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Mamata Banerjee and Jayalalithaa retained their states while the BJP has swept Assam. The LDF has decimated the Congress-led UDF in Kerala.
May 23, 2016 00:39 (IST)
Leaders Of Anti-Foreigner Movement Endorse Sarbananda Sonowal For Top Job

On Sunday afternoon, inside the packed conference room of Hotel Bramhaputra Ashok, 65-year-old Atul Bora was the fourth senior BJP leader to back Sarbananda Sonowal as the party's choice for the chief minister's post.


May 18, 2016 18:29 (IST)
DMK Minister, Son Seek Anticipatory Bail For Alleged Violence During Tamil Nadu Polls

Former DMK Minister KR Periyakaruppan, his son and 10 others today moved Madras High Court bench, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with an alleged incident of violence during campaigning in the run up to the May 16 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.


May 17, 2016 14:49 (IST)
Kerala Polls: CPI-M Leader In Trouble For Watching VS Achuthanandan Vote

CPI-M leader and former minister G Sudhakaran is facing legal trouble for peeping into the voting compartment when party veteran VS Achuthanandan voted in Kerala.

May 17, 2016 13:47 (IST)
Battle For The States: Congress, Gone In 2 States, Shows Poll Of Exit Polls

May 17, 2016 13:30 (IST)
Gone, Congress, Gone, Show Exit Polls. DMK Alliance Is Its Rescue.

May 17, 2016 00:54 (IST)
Jayalalithaa Set to Lose, DMK's Turn At Power: Poll Of Exit Polls

A poll of exit polls predicts a photo-finish in Tamil Nadu, with the AIADMK of Jayalalitha and DMK of Karunanidhi locked in a very close race.


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A voter in Kerala braves the rain to cast her vote.

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·         A lunchtime queue to vote at Vennala in Kochi.



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·         An overcast day for voting in Kochi.


May 16, 2016 14:33 (IST)
"8 districts witnessing heavy rain. Have recommended to extend poll time, expecting Election Commission nod by 3 pm," says Rajesh Lahoni, Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu.
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"In two days, you will know what is the judgement of the people," said Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said after casting her vote for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

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May 16, 2016 12:00 (IST)
A bride from Kottayam, who ensured she voted, despite running behind schedule for her own wedding ceremony
May 16, 2016 11:23 (IST)
Undeafeated as MLA, Kerala CM Oommen Chandy, contests for the 11th time
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Malayalam superstar Mammootty queues up to vote.


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Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J  Jayalithaa casts her vote at Chennai's Stella Maris College

May 16, 2016 09:53 (IST)
Rain in Kochi did not deter voters to cast their important vote in Kerala election.


May 16, 2016 09:51 (IST)
DMK Treasurer M K Stalin after casting his vote in Chennai.
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18.3 % votes polled in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections till 9 am.

May 16, 2016 09:27 (IST)
Superstar Kamal Haasan casts his vote for Tamil Nadu's Assembly polls.

May 16, 2016 09:25 (IST)
As Kerala warms up to voting, 26-Year-Old Jake C Thomas, casts his first assembly election vote as he contests against 73 - year-old Kerala's Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

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List of Crorepati candidates contesting this year in Assembly Polls of Kerala.

May 16, 2016 08:53 (IST)
Megastar Rajinikanth raised the morale of voters in Tamil Nadu, saying, everyone should vote, that is a duty.
May 16, 2016 08:51 (IST)
Morning Inspiration! 47 - year-old voter, on home rest with a plastered foot, walks in pain to vote !
May 16, 2016 08:49 (IST)
In Tamil Nadu, a total of 1,11,958 police personnel, including 21,780 para military personnel, would be involved in the election duty.


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Cricketer-turned politician S Sreesanth voted today from Kochi in Kerala.

May 16, 2016 08:35 (IST)
The key candidates for this year Assembly polls in Kerala.

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Across Kerala at least 52,000 police personnel have been deployed for the smooth conduct of the polls, with 3176 polling stations being identified as 'sensitive, critical and vulnerable', including 119 in naxal affected areas of four districts.
May 16, 2016 08:19 (IST)
Just like the Met department  forecast, it drizzled this morning in Madurai just as the city got ready to cast vote for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu today.

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Early voters lining up at a booth in Edapally, Kochi
May 16, 2016 07:56 (IST)
People have question in their mind if Election Commission will initiate action against them, said Karunanidhi, DMK Chief.
May 16, 2016 07:55 (IST)
Speaking on the cash recovered in the state by Election commission,  Karunanidhi said: Money distribution is curbed to a level, but there are incidents of cash transfer through trucks.
May 16, 2016 07:51 (IST)
We will win enough number of seats, our winning prospects are bright: DMK chief M Karunanidhi said after voting.


May 16, 2016 07:46 (IST)
After voting being cancelled in two places in Tamil Nadu only, 232 constituencies went to vote today.

May 16, 2016 07:45 (IST)
List of candidates with criminal cases in Puducherry.



May 16, 2016 07:36 (IST)

Tamil Nadu's major party DMK's chief, Karunanidhi casts his vote at a polling booth in Gopalapuram in Chennai.



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Contesting in the assembly elections this year, 16 candidates from Tamil Nadu are found to have had a criminal record.


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Voting for assembly elections begins in 232 seats in Tamil Nadu, 140 seats in Kerala And 30 seats in Puducherry.
May 16, 2016 01:28 (IST)
AIADMK Replies To Election Commission Notice, DMK Seeks More Time

The notices had said that prima facie the manifestos of the two parties "have not substantially fulfilled the guidelines of the Commission".




May 16, 2016 01:25 (IST)
Hold Assembly Polls In Aravakurichi On May 18: Vaiko Urges Election Commission

The MDMK leader said the voters will tend to vote for the party which would get majority at the end of counting on May 19.


May 15, 2016 00:07 (IST)
Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi Appeal To People To Vote For Their Parties

Recalling her party's welfare measures, Jayalalithaa said "AIADMK manifesto comprising various assurances has been released so as to continue this history of achievements."




May 15, 2016 00:06 (IST)
Only Congress-DMK Combine Can Provide Stable Government: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Talking to reporters in Puducherry, Ghulam Nabi Azad described the Puducherry government led by Rangasamy headed AINRC as "disastrous".

May 14, 2016 00:55 (IST)
BJP, PM Modi To Get 'Shock Treatment' In Kerala Polls: AK Antony

AK Antony took a swipe at the visits of the prime minister and Union ministers to the state in the run up to the polls.


May 14, 2016 00:53 (IST)
Kanhaiya Kumar Campaigns For CPI Candidate Mohammed Mohsin In Kerala
Addressing an election rally at Pattambi, Kanhaiya Kumar deplored the statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi comparing Kerala with Somalia.


May 12, 2016 17:09 (IST)
Who Paid For Indians Evacuated From Libya? Sushma Swaraj vs Oommen Chandy

Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy is furious with PM Modi for crediting his own government for the evacuation of Indians from Libya.

Earlier this week, PM Narendra Modi said while campaigning in Kerala for the May 16 polls that the Centre had evacuated families from Libya.



May 12, 2016 16:56 (IST)
THe Richest Candidates In Kerala Assembly Polls Are From AIADMK

This has been revealed by a study conducted by the Kerala Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), which analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1,125 of the 1,203 candidates in the May 16 battle.


May 11, 2016 01:21 (IST)
Kerala Not Somalia, Show Some Political Decency: Oommen Chandy To PM Modi

It is baseless to say that successive Kerala governments have "sidelined" the issues of political violence and murders, the chief minister added.


May 10, 2016 02:45 (IST)
Democratically Elected Governments Facing Threat Under PM Modi: Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday launched her election campaign in Kerala hitting out at the Narendra Modi regime, saying democratically elected governments were being toppled through "unconstitutional and other underhand dealings."
May 10, 2016 02:44 (IST)
Election Commission Censures West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh

The Election Commission on Monday censured West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh for violating the model code of conduct during an election rally in West Midnapore district.
May 09, 2016 02:30 (IST)
PM Modi Accuses Congress, CPM Of Covering Each Other's Corruption In Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people of Kerala to think of their future and not just change regimes, as he continued his tirade against ruling UDF and the LDF saying both have failed to provide even drinking water to them in so many years.
May 09, 2016 02:22 (IST)
If Politics Were A Film, Tamil Nadu's Smaller Parties Could Direct It


Captain Vijayakanth explains why he spurned the advances of the two Tamil Nadu giants, AIADMK and DMK, and chose to lead a third front in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections now, a week away.
May 07, 2016 01:58 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Polls: Jayalalithaa Seeks Bigger Margin In Her Constituency
AIADMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday sought to strike an emotional chord with the voters of her RK Nagar constituency, saying they "are my breath", and sought a successive term to serve them after the coming elections.
May 06, 2016 19:43 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at BJP's election campaign in Chennai


May 05, 2016 14:47 (IST)
Overall poll percentage for the 6th phase in West Bengal elections till 1 pm, 61.88%.

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103-Year-Old Man Among First Time Voters In Final Round Of Bengal Polls

A total of 9776 voters, including a 103-year-old man, residing in the enclaves in Cooch Behar district will vote for the first time today.

May 05, 2016 10:44 (IST)
Poll percentage recorded till 9am in the final phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, is 23.46%.

May 05, 2016 09:27 (IST)
People line up outside a polling booth in Nandigram to cast their vote in sixth and final phase of West Bengal Assembly elections. Counting of votes will be on May 19.



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Voting begins in 25 seats in 6th and final phase of poll in West Bengal.
May 04, 2016 00:54 (IST)
Mamata Will Become Politically Insignificant Post Polls: Surjya Kanta Mishra

CPI(M) today exuded confidence that it will bag more than 200 seats and claimed Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will become "politically insignificant" after Assembly elections in the state.


May 03, 2016 01:07 (IST)
Bengal Elections: 15 Crorepatis, 33 With Criminal Cases To Contest In Phase 6

At least 15 crorepatis are contesting for the sixth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections to be held on Thursday, while 33 have declared criminal cases against themselves, a study said today.


May 03, 2016 01:06 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Elections: BJP's Lok Sabha Candidate Gurumurthy Joins AIADMK

A BJP candidate for the last Lok Sabha polls and whose nomination was rejected in Nilgiris SC Constituency, which created a controversy, has joined AIADMK in the presence of party chief Jayalalithaa in Coimbatore.


May 02, 2016 01:00 (IST)
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Admitted To Hospital In Guwahati

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been hospitalised after he complained of stomach-related problems."


May 01, 2016 02:27 (IST)
Jadavpur University Professor Alleges Attack By Trinamool-Backed Goons

Left Front and Congress-backed independent candidate Ambikesh Mahapatra on Saturday alleged that he was attacked by attackers affiliated to West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress after the end of polling for the fifth phase of assembly elections.

Apr 30, 2016 17:56 (IST)
West Bengal Chief Minister and chief of The Trinamool, Mamata Banerjee after casting her vote for the 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly elections.


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Former West Bengal Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee comes out after casting his votes at a polling station during fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly election, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

Apr 30, 2016 17:21 (IST)
A heavy turnout of over 72 per cent was registered till 3 pm today in the fifth and penultimate phase of assembly polls in West Bengal, which saw sporadic incidents of violence that left seven people injured.
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TMC lawmaker Moon Moon Sen along with her daughters Raima and Riya after casting their votes in West Bengal Assembly elections.

Apr 30, 2016 14:03 (IST)
Poll percentage for fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls at 1 pm is 54.75% per cent, reports news agency ANI.
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Poll percentage for fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls at 11 am is 38.15 per cent, reports news agency ANI.


Apr 30, 2016 10:43 (IST)
Poll percentage for fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls at 9 am is 19.64 per cent, reports news agency ANI.
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Phase 5 Of West Bengal Polls A Test For Mamata Banerjee: 10 Facts

Voting for the crucial fifth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal is being held today in 53 constituencies across the state. Today's polling will decide the fate of a number of political heavyweights including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party candidates who were purportedly seen in the Narada sting operation footage.

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A senior citizen casts her vote for the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections in Kolkata.
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Voting begins in 53 constituencies in fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections.
Apr 27, 2016 01:12 (IST)
No Alliance Will Survive In West Bengal, Says Mamata Banerjee

Mocking the Congress-Left Front alliance in West Bengal, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee today said both CPI(M) and Congress will turn into "sign boards" after the Assembly elections."



Apr 27, 2016 01:09 (IST)
Political Hues Of Tamil Nadu: Green For Jayalalithaa, Yellow For Karunanidhi

What is there in a colour, some may wonder, but not the bosses of the two leading parties in Tamil Nadu for whom green and yellow are the hues of the election season."


Apr 26, 2016 01:13 (IST)
Election Commission Removes 3 Polling Officers In West Bengal

The Election Commission today removed three polling officers in North 24 Parganas district during the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.


Apr 26, 2016 01:13 (IST)
CPI-M Had An Electoral Tie Up With BJP: Oommen Chandy

Addressing reporters in Kozhikode, Oommen Chandy said the Congress has never ever tied up with the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has done so.


Apr 25, 2016 15:50 (IST)
Bengal Assembly Polls: Over 52 Per Cent Turnout In 6 Hours
Braving sweltering heat, over 52 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the first six hours on Monday in 49 constituencies of Howrah and North 24 Parganas bordering Kolkata during the fourth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections.
Apr 25, 2016 14:30 (IST)
Bengal Polls' Fourth Phase Sees Around 42% Voter Turnout In 4 Hours
A total of 42.01 percent turnout was recorded till 11 am, with 42.37 percent in North 24 Parganas and 41.25 percent in Howrah, said an Election Commission official. The polling began at 7 am and will end at 6 pm.

Apr 25, 2016 13:48 (IST)
The 93-year-old DMK Chief M Karunanidhi files his nomination at Tiruvarur for upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.

Apr 25, 2016 12:39 (IST)
Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, from the AIADMK party, filed her nomination papers today from  RK Nagar constituency in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu.


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Overall polling percentage recorded in the first two hours of the fourth phase of election is 21.7 per cent.

Apr 25, 2016 10:14 (IST)
Uproar At Salkia Polling Booth In West Bengal's Howrah
Voters allege that Trinamool Congress agents are forcing them to vote for their party.
Apr 25, 2016 09:21 (IST)
A differently-abled person arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Salt lake, West Bengal.


Apr 25, 2016 09:19 (IST)
People cast their votes at a polling booth in Howrah.


Apr 25, 2016 08:45 (IST)
One of the voters at the polling booth said that he has been standing at the booth since 6am but polling did not begin at 7am. Now voting has started but still one of the EVMs is still not working.


Apr 25, 2016 08:34 (IST)
Voting at a polling station in Salt Lake,West Bengal was delayed by over 30 minutes due to technical problem in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). 
Apr 25, 2016 07:05 (IST)
Polling begins for 49 constituencies in the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Apr 25, 2016 00:56 (IST)
Morphed Photo: BJP Files Police Complaint, Demands Trinamool Leaders' Arrest

The BJP lodged a police complaint against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Subrata Bakshi and Derek O'Brien alleging that they were responsible for the use of a morphed picture of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and demanded their immediate arrest."


Apr 24, 2016 13:23 (IST)
Amma Freebies: Made In China?


Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa makes it a point to list the multiple freebies, or handouts, her government has distributed.
Apr 24, 2016 13:23 (IST)
Countdown Has Begun For Congress, CPM: BJP


BJP has hit out at the "politics of convenience and opportunism" engaged by the Congress and CPM in West Bengal and Kerala and said their "countdown" has begun.
Apr 24, 2016 13:22 (IST)
Trinamool Fends Off Attacks After Posting Morphed Photo Of Rajnath, Karat

Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien has had to issue an apology for putting out in the public domain a picture of the union Home Minister Rajnath Singh popping a sweet into the mouth of top communist leader Prakash Karat.
Apr 24, 2016 02:46 (IST)
Bengal polls: night, river patrolling for fourth phase


The Election Commission has initiated night as well as riverine patrolling in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts where polling will take place on April 25 in the fourth phase, an official said today.

Apr 24, 2016 02:44 (IST)
Actor Namitha joins AIADMK in presence of Tamil Nadu Cheif Minsiter Jayalalithaa in Trichy
Apr 23, 2016 16:09 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: BJP To Play Smart City Card In Coimbatore

For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vanathi Srinivasan is one of the strong hopefuls to enter the state Assembly this year.


Apr 21, 2016 14:09 (IST)
56.08% voting in the third phase of polling in West Bengal till 1pm, says news agency ANI.
Apr 21, 2016 14:09 (IST)
Nuns from the Catholic Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata queue as they wait to cast their votes for state assembly elections in West Bengal inside a polling station. (AFP Photo)



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39.76% voting in the third phase of polling in West Bengal till 11am, reports news agency ANI.
Apr 21, 2016 12:06 (IST)
West Bengal Polls Phase 3: Over 18 Per Cent Voter Turnout In First 2 Hours

The highest voter turnout of 20.53 percent was recorded in the 22 seats of Murshidabad district while the lowest of 14.71 percent was recorded in the metropolis till 9 am.

Apr 21, 2016 10:16 (IST)

Apr 21, 2016 09:02 (IST)
CPI(M) polling agent shot dead in Piropra under Domkol assembly of Murshidabad is identified as Tohidul Islam.
Apr 21, 2016 08:51 (IST)
Congress booth worker Basu Malpaharia who was allegedly abducted by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers,was rescued from Hariharpara TMC candidate Niyamat SK's factory, posted news agency ANI on Twitter.
Apr 21, 2016 08:46 (IST)
1 dead in clashes in West Bengal's Murshidabad as state votes in third phase of assembly election.

Apr 21, 2016 08:45 (IST)
Congress leader Somin Mitra casts his vote in North Kolkata's St.Paul's Cathedral College.



Apr 21, 2016 08:28 (IST)

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Apr 21, 2016 07:02 (IST)
Voting begins for 62 seats in the third phase of West Bengal assembly elections.
Apr 21, 2016 01:18 (IST)
Jayalalithaa's Assurance On Prohibition 'Half-Hearted', Says Karunanidhi

Karunanidhi today described as "half-hearted," AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa's assurance of prohibition in a phased manner if voted to power in the Assembly polls, and questioned why had she not done it in the last five years as Chief Minister."



Apr 21, 2016 01:09 (IST)
Karunanidhi's Daughter Kanimozhi Attacks AIADMK Government

DMK's Rajya Sabha member, Kanimozhi today flayed the AIADMK government, alleging that there was no industrial and economic development in the last five years.


Apr 20, 2016 00:51 (IST)
Tamil Maanila Congress Chief GK Vasan Not To Contest Tamil Nadu Elections

GK Vasan, who quit Congress in November 2014 along with his supporters to revive TMC, has chosen not to contest and his name did not figure in the list of candidates.


Apr 20, 2016 00:49 (IST)
7 Candidates In Third And Fourth Phases Of Bengal Elections Are Illiterate

According to an analysis of their affidavits by the West Bengal Election Watch, six contestants in the third and one in the fourth phase have declared that they are illiterate.


Apr 19, 2016 01:07 (IST)
Liquor Units Run By DMK Workers To Be Closed If Party Comes To Power: Kanimozhi

With prohibition being the buzz word for the May 16 Assembly polls, DMK today sought to go one up on its rivals, saying liquor units run by party workers will be closed if it comes to power."


Apr 18, 2016 01:17 (IST)
Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh Alleges Booth Capturing, Rigging In West Bengal

The former Union minister said voting for 'Didi' or Modi was the same as the duo had made a "secret understanding" with each other.


Apr 17, 2016 19:33 (IST)
79.70 per cent voter turn-out in second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls till 5 pm: Election Commission.
Apr 17, 2016 16:30 (IST)
70.3 per cent of votes were cast till 3 pm for election to 56 Assembly constituencies in the second phase of polling in West Bengal.
Apr 17, 2016 14:53 (IST)

Apr 17, 2016 14:52 (IST)
Clash Between Trinamool And BJP Workers In Bengal's Birbhum Leaves 8 Injured
A clash between Trinamool Congress and BJP workers today left eight persons injured in Dumrut village in Birbhum district where polling is underway, police said.

Apr 17, 2016 10:58 (IST)
21.79% voter turnout recorded in first 2 hours in second phase of West Bengal assembly polls, news agency, ANI said.
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Apr 17, 2016 07:39 (IST)
Voting at two polling stations at Malda in West Bengal was delayed by 20 minutes due to technical problem in EVM, tweeted news agency, ANI.
Apr 17, 2016 07:09 (IST)

Apr 17, 2016 07:00 (IST)
Bengal Assembly Elections Phase 2
Voting begins in 56 seats in West Bengal in the second phase of assembly elections.
Apr 17, 2016 01:10 (IST)
After 2 Decades, Vaiko To Contest Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections
After two decade-long hiatus, MDMK general secretary Vaiko will contest the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, trying his luck from Kovilpatti constituency.
Apr 17, 2016 01:09 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee Replies To Notice, Election Commission Decision On Tuesday
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday filed her response to an Election Commission notice which said she prima facie violated the model code by announcing creation of a new district in the poll-bound state.
Apr 16, 2016 01:06 (IST)
Election Commission Should Issue Letter To Mamata For Challenging It: CPI(M)

Referring to Commission's show-cause notice to the West Bengal Chief Minister yesterday, Surjya Kanta Mishra, who is also a CPI(M) Politburo member, said "I don't know what letter was issued to her. But the issue which was mentioned was small."

Apr 14, 2016 17:35 (IST)
Opposition Parties Only Making Complaints Against Me, Says Mamata Banerjee

The Trinamool chief said that Congress, BJP leaders come to the state during election time after five years and talk big but they did nothing for the people.

Apr 13, 2016 14:47 (IST)
Assembly Elections: 14 Assam Constituencies Record More Than 90 Per Cent Turnout

In a record turnout, more than 90 per cent voters exercised their franchise in 14 constituencies in Assam in the second and final phase of just concluded Assembly polls.
Apr 13, 2016 08:24 (IST)
68 With Criminal Cases, 56 Crorepatis In Bengal Polls Second Phase
As many as 68 of the 383 candidates contesting in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly polls have declared criminal cases, including serious offences like murder and rape.

Apr 13, 2016 08:16 (IST)
Karunanidhi To Contest 13th Time, To Campaign From April 23

DMK president M Karunanidhi, who will contest for a record 13th time in assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, will start his campaign from April 23, it was announced on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2016 07:46 (IST)
In Election Season, Mamata Banerjee To Chat Live On Facebook For First Time

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will, for the first time ever, chat live on Facebook today at 8:30 pm.
Apr 12, 2016 14:09 (IST)
DMK President M Karunanidhi to seek re-election from native Tiruvarur constituency in the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls on May 16: Press Trust Of India
Apr 11, 2016 16:58 (IST)
Voting underway for the second part of the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal: 71.60 per cent voter turnout recorded till 3 pm
Apr 11, 2016 13:24 (IST)

Well I don't want to criticise the prime minister, he knows whatever he is saying is not true: Former PM Manmohan Singh in Dispur, Assam.
Apr 11, 2016 12:08 (IST)
Congress leader Manas Bhuniya casts his vote in West Midnapore for second part of first phase of West Bengal Assembly polls.
Apr 11, 2016 11:59 (IST)
Voting underway for the second part of the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal: 39.69 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11 am: ANI
Apr 11, 2016 11:59 (IST)
Voting underway for the second and final phase in Assam: 36 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11 am: ANI

Apr 11, 2016 11:43 (IST)
Kid awaits her mother, who has gone in to cast her vote in Bhotgaon of Kerala's Kokrajhar district.
Apr 11, 2016 10:54 (IST)
For the first time, I have seen Election Commission not being impartial in the state, says Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi: ANI
Apr 11, 2016 10:03 (IST)

Apr 11, 2016 09:55 (IST)

Former Chief Minister PK Mahanta casts his vote in Assam's Nagaon.
Apr 11, 2016 09:25 (IST)


People help a differently abled person cast his vote at a polling booth in West Bengal's Asansol.
Apr 11, 2016 09:07 (IST)

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Apr 11, 2016 08:52 (IST)
Women dance and celebrate after casting their vote at a polling booth in Assam's Kokrajhar in the final phase.

Apr 11, 2016 08:48 (IST)
A CPI(M) polling agent has been hospitalised after being attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers at a polling booth in Chandrakona district of West Bengal this morning.
Apr 11, 2016 07:48 (IST)

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal casts his vote in the final phase in Hojai, Assam.
Apr 11, 2016 07:24 (IST)
Voting in second part of Phase-1 of election in West Bengal will take place from 7am to 6pm
Apr 11, 2016 07:24 (IST)
Voting in second phase of election in Assam will take place from 7am to 5pm.
Apr 11, 2016 07:13 (IST)
Crucial Day For BJP: Big Battle Looms In Assam And Bengal

Voting begins today for the remaining 61 Assembly constituencies in Assam -- where Congress Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is seeking a fourth term -- and 31 seats in West Bengal. The Trinamool Congress is hoping for a second term on basis of the 'development' and welfare schemes of the Mamata Banerjee's maiden five-year rule.
Apr 11, 2016 07:05 (IST)

Apr 11, 2016 07:00 (IST)
Voting begins in 61 seats in Assam and 31 in West Bengal.
Apr 08, 2016 22:06 (IST)
Battleground Assam: BJP's Chances Of Winning Assam Explained Here By Prannoy Roy

Apr 08, 2016 12:23 (IST)
New Year, New Government: PM Modi in Assam

"A new year is coming to Assam, so is a new government. We know you have lost faith in the state government. They don't care about the future of Assam. They want to take care of just their own family," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally in Roha, Assam.

"For them, their son-in-law, son, daughter are bigger than the country. I want the prosperity of all sons and daughters of this country," he said.


Apr 04, 2016 17:21 (IST)
75 per cent voter turnout recorded till 4 PM for first phase of West Bengal Polls
Apr 04, 2016 16:32 (IST)
66.95 per cent voters turnout recorded till 3 PM for first phase of Assam Assembly polls
Apr 04, 2016 10:24 (IST)

Apr 04, 2016 10:21 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: Congress to contest 41 seats in Tamil Nadu Assembly
polls, says Ghulam Nabi Azad after meeting between Congress and DMK.
Apr 04, 2016 09:40 (IST)

Apr 04, 2016 08:46 (IST)
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi casts his vote as 65 constituencies across the state go to polls today.


Apr 04, 2016 07:32 (IST)

Apr 04, 2016 07:09 (IST)
Polling begins in 18 seats in West Bengal and 65 seats in Assam in the first phase of assembly elections.


Apr 04, 2016 04:12 (IST)
First Phase Of Polling In Assam Today

Party wise break-up of rich candidates

 

 

Party

Total number of candidates analyzed

No of Rich Candidates

Cong

65

36

IND

280

26

BJP

54

23

AIUDF

27

11

ASOM GANA PARISHAD

11

7

BODOLAND PEOPLES FRONT

3

2

NCP

9

2

BHARAT VIKAS MORCHA

6

1

LJP

3

1

LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY

5

1

CPI(M)

10

1

JAI MAHA BHARATH PARTY

1

1

OTHER

65

0

Total

539

112


Apr 04, 2016 04:10 (IST)
First Phase Of Polling In Assam Today

Party wise break-up of candidates with declared criminal cases    



Party

Total number of candidates analyzed

Candidates with Declared criminal Cases

IND

280

14

Cong

65

8

BJP

54

3

AIUDF

27

3

CPI(M)

10

1

CPI(ML)(L)

6

1

Others

97

0

Total

539

30

 


Apr 04, 2016 04:07 (IST)

First Phase Of Polling In Assam Today

Party-wise breakup of seats being contested





Party

Seats Contesting

Bharatiya Janata Party

54

Indian National Congress

65

All India United Democratic Front

27

Asom Gana Parishad

11

Bodoland Peoples Front

3

Apr 04, 2016 04:05 (IST)
First Phase Of Polling In West Bengal Today

Party wise  break up of Rich Candidates

 

 

Party

Total number of candidates analyzed

No of Rich Candidates

TMC

18

3

Others

115

0


Apr 04, 2016 03:59 (IST)

First Phase Of Polling In West Bengal Today

Seats Contesting






Party

Seats Contesting


Bharatiya Janata Party

18


Indian National Congress

5


All India Trinamool Congress

18


Communist Party Of India ( Marxist)

11


Communist Party of India

1


All India Forward Bloc

1





Apr 04, 2016 03:58 (IST)
First Phase Of Polling In West Bengal Today

Electorates






Male

2047768


Female

1953645


Third Gender

16


Total

4001429



Apr 04, 2016 01:48 (IST)
First phase of Assembly Polls to begin in West Bengal and Assam today. The voting will begin from 7am and will end at 4pm. Read More
Apr 03, 2016 20:44 (IST)
Assam will hold the first phase of Assembly polls on Monday for 65 constituencies to decide the fate of 539 candidates. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is seeking a mandate for the fifth term in Titabar constituency.
Apr 03, 2016 20:41 (IST)
30 Candidates With Criminal Charges In Phase-1 Of Assam Polls

Altogether 25 candidates have cited serious criminal cases related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc. in their affidavits submitted while filing their nominations, according to a report of the Association of Democratic Reforms based on the affidavits filed by the candidates.
Apr 03, 2016 15:49 (IST)
Actors, players, retired soldier in fray in West Bengal assembly polls

As the six-phase Assembly poll begins in West Bengal on Monday, political greenhorns from various fields, including cinema, cricket, football, inverstment banking enter into fray.

The candidates' list of various parties includes film stars, soccer and cricket players, a retired army colonel, and a former investment banker.
Apr 03, 2016 15:42 (IST)

Apr 03, 2016 15:41 (IST)

Apr 03, 2016 15:36 (IST)
First phase polling on Monday

An electorate of 95,11,732 including 45,95,712 women, will exercise their franchise in 12,190 polling stations on Monday.

The number of hyper-sensitive and sensitive booths are yet to be released by the election office in Guwahati.


Apr 02, 2016 23:23 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Polls Phase 1: Candidates with criminal cases

Party

Total number of candidates analyzed

Candidates with Declared criminal Cases

IND

19

2

TMC

18

2

BJP

18

3

SUCI(C)

17

1

AJSU PARTY

12

2

CPI(M)

11

1

JMM

7

3

BSP

5

1

Cong

5

2

JHARKHAND DISOM PARTY

3

1

JHARKHAND PARTY (NAREN)

2

1

SHS

1

1

CPI

1

1

Others

14

0

Total

133

21

Apr 02, 2016 23:01 (IST)
West Bengal Assembly Polls Phase 1: Seats Contesting

Party

Seats Contesting

Bharatiya Janata Party

18

Indian National Congress

5

All India Trinamool Congress

18

Communist Party Of India ( Marxist)

11



Communist Party of India

1

All India Forward Bloc

1


Apr 02, 2016 21:26 (IST)
Election Commission Asks For Spring Cleaning Of Electoral Rolls



The Election Commission has asked all the states and union territories, except five election-bound states, to launch a fresh drive to correct and update the electoral rolls, an official in Agartala said on Saturday.
Apr 02, 2016 21:23 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi Hits Out At PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee At Congress-Left Rally



Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused him of trying to kill democracy in the country and claimed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was doing the same in West Bengal.
Mar 31, 2016 12:52 (IST)
MDMK leader Vaiko meets Aam Aadmi Party leaders in Chennai ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly elections.


Mar 30, 2016 13:03 (IST)