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.
Dornier crash: Navy officers to be cremated with full military honours
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The two Indian Navy personnel who died in the crash of a Dornier-228
There has been a major reshuffle at the management level in Mukesh Ambani's company Reliance Jio
ICC to punish misbehaving players at WC
Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's
Sonam Raghuvanshi, who murdered her husband Raja Raghuvanshi on their honeymoon and threw his bod
Corona cases are continuously increasing in many countries including China. In such a situation,
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee debuted on popular microbloggi
new Delhi. The spot market for precious metals has been closed due to the lockdown imposed to pre
The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the anti-rape bill. The bill provides for
Glad to get some runs: Hashim Amla
Canberra, March 3 (IANS) Opener Hashim Amla is glad to have scored a scintillating century whic
Samsung Galaxy F62 price reduced by 7000mAh battery, know how cheap the phone has become
Tech company Samsung's 7000mAh powerful battery phones Samsung Galaxy F62 prices have been reduce
