Red, Red, Red for Tripura. Manik Sarkar gives Left massive win
Mar 1, 2013
Left to land Tripura for fifth consecutive term
Feb 28, 2013
Verdict day: Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura
Feb 28, 2013
In these elections, Sangma and his 'magic bus' seek inroads
Feb 21, 2013
Paraglider used to increase voter turnout in Karnataka polls
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2013
Electoral authorities in Karnataka have taken the aerial route by employing the services of a paraglider affiliated to Meghalaya Paragliding Association to create awareness about voting for May 5 assembly elections.
Mukul Sangma sworn-in as Meghalaya chief minister
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 5, 2013
Mukul Manda Sangma was on Tuesday sworn-in as the Meghalaya chief minister for the second time in a row.
Mukul Sangma set to become Meghalaya Chief Minister for the second time
Press Trust of India | Friday March 1, 2013
Mukul Sangma, who steered Congress to help it retain power in Meghalaya, is set to become the Chief Minister for a second straight term after he was on Friday elected as leader of its Legislature Party.
Congress retains power in Meghalaya
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 28, 2013
The Congress has retained power in Meghalaya after emerging as the single largest party, bagging 29 seats, 2 short of an absolute majority, in the Assembly election results that were declared today. In 2008, the Congress had bagged 25 seats.
Assembly elections: Counting begins in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura
Reported by Alok Pandey | Thursday February 28, 2013
Election results: Three north-eastern states will get new governments today. A 47-year-old Congressman is struggling to retain power in Meghalaya, while two veterans attempt to get another shot at forming government in Nagaland and Tripura. Counting ...
Assembly Elections: Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura to get new governments today
Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday February 28, 2013
Three north-eastern states will get new governments today. A 47-year-old Congressman is struggling to retain power in Meghalaya, while two veterans attempt to get another shot at forming government in Nagaland and Tripura.
Meghalaya registers 88 per cent voting, Nagaland 83 per cent
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 23, 2013
Meghalaya recorded 88 per cent polling and Nagaland 83.27 per cent in the assembly elections held on Saturday, which passed off peacefully barring a few minor incidents in Nagaland.
Adof Hitler running for elections in Meghalaya
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 23, 2013
Adolf Hitler is running for election in India. So is Frankenstein.
Polling begins in Meghalaya, Congress faces Sangma test
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With PTI inputs) | Saturday February 23, 2013
Polling for the Assembly elections in Meghalaya has begun. The ruling Congress is expected to see a tough challenge from P A Sangma's newly formed National People's Party or NPP.
Nagaland, Meghayala to vote on Saturday
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 22, 2013
Election officials and security forces were in place on Friday to oversee assembly elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya on Saturday.
In Meghalaya, Adolf Hitler and Frankenstein are among contestants in this assembly elections
Alok Pandey | Friday February 22, 2013
In the upcoming Meghalaya elections, Adolf Hitler is looking to secure one seat among 60 up for grabs among 345 contestants in the state's assembly. Mr Hitler, who is a member of Congress, is contesting from Bajengdoba, some 60 kilometres away from T...
In these elections in Meghalaya, PA Sangma and his 'magic bus' seek inroads
Reported by Alok Pandey | Thursday February 21, 2013
In Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, a bus the locals call 'The Magic Bus' has been doing the rounds over the past month or so. At every public meeting that P A Sangma addresses in his home district, he emerges on a hydraulic stage from a vehicl...
In Meghalaya elections, PA Sangma hopes to weave his magic again
Alok Pandey | Thursday February 21, 2013
In Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, former chief minister PA Sangma has been travelling in a bus for the past month to campaign for the upcoming assembly election on February 23. Mr Sangma has been taking this bus, which the locals call the 'Mag...
Hitler, Frankenstein contest local Indian polls
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 19, 2013
Politicians named after Adolf Hitler and Frankenstein are among 345 candidates competing in elections this week in Meghalaya which has a history of bizarre naming conventions.
Congress will work for rapid development of Meghalaya: PM
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 15, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday urged voters in Meghalaya to vote for the Congress in the February 23 assembly elections to enable the party continue with its work of development and prosperity for all sections of society in the northeastern ...
