Assembly Elections 2009

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  Chief Minister Nayab Saini Vs Sitting MLA: Who Has The Edge In Ladwa?

  Carved out as a separate constituency only in 2009, the Ladwa Assembly seat in Haryana has all eyes on it ahead of the Assembly polls in the state because the BJP has fielded Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini from there.

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  Lalu Prasad Yadav Fined Rs 6,000 For 2009 Election Model Code Violation

  RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was fined Rs 6,000 by a court in Jharkhand's Palamu district today for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 assembly elections in the state.

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  Haryana Elections 2019: 'Flicker Singh' Aims At BJP's Maiden Win From Kurukshetra

  Former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh, who produced incredible flicks, is aiming to repeat sensation as India won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament after a gap of 13 years in 2009 under his captaincy.

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  At All-Party Meet Today, Election Commission To Seek Inputs On EVM Hackathon: 10 Points

  A meeting of 55 political parties that could help firm the ground rules for the hackathon promised by the Election Commission to establish that voting machines were reliable has started in the capital. The meeting comes against the backdrop of a high-pitched campaign by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party that convened a special session of the ...

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  As BJP Eyes Odisha Next, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's Assessment

  Naveen Patnaik says he is not worried about the BJP's strong showing in local elections in Odisha, where assembly elections will be held in 2019. The Odisha chief minister and chief of the Biju Janata Dal says his math shows the BJP's rise "isn't remarkable at all."

• Congress Releases Names of 14 Candidates For Jharkhand Polls

  Jharkhand Congress Chief Sukhdeo Bhagat, who lost the 2009 elections as the sitting MLA, today figured in the first list of 14 party candidates whose names were announced for the upcoming state Assembly polls, a day after the party snapped its ties with the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or JMM.

• Country's Richest Woman Loses in Haryana Polls

  She was elected from Hisar in 2005 and 2009, and is a minister in the outgoing Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in the state.

• Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Prithviraj Chavan on Election Commision Plea

  The Delhi High Court today issued notice to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on a plea against its single bench decision setting aside the Election Commission's order holding him guilty of filing incorrect expenses for the 2009 Assembly elections.

• Court Sets Aside Election Commission's Show-Cause Notice Against Ashok Chavan

  The Delhi High Court has set aside the Election Commission's show-cause notice against former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan for allegedly fudging poll expenses during the 2009 assembly elections.

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  63 poll related incidents reported on Apr 9 polls in Arunachal Pradesh

  Only 63 poll-related incidents were reported during the April 9 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh against 191 registered during 2009, IGP (Law and Order) Satyendra Garg said here today.

• Naxal threat looming in poll-bound Andhra Pradesh

  Andhra Pradesh has sought a 20 per cent increase in deployment of Central paramilitary forces over 2009 elections for the peaceful conduct of simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls to thwart Naxal bids to infiltrate and disrupt the electoral process.

• Recounting of votes in Bellary Lok Sabha polls on September 15

  Recounting of votes polled in the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency in the April 2009 general election would be taken up on September 15 as per the direction of Election Commission, a top official said. Deputy Commissioner Amalan Aditya Biswas said in a statement that votes stored in EVMs in 1589 police stations in eight assembly contituencies wo...

• After BJP, TRS announces its own candidate for Parkal by-poll

  Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has announced M Bhikshapati as its candidate for the June 12 by-poll for the Parkal Assembly constituency in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh. Bhikshapati, who unsuccessfully contested the last Assembly election in 2009, is the unanimous choice of the party, TRS Election Committee Chairman Naini Narsimha Reddy tol...

• Punjab polls: Comparative voter turnout

  Here is a comparative chart of the voter turnout in Punjab in the Assembly as well as General Elections in 2007, 2009 and 2012.

• Uttarakhand polls: Comparative voter turnout

  Here is a comparative chart of the voter turnout in Uttarakhand in the Assembly as well as General Elections in 2007, 2009 and 2012.