Sambalpur: Voters of the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency will decide the fate of the candidates April 23 during the third phase of elections. There are 11 candidates in the fray in Sambalpur, including Independents. The three major political parties, the ruling BJD, the BJP and...
New Delhi: The satisfaction level of voters with the performance of the Narendra Modi government has come down slightly after the surge witnessed following the air strikes on the terrorist camp in Pakistan's Balakot, but most still remain happy with the ruling dispensation, according to...
New Delhi: There are 167 marginal seats that will decide the extent of victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as deductions from poll arithmetic show a distinct head start to the ruling dispensation, indicating a second-term for Prime...
Gandhinagar: With the last day of withdrawal of nominations Monday, as many as 371 candidates were left in the fray for the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat which would go the hustings in the third phase April 26. According to the Chief Electoral Officer's...
New Delhi: Joining filmmakers, writers, scientists and theatre artistes, over 100 artists from across India Monday issued a joint appeal to the people to "usher in a new and inclusive government that respects democracy and secular values" in the coming Lok Sabha elections. The list...
New Delhi: The Congress Monday announced cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad as it candidate from Jharkhand's Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat. The party also fielded Kalicharan Munda from Khunti in the state. Azad, who represents Darbhanga in Bihar in the outgoing Lok Sabha, had joined the Congress in...
Mumbai: Bollywood actress and Congress candidate from Mumbai North Urmila Matondkar has declared assets worth around Rs 68.28 crore and a clean legal record. As per her affidavit filed with the Election Commission, Matondkar's income was Rs 1.27 crore in 2013-14, which more than doubled...
New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday issued an advisory to media to refrain from telecasting or publishing any opinion polls or exit polls from the start of polling on in the first phase of April 11 till the end of polling in the last phase...
New Delhi: Former chief election commissioners Monday welcomed Supreme Court's direction to the EC to increase the matching of paper trail machine slips with EVM results, saying it will boost the confidence of people in the electoral process. Former CEC V S Sampath told PTI...
Srinagar: The BJP’s poll plank for abrogating Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Monday brought state political parties together, with the National Conference saying it will pave way for “freedom” from India and the PDP warning them to stop “playing with...
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