Assembly Polls

Chandrababu Naidu vs Jagan Reddy In Pitched Andhra Pradesh Battle

Andhra Pradesh News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday May 23, 2019

Counting has begun for national and assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, where Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is seeking re-election against a strong challenge from his rival, YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy.

Elections 2019: Opposition Demand On VVPATs Rejected By Election Body Day Before Counting

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 22, 2019

The Opposition demand to tally the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) slips with the Electronic Voting Machines before votes are counted tomorrow has been turned down by the Election Commission.

Patna Conjoined Twins Now Hold Individual Voting Rights

Patna News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2019

During the 2015 assembly polls in Bihar, Sabah and Farah, then 19, cast their votes on a single voter identity card. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the twin sisters-- joined at the head since birth-- have earned the right to be treated as separate individuals with independent voting rights.

J&K BJP Bats For Assembly Polls In November After Nomads Return To Plains

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Tuesday said assembly elections should be held in November after over 30 lakh nomads return from the state's high-altitude areas to the plains.

Odisha Lok Sabha Result To Be Declared Late Due To Assembly Vote Counting

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The declaration of election results of Lok Sabha in Odisha is likely to be delayed compared to other states since votes for assembly polls will also have to be counted, a senior election official said Monday.

AAP's Atishi Throws Light On How "Silent Voters" Choose Leaders In Delhi

Delhi News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday May 12, 2019

Atishi, the Aam Aadmi Party's East Delhi candidate, today expressed confidence that her party would be able to repeat the success it saw in the Delhi assembly polls in the national election as well.

Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh's Assets Up By 50% Since 2016 Assembly Polls

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2019

BJP's West Bengal President and party's candidate for Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency, Dilip Ghosh has declared assets, including movable and immovable, worth Rs 45.36 lakh, up by nearly 50 per cent from Rs 30.29 lakh declared in 2016, when he contested the Assembly polls.

Water Levels Drop To 19 Per Cent As Maharashtra Battles Drought, Again

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday May 5, 2019

Water reserves across Maharashtra have plummeted to an alarming 19 per cent, leading to a fourth drought in the past six years. This could be the worst yet given that the number of water tankers used in the last week of April is the highest since the BJP took charge after the 2014 Assembly polls

More Delay Likely For Assembly Polls In Jammu And Kashmir, Say Sources

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday May 2, 2019

Assembly polls in Jammu Kashmir is not likely to be held before November, indicated sources in the home ministry. The Election Commission, they said, has asked for a second opinion on extending President's Rule in the state beyond July.

332 Candidates Contesting In Odisha Assembly Polls Have Criminal Cases

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 28, 2019

A total of 332 candidates contesting in the Odisha Assembly polls have criminal cases, with 257 serious and seven convicted, according to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Elections 2019-"Will Break Before Assembly Polls": Milind Deora On BJP-Sena Alliance

India News | ANI | Saturday April 27, 2019

Mumbai Congress chief and South Mumbai candidate Milind Deora today said that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will break before Assembly elections in Maharashtra, scheduled to be held later this year.

Indian-Origin ''Yogi'' Puranik Yogendra Wins Japan's Ward Assembly Polls

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 23, 2019

A 41-year-old Indian-origin Japanese, who goes by the nickname "Yogi", has been elected to Tokyo's Edogawa Ward assembly, becoming the first Indian to win an election in Japan.

"Ready To Face Polls In Tamil Nadu Whenever They Are Held": Rajinikanth

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

Tamil "superstar" Rajinikanth on Friday said his formal political entry will coincide with the next assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

2019 Assembly Polls Highlights: By-Elections In 18 Seats In Tamil Nadu; Phase 2 Of 4 In Odisha

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty and Ridhima Shukla | Thursday April 18, 2019

Phase two of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am today, and 95 parliamentary constituencies are voting across 11 states and 1 union territory. Coinciding with today's Lok Sabha elections are assembly elections in Odisha and assembly by-elections in Tamil Nadu. Here are the live updates for the assembly elections and assembly bypolls in Odish...

Odisha Votes In Second Phase Of Assembly Polls: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday April 18, 2019

The electoral fate of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik will be decided today as Odisha cast votes to elect representatives to 35 assembly constituencies in the second phase of the elections. Polling is also being held in Aska, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Bargarh and Bolangir Lok Sabha constituencies and the assembly segments under them.