Polling commences in Baramulla Parliamentary constituency
Apr 11, 2019, at 09:00 am
Baramulla, Apr 11 (UNI) Polling began on Thursday in Baramulla Parliamentary constituency in north Kashmir, where over 13 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect their representative among nine candidates in the first phase amid unprecedented security arrangements following boycott and strike called by separatists.
Lok Sabha polls 2019: India voting in first phase of elections
Apr 11, 2019, at 08:55 am
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls started on Thursday morning as people in 91 seats are queuing up in front of booths to exercise their franchise.
Rahul Gandhi is a burden on opposition: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Ranchi, Apr 8 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today hit back on Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said he was not only a burden for his own party but now has become a burden for the opposition also.
PM Narendra Modi to file nomination papers from Varanasi on Apr 26
Apr 07, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Varanasi, Apr 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to file his nomination papers for second time from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on April 26.
BJP tried to win Lok Sabha polls by whipping up war hysteria: Pakistan PM Imran Khan tweets
Apr 06, 2019, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad, Apr 6 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Saturday targeted India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and said it has tried to win the Lok Sabha polls by 'whipping up war hysteria'.
Chhattisgarh polling centres to have 'Selfie Zones'
Apr 02, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Raipur, Apr 2 (UNI) In an attempt to encourage more voters to cast their votes this Lok Sabha Elections, Chhattisgarh has set up 'Voter Selfie Zones' across all its polling centres, 23,727 in total.
My campaigns across Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were overwhelming: Narendra Modi
Apr 02, 2019, at 08:23 am
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he had received overwhelming response from people of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana while campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the states.
LS Poll: RJD candidates to file nominations on Chatra and Palamu
Mar 30, 2019, at 10:02 pm
Ranchi, Mar 30 (UNI) State RJD president Gautam Sagar Rana today said that his party was part of mahagathbandhan but has requested its senior leaders to allow RJD contest on Chatra and Palamu seats.
Lok Sabha Poll: Telangana govt declares public holiday on April 11
Mar 29, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 29 (UNI) The Telangana Government on Friday issued a notification declaring April 11 as a public holiday under negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in view of polling for 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Lok Sabha Elections: EPIC cards, photo voter slips distribution starts in Telangana
Mar 27, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 27 (UNI) As the EPIC card, photo voter slips and voters guide distribution has started in various places across Telangana, Chief Electoral Officer on Wednesday informed that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will distribute these documents in full swing, door to door, in all assembly constituencies from Thursday.
ECI transfers three IPS officers in AP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 27, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Amaravati, Mar 27 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) transferred three IPS officers in Andhra Pradesh and the transfers would come into effect immediately.
BSP supremo Mayawati attacks BJP, Congress; says both are betraying the interests of people
Mar 27, 2019, at 09:57 am
Lucknow, Mar 27 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday attacked both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress and said both the parties are 'birds of the same feather' in betraying the interests of the people of the country.
Goa: 2/3rd of MGP merges into Bharatiya Janata Party
Mar 27, 2019, at 09:42 am
Panaji, Mar 27 (IBNS/UNI) In a late night development ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, two of the three Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) MLAs merged into legislative unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.
Kinnar Akhara's Acharya Mahamandaleshwar in talks to contest from Prayagraj seat: Buzz
Mar 26, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Prayagraj, Mar 26 (UNI) Kinnar Akhara's Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi may contest the Lok Sabha elections from Prayagraj.
Over 250 turmeric farmers from Nizamabad file nominations in Telangana
Mar 26, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 26 (UNI) Over 250 turmeric farmers have filed their nominations from Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat alone for the April 11 Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, demanding the long pending issue of minimum support price (MSP) for their produce and also a National turmeric board with headquarters in Nizamabad.
Mar 26, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Bangalore, Mar 26 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Bangalore South seat in Karnataka Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday said he will try to be a committed ambassador of PM Narendra Modi.
#LokSabhaPoll2019: Praveen Togadia announces names of 16 candidates in UP
Mar 26, 2019, at 03:27 pm
Lucknow, Mar 26 (UNI) Vishwa Hindu Parishad former president Praveen Togadia on Tuesday announced candidates on 16 seats for his political party--Hindustan Nirman Dal for the Lok Sabha elections.
Mar 26, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Guwahati, Mar 26 (IBNS): Aiming to stop BJP in Assam, Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has decided to contest only three seats out of 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam.
Mar 25, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Kolkata, Mar 25 (UNI) BJP president Amit Shah is likely to kickstart party's election campaign in West Bengal on March 30 with two rallies in north Bengal's districts where the first-phase poll is scheduled to be held on April 11.
I will contest 2024 election, says Uma Bharti
Mar 25, 2019, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, March 25 (UNI) Newly appointed National Vice-President of BJP Uma Bharti on Monday said she will contest elections in 2024 and in the interim "not do anything to trouble her party’’.
TDP decides not to contest Lok Sabha polls in Telangana
Mar 25, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 25 (UNI) The Telugu Desam Party on Monday decided not to contest the Lok Sabha election in Telangana, for the first time, since its formation in 1982.
Kishan Reddy files nomination papers for Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat
Mar 25, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 25 (UNI) BJP former Telangana Unit President G Kishan Reddy has filed his nomination papers for Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency on the last day of filing of nominations on Monday.
Telangana: Nominations filing for LS poll draws to a close
Mar 25, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 25 (UNI) The filing of nominations for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Telangana came to a close at 1500 hours on Monday.
#LokSabhaPoll2019: AIADMK releases additional manifesto
Mar 24, 2019, at 07:06 pm
Chennai, Mar 24 (UNI) The ruling AIADMK on Sunday released an additional manifesto for the April 18 Lok Sabha polls, blaming the then ruling Congress-DMK combine for the genocide in Sri Lanka during the final phase of the ethnic war and promised action against all those involved in it.
#LokSabhaPoll2019: Chennithala asks LDF to withdraw candidate against Rahul Gandhi
Mar 24, 2019, at 07:00 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 24 (UNI) Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala, on Sunday asked whether the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will withdraw their candidate if Congress president Rahul Gandhi contested in Wayanad.
#LokSabhaElection2019: Aam Aadmi Party announces three candidates for LS polls in Uttar Pradesh
Mar 24, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Lucknow, Mar 24 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced that it will contest three seats in Uttar Pradesh.
#LokSabhaPoll2019: Congress names four more candidates in Chhattisgarh
Mar 24, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Raipur, Mar 24 (UNI) Congress has fielded candidates from four more parliamentary constituencies including Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur and Mahasamund for Lok Sabha elections. The party already declared five candidates earlier.
#LokabhaElection2019: BJP appoints Uma Bharti as its vice president
Mar 24, 2019, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed senior party leader Uma Bharti as its vice-president on Saturday.
#LokSabhaPoll2019: BJD to win all 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, says CM Naveen Patnaik
Mar 24, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Nayagarh (Odisha), Mar 24 (UNI) Asserting that no single national political party this time will get majority to form the government at the centre, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today said his party will play a crucial role in the formation of the government at the Centre.
#LokSabhaElection2019: Amethi has rejected Rahul Gandhi, says Smriti Irani
Mar 24, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Amid reports that the Congress president has been asked by partymen to contest from a seat in the south, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani on Saturday attacked Rahul Gandhi and said Amethi, the Lok Sabha seat which he represents, has rejected him.