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Constituency (State)	Winning Candidate	Winning Party	Previous Winner (Party)
Narkatiaganj (Bihar)	-	-	Satish Chandra Dubey (BJP)
Rajnagar (Bihar)	-	-	Ram Lakhan Ram Raman (RJD)
Jale (Bihar)	-	-	Vijay Kumar Mishra (BJP)
Chapra (Bihar)	-	-	Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP)
Hajipur (Bihar)	-	-	Nitaynand Roy (BJP)
Mohiuddinnagar (Bihar)	-	-	Rana Gangeshwar Singh (BJP)
Parbatta (Bihar)	-	-	Samrat Chaudhary (RJD)
Bhagalpur (Bihar)	-	-	Ashwini Kumar Choubey (BJP)
Banka (Bihar)	-	-	Javed Iqbal Ansari (RJD)
Mohania (Bihar)	-	-	Chhedi Paswan (JDU)
Talwandi Sabo (Punjab)	-	-	Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu (Cong)
Patiala (Punjab)	-	-	Amarinder Singh (Cong)
Chikkodi - Sadalga (Karnataka)	-	-	Prakash Babanna Hukkeri (Cong)
Bellary (Karnataka)	-	-	B Sreeramulu (BSRC)
Shikaripur (Karnataka)	-	-	B S Yeddyurappa (KJP)
Vijayraghavgarh (Madhya Pradesh)	-	-	Sanjay Pathak (Cong)
Bahoriband (Madhya Pradesh)	-	-	Prabhat Pandey (Bade Babbu) (BJP)
Agar (Madhya Pradesh)	-	-	Manohar Oontwal (BJP)

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Constituency (state name)	Winning Candidate	Winning Party	Previous Winner (Party)
Narkatiaganj (Bihar)	Satish Chandra Dubey	BJP	Alok Prasad Verma (Cong)
Rajnagar (Bihar)	Ram Lakhan Ram Raman	RJD	Ramprit Paswan (BJP)
Jale (Bihar)	Vijay Kumar Mishra	BJP	Ramniwas Prasad (RJD)
Chapra (Bihar)	Janardan Singh Sigriwal	BJP	Pramendra Ranjan Singh (RJD)
Hajipur (Bihar)	Nitaynand Roy	BJP	Rajendra Rai (LJP)
Mohiuddinnagar (Bihar)	Rana Gangeshwar Singh	BJP	Ajay Kumar Bulganin (RJD)
Parbatta (Bihar)	Samrat Chaudhary	RJD	Ramanand Prasad Singh (JDU)
Bhagalpur (Bihar)	Ashwini Kumar Choubey	BJP	Ajeet Sharma (Cong)
Banka (Bihar)	Javed Iqbal Ansari	RJD	Ramnarayan Mandal (BJP)
Mohania (Bihar)	Chhedi Paswan	JDU	Niranjan Ram (RJD)
Talwandi Sabo (Punjab)	Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu	Cong	Amarjit Singh Sidhu (SAD)
Patiala (Punjab)	Amarinder Singh	Cong	Surjit Singh Kohli (SAD)
Chikkodi - Sadalga (Karnataka)	Prakash Babanna Hukkeri	Cong	Basavanni Rudrappa Sangappagol (BJP)
Bellary (Karnataka)	B Sreeramulu	BSRC	Asundi Vannurappa (Cong)
Shikaripur (Karnataka)	B S Yeddyurappa	KJP	H.S.Shant (Cong)
Vijayraghavgarh (Madhya Pradesh)	Sanjay Pathak	Cong	Padma Shukla (BJP)
Bahoriband (Madhya Pradesh)	Prabhat Pandey (Bade Babbu)	BJP	Ku Dr Nishith Patel (Cong)
Agar (Madhya Pradesh)	Manohar Oontwal	BJP	Madhav Singh (Cong)

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Jul 10, 2014 16:31 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 16:27 (IST)

@rashtra_prem Budget has provided for Infrastructure investment trust & 100cr for technology development fund:@seshadrichari, BJP #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 16:16 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 16:01 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 15:31 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 15:19 (IST)

@rajendrashegde @arunjaitley Tried to balance inflation, growth.Big Bang Budget may come in Feb 2015: @mkvenu1, Journalist #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 15:10 (IST)

@rajendrashegde Balanced but not visionary budget. More specific roadmap was needed: @gurcharandas, Author #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 15:01 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 14:56 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: @DocInTheDock1 Yes @kiranshaw also felt more was needed for Health sector #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 14:49 (IST)

@pujneet 200cr is for unity statue,100cr war & 50cr for police memorial. Cultural institutions & need to be respected: Patra,BJP #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 14:35 (IST)

@praneetjain9 FM has done something with the import duty to encourage domestic manufacturing:Jagdish Khattar,CMD,Carnation Auto #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 14:31 (IST)

#Contest Q6: How many new IITs & IIMs has the government announced in today's budget? Tweet your answers with #AskVikram & win an iPad Mini.

Jul 10, 2014 14:26 (IST)

@vikrantchoudhar I think it is a right step. It has to be a step by step process: P V Bhide, Former Revenue Secretary #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 14:22 (IST)

@pujneet Entire 200cr is not for the statue of unity,100cr is for war memorial, 50 cr goes for police memorial: Sambit Patra, BJP #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 14:18 (IST)

@pujneet It's not just 500cr for 4 AIIMS.Huge amount of money has been pumped into medical sector: Sambit Patra, BJP Spokesperson #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 14:11 (IST)

@IshreyasI PPF is also about tax rebate,so people have a choice between high yielding securities or take a tax rebate: Bhutani #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 14:08 (IST)

@IshreyasI Increase in PPF limit will mean that Provident Fund commissioner is able to channelise it into markets: Bhutani, BMR #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 14:01 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 13:31 (IST)

#Contest Q5: How many Budgets has Morarji Desai presented? Win an iPad Mini by tweeting your answers with #AskVikram. Coming up Q6

Jul 10, 2014 13:15 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: @rajendrashegde The ideal solution to curb inflation rates would be to control fiscal deficit and reform food market. #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 13:11 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Sharp recovery in the Sensex though! Up more than 400 points from the day's lows. #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 13:11 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: @greatvivek007 Government has abolished tax for income up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs. #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 13:08 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: The who's- who of India inc is watching the speech in the NDTV studio. Can see a couple of them snatching a nap! #askvikram

Jul 10, 2014 13:08 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: @rajendrashegde Government has abolished tax for income up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs. #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 13:06 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: @greatvivek007 Government has abolished tax on income up to 2.5lakhs. #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 13:01 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 12:56 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 12:31 (IST)

#Contest Q4: Who has been India's only woman Finance Minister? Tweet your answers using #AskVikram to win an iPad Mini. Q5 coming up soon

Jul 10, 2014 12:22 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: @aksP1900 Let's wait and see. But he has warned that we cannot spend more than we earn.. #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 12:20 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: @IamAkashDutta Need steps to have a more stable policy environment to encourage investment. Changes in the labour law too #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 12:02 (IST)

Do you know the answer to #Contest Q3? Tweet your answers with #AskVikram to win an iPad Mini. Q4 coming up next.

Jul 10, 2014 12:02 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Steps so far: retrospective tax clarification, hikes in FDI in defence and insurance, GST commitment, revised tax administration #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:58 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: @IamAkashDutta Boost for manufacturing and infrastructure, Fiscal defictit target, cutting subsidies. (2/2) #AskVikram.

Jul 10, 2014 11:57 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: @IamAkashDutta Things to look out for in this budget: Retrospective Tax changes,Real estate inv trusts,Income tax relief (1/2) #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:31 (IST)

#Contest Q3: Which year's budget is known as ‘Black Budget’ in India? Use #AskVikram to answer and win an iPad Mini. Coming up Q4

Jul 10, 2014 11:17 (IST)

@aksP1900 Income tax slab should be raised to 2-3 lakhs, and then allowances to be increased proportionately: Vivek Mehra, PwC #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:15 (IST)

@aksP1900 The standard deductions and the basic needs should be linked to inflation and cost of living index: Vivek Mehra, PwC #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:10 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: Fiscal deficit target 3.6%, monsoon unpredictable, inflation at high levels. #Budget2014 #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:10 (IST)

People should be covered by insurance. That will ensure that they get affordable treatment: Shobhana Kamineni, Apollo Hospitals #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:10 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: We cannot spend beyond our means says Jaitley. He points to a fiscal deficit target of 3% within a couple of years. #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:09 (IST)

Shobhana Kamineni of Apollo Hospitals answers Qs coming in on #AskVikram,on Health Sector expectations in the Budget

Jul 10, 2014 11:07 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Arun Jaitley calibrating expectations well. Says the Budget first step in laying out the path the government will follow. #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 11:01 (IST)

#Contest Q2 is out. Tweet your answers using #AskVikram to win an iPad Mini (T&C apply: ) Q3 coming up soon.

Jul 10, 2014 10:56 (IST)

Conducive atmosphere needs to be created for FIIs investment to flow into the market: Sambit Patra Spokesperson, BJP #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 10:54 (IST)

I believe to keep markets happy, FM should ensure that capitals flow into the market: Sambit Patra, BJP Spokesperson #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 10:53 (IST)

Sambit Patra, BJP Spokesperson answers Qs coming in on #AskVikram, on what Capital markets can expect in the Budget.

Jul 10, 2014 10:39 (IST)

@fpsmalhi, @aksP1900, @nileshsingh349 Question is, is he going to be overbullish & relax tax exemption limit to 200,000: Bhutani #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 10:36 (IST)

@fpsmalh, @aksP1900, @nileshsingh349 I don't anticipate any change in the tax rates: Mukesh Bhutani Sr Partner, BMR & Associates #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 10:32 (IST)

#Contest Q2: What is the full form of TDS? Answer now with #AskVikram to win an iPad Mini. Q3 coming up soon.

Jul 10, 2014 10:30 (IST)

Mukesh Bhutani of BMR answers Qs coming in on #AskVikram, on what to expect on the income tax front in the Budget.

Jul 10, 2014 10:13 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: Man of the moment Arun Jaitley leaves his residence for Rashtrapati Bhawan #AccheDinBudget #ModiBudget #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 10:13 (IST)

Shweta Rajpal Kohli: Industry leaders say temper your expectations from the budget. It wont be a big bang one. #AccheDinBudget #askvikram

Jul 10, 2014 10:02 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: I feel we shouldn't look at this budget from a short term point of view. I hope it makes structural changes in many areas. #AskVikram

Jul 10, 2014 10:01 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 09:53 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: A great line up of experts today; send in your questions with #AskVikram and we will get you answers. On TV and on

Jul 10, 2014 09:31 (IST)

#Contest Q1: Who was the first Prime Minister to present the Budget? Answer now with #AskVikram to win an iPad Mini. Coming soon Q2.

Jul 10, 2014 09:10 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 09:04 (IST)

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Jul 10, 2014 08:08 (IST)

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Jul 09, 2014 14:56 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: As per these statistics and probability, the 7-1 thrashing of Brazil by Germany was most unlikely result in World Cup history!

Jul 09, 2014 14:47 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: The Most Shocking Result in World Cup History via @fivethirtyeight

Jul 09, 2014 03:24 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: You can tell your grandchild that you watched Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup. Historic match.

Jul 09, 2014 03:09 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Seven zero. This match will be the source of nightmares in Brazil for decades.

Jul 09, 2014 03:00 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: In the second half Germany have been playing as if even they are feeling sorry for Brazil!

Jul 09, 2014 02:58 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: 6-0. Heading for worst defeat in history for Brazil.

Jul 09, 2014 02:23 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Even Neymar couldn't have helped Brazil now!

Jul 09, 2014 02:22 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Could anyone have ever expected this as a half time score? #Brazil in shock! #BRAvsGER

Jul 08, 2014 12:59 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: If Gowda is able to implement all that he has just announced, this could be remembered as a big-bang #RailBudget.

Jul 08, 2014 12:56 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Diamond Quadrilateral announced; first bullet train to run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. #RailBudget

Jul 08, 2014 12:39 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: 40% increase in budget for cleanliness in railways. Outsourcing of cleaning stations, mechanised laundries etc. Great! #RailBudget

Jul 08, 2014 12:37 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Course correction, periodic fare revision, high speed trains, FDI and PPP in Railways. Reforms on track. #RailBudget

Jul 08, 2014 12:37 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: I don't want claps in the house, says Gowda. Complete projects, don't just announce them. #RailBudget

Jul 08, 2014 12:22 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Rail minister delivering a stinging indictment of the way Indian Railways has been functioning! #RailBudget

Jul 08, 2014 11:33 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Hope to hear something on how the cleanliness of our trains can be improved. Especially the toilets. #RailBudget2014

Jul 08, 2014 11:07 (IST)

Jul 06, 2014 03:49 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Given #Navas and their performance against Greece, #CRC could fancy a penalty shoot out against #NED

Jul 06, 2014 03:37 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: #Navas soon going to threaten Tim Howard's record for number of saves in a match!

Jul 06, 2014 03:27 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: How have the Netherlands avoided scoring in the last 10 min of normal time? So many chances!

Jul 05, 2014 20:34 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Watching another Sachin Tendulkar straight drive for four! #priceless

Jul 05, 2014 20:29 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Watching another Sachin Tendulkar punch through the covers for four! #priceless

Jul 05, 2014 18:14 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Never thought I would hear "Sachin...Sachin" again on a cricket field!

Jul 05, 2014 03:30 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Brazil vs Germany in the first semi final. How about Argentina vs Netherlands in the second one?

Jul 05, 2014 03:02 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Extraordinary free kick from David Luiz. Great goal. #BRAvsCOL

Jul 05, 2014 02:51 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Special Plane for Indian Nurses Lands at Iraq's Erbil Airport

Jul 05, 2014 01:18 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: It's great that the nurses are on their way home! Kudos to all who made it possible.

Jul 05, 2014 01:11 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: On paper Brazil has the edge - but on recent form can Colombia pull off a surprise win?

Jul 05, 2014 01:08 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: All set for what could be THE game of the World Cup! Brazil vs Colombia.

Jul 04, 2014 00:55 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: It's more common than you would think. More than 44 kids died in the US in 2013 after being left in hot cars.

Jul 04, 2014 00:47 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: It's still unclear whether the hot car tragedy was a heart rending and horrific mistake or a brutal crime.

Jul 03, 2014 17:35 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: There seems to be a masochistic streak in Abhijit Mukherjee!

Jul 01, 2014 06:12 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: And after 4 hours sitting in the plane - they offload everyone and say the flight will be delayed by another 14 hours!! #nightmare

Jul 01, 2014 04:59 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Have been stranded for 14 hours trying to make a simple connection! Now Jet has passengers inside the plane for 4 hours without take off!

Jul 01, 2014 04:52 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: So called "first world" airports like Heathrow have become a total nightmare. Delayed bags, missed connections, endless queues.

Jun 29, 2014 02:51 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: #JamesRodriguez is turning out to be one of the surprise stars of the World Cup. Colombia looking good too.

Jun 29, 2014 00:17 (IST)

Vikram Chandra: Imagine the pressure on the Brazilian penalty takers!