Rae Bareli: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets injured MLA, Panchayat members; UP govt denies any role
May 15, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Rae Bareli, May 15 (UNI) Politics over attack on Congress MLA Aditi Singh and district panchayat members was gaining ground with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra rushing to Rae Bareli to meet the victims on Wednesday.
West Bengal: Ahead of 7th phase poll, two persons arrested with Rs 1 cr from Asansol Rly station
May 13, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Asansol, May 13 (UNI) Two persons, one of them from Delhi, have been arrested from Asansol station for possessing Rs 1 crore in cash, ahead of 7th and final phase of Lok Sabha poll scheduled on May 19 in West Bengal.
Lok Sabha polls: Over 62 pct voter turnout for 59 seats across seven states in second last phase
May 12, 2019, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) An estimated over 62 per cent turnout of the 11 crore electorate was recorded on Sunday at 59 seats spread across seven states in the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Polling commences on a brisk note for sixth phase in Uttar Pradesh
May 12, 2019, at 07:21 am
Lucknow, May 12 (UNI) Polling commenced at a brisk note in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies spread out in 16 districts of Poorvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh in the sixth phase on Sunday.
Lok Sabha Polls: Stage set to hold repoll in 168 booths of West Tripura
May 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Agartala, May 11 (UNI) Amid oppositions’ demand for holding fresh poll in all the1679 polling booths of West Tripura parliamentary constituency, Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to hold repoll in 168 booths across 26 assembly segments out of 30 under the parliamentary seat, tomorrow.
TMC involved in rigging, charges BJP; demands repoll in Barrackpore seat
May 06, 2019, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) As the voting for the fifth phase of general elections is underway, BJP on Monday charged that Trinamool Congress in West Bengal wants to win the elections through rigging and demanded that re-elections be held in Barrackpore constituency in the state.
Uttar Pradesh: 35.43 pc polling till 1300 hrs, EC seeks report on poll rigging
May 06, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Lucknow, May 6 (UNI) An estimated 35.43 per cent of a 2.50 crore electorate exercised their franchise on Monday till 1300 hrs in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh which was peaceful except for some charges of rigging.
May 06, 2019, at 09:46 am
Lucknow, May 6 (UNI) Amid malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPAT machines being reported during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati exercised their franchise.
Kashmir: Blast outside polling station in Pulwama, no injury
May 06, 2019, at 09:44 am
Srinagar, May 6 (UNI) A mysterious blast took place at a distance from a polling station in Pulwama in south Kashmir, where voting was going on in the third and last phase of polling in Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency on Monday, official sources said.
Indian PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in 'large numbers' in fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls
May 06, 2019, at 08:30 am
New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people of the country to vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in ' large numbers'.
Lok Sabha Polls: Voting begins in fifth phase of on 51 seats in seven states
May 06, 2019, at 08:21 am
New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS/UNI) India on Monday is voting in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Polls as voters will decide the fates of candidates fighting the election in 51 parliamentary constituencies, spread across seven states.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gives reasons for not contesting election against PM in Varanasi
Apr 30, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Amethi, Apr 30 (UNI) Congress General Secretary (Uttar Pradesh east) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as last gave reason for not contesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi seat, even after showing interest in the contest, several times.
Apr 29, 2019, at 06:33 pm
Mumbai, Apr 29 (UNI) Bollywood celebrities, from Urmila Matondkar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan to Prasoon Joshi and Anupam Kher on Monday voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai and urged others to step out and make their vote count.
Unaware of violence: TMC leader Moon Moon Sen
Apr 29, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI) Actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Moon Moon Sen today said she was unaware of clashes in her Asansol constituency as she had “woken up late”.
Voting ends on 3 Lok Sabha seats of Jharkhand
Apr 29, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Ranchi, Apr 29 (UNI) Voting today came to an end on three Lok Sabha seats of Jharkhand including Chatra, Lohardaga (ST) and Palamu (SC) which went to polls in the 4th phase of elections in the country during which an average voter turn out of more than 60 per cent was recorded.
Apr 29, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS): Samajwadi Party on Monday announced it has fielded Tej Bahadur Yadav, the former Border Security Force (BSF) soldier, as its candidate for the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi.
Lok Sabha polls: BJP MP Babul Supriyo's car vandalised, violence reported from Asansol in Bengal
Apr 29, 2019, at 09:59 am
Asansol, Apr 29 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Babul Supriyo's car has been vandalised in Asansol area of West Bengal on a day when several constituencies in the state are voting in the Lok Sabha polls.
Lok Sabha Polls: Sunny Deol to file his nomination papers for Gurdaspur seat today
Apr 29, 2019, at 09:17 am
New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS): Actor Sunny Deol, who joined Bharatiya Janata Party recently, is all set to file his nomination papers from Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency on Monday.
Lok Sabha Polls: Gautam Gambhir files nominations from East Delhi parliamentary constituency
Apr 23, 2019, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from the East Delhi parliamentary constituency.
Anantnag polling: About 11.25 pc voting recorded till 1500 hrs
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Anantnag, Apr 23 (UNI) About 11.25 per cent polling was recorded till 1500 hrs in the first of three phase polling in six of the 16 Assembly segments of Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in south Kashmir, amid unprecedented security arrangements, following boycott and strike called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha Polls: About 47 per cent polling reported in Odisha till 1500 hrs
Apr 23, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 23 (UNI)Odisha recorded an overall per centage of 47 per cent polling till 1500hrs in third phase of election, Chief Electoral office(CEO) sources here said.
Police seize huge cash ahead of LS polls
Apr 23, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Chhapra, Apr 23 (UNI) Police seized Rs 3 lakh from different police station areas during checking of vehicles in view of Lok Sabha election in Saran district late last night.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant casts vote, urges voters to come out in large numbers
Apr 23, 2019, at 10:02 am
Panaji, Apr 23 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant cast his vote on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha Elections: Polling begins in Goa, progressing smoothly
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:56 am
Panaji, Apr 23 (UNI) Voting for Lok Sabha elections and by-elections in Goa started at 0700 hrs today and was progressing smoothly.
Feels great taking part in democratic process: Narendra Modi
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:35 am
Ahmedabad, Apr 23 (BNS): After casting his vote in Ahmedabad, Prime MInister Narendra Modi posted his image on the social media with his finger painted with the dot and said he felt great participating in the'democratic process'.
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:02 am
Ahmedabad, Apr 23 (IBNS): Accompanied by BJP chief Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cast his vote in Ahmedabad as the third phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections is currently underway.
Goa Archbishop urges voters not to vote for corrupt, communal, divisive candidates
Apr 20, 2019, at 08:29 pm
Panaji, Apr 20 (UNI) Goa's archbishop Fillipe Neri Ferrao on Saturday urged voters not vote for candidates who are 'corrupt, communalise, exploit and divide.'
BJP will get landslide victory in Gorakhpur: Ravi Kishan
Apr 17, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Lucknow, Apr 17 (UNI) Terming the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance a flop show, actor turned politician Ravi Kishan said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would get landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections in Gorakhpur.
After Mayawati, now Congress leader Navjot Sidhu urges Muslim voters not to split their votes
Apr 16, 2019, at 05:54 pm
Katihar, Apr 16 (IBNS): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has triggered controversy by urging Muslim voters living in a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar to vote together to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Lok Sabha elections: 36 poll personnel walk 15 kms inside dense forest fearing Maoist attack
Apr 12, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 12 (UNI) Fearing Maoists attack, as many as 36 polling officials deployed in six polling booths in Banda Ghati area of Malkangiri distict had to walk down 15 km inside dense forest after the polling yesterday and reached the Malkangiri district headquarter this morning.