rai Sharma of the Congress and Sanjay Meshak of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Interestingly, 12.75 percent of the electorate is in the 18-25 age-bracket.
In the 2009 elections, the BJP garnered 44.21 percent of the votes and the Congress 42.86 percent.
No derailment of coal scam cases probe by Sinha, CBI tells SC
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The CBI Monday opposed, in the Supreme Court, NGO Common Cause's plea
North Korea begins to collapse? Kim Jong Un said - the country undergoing the worst
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un addressed thousands of grassroots activists of his ruling party
Navy plane crash: Co-pilot's body found
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) The body of the Lt. Abhinav Nagori, the co-pilot of the Dornier-228 mar
Dragon trapped in its own woven net? Corona became uncontrolled in this city; Mass testing order
It seems that China is getting caught in its web. All the countries of the world have been succes
NEP 2020 Indian History Corrected: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that students
Sooner or later, cryptocurrencies in India may get approved with terms and conditions. This is be
Russia Ukraine War: Ukraine claims, 824 Russian soldiers are being killed every day in February
Russian troops are advancing on cities in eastern Ukraine. Fierce fighting is going on. In the la
In response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, the Indian Army took military action
The foreign ministers of the Quad countries have strongly condemned the horrific terrorist attack
The situation is getting out of control due to the violence spread during the protest of Gen Ji a
