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EVM 'Glitch', Violence During Polling, Mamata Banerjee's "Terrorism" Charge
This is the second and final phase of the Bengal election, and it takes place against the backdrop of the controversial EC-mandated Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of the state's electoral roll.
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Bengal Cops Arrest 4 Trinamool Workers Over Violence Outside Police Station
The fighting also underscored ramping up of tensions between the rivals before polling Wednesday for the second and final phase of the election.
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"Displaced Voters Have Sent A Message...": Manipur Poll Body On 95% Turnout In Relief Camp Booths
Manipur chief electoral officer PK Jha has sought reports from returning officers detailing vandalism and violence in polling booths and where all re-polling would be needed.
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Gunfire, EVMs Destroyed, Anger In Crisis-Hit Manipur Amid Chaotic Voting
Ethnic violence-hit Manipur today reported 68 per cent turnout when voting ended at 4 pm, in what was seen as one of the lowest turnout in the state.
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"If Trinamool Was Instigating...": Mamata Banerjee's Party On Poll Clashes
The Trinamool Congress rejected allegations of election violence as a distortion of reality, claiming that opposition parties and certain media outlets were "marketing violence" to discredit the elections.
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Day After Bengal Violence, Home Ministry Asks Mamata Banerjee For Action
The centre has expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in Bengal even after the national elections and issued an advisory to Mamata Banerjee's government, sources said. The state BJP had approached home minister Amit Shah, claiming three of its workers were killed by Trinamool Congress workers in the North 24 Parganas. This was the thir...
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After Bengal Panchayat Election Violence, Re-Poll Under Way In 568 Booths
Re-polling in 568 booths across West Bengal from where the State Election Commission received complaints of violence during Monday's panchayat election, began today amid tight security.
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Mayor Candidate Shot Dead In Philippine Election Violence
A candidate for mayor in the southern Philippines was shot dead today, police said, bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence related to national elections.
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Bangladesh Local Election Violence Kills 11
At least 11 people were killed in overnight violence as Bangladesh went to the polls for local elections, with seven of them shot dead by security forces, police said today.
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Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance sweeps municipal polls in Punjab
The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine swept the Municipal Corporation polls in Punjab on Sunday, drubbing the opposition Congress in the first trial of strength after the state assembly election in January this year.
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Over 30 per cent polling in Punjab municipal poll
An estimated 30-35 percent voter turnout was recorded in the municipal elections in Punjab on Sunday till 2 pm, officials said in Chandigarh. The ruling SAD-BJP combine is in power in the outgoing municipal council.
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Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria's President
Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Sunday for a full four-year term as President of Nigeria and is now faced with the challenge of uniting a country that saw deadly post-election violence despite what observers called the fairest vote in more than a decade.Hours after the ceremony, a series of bomb blasts at an army barracks in Bauchi in the country's ...
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EVM 'Glitch', Violence During Polling, Mamata Banerjee's "Terrorism" Charge
This is the second and final phase of the Bengal election, and it takes place against the backdrop of the controversial EC-mandated Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of the state's electoral roll.
-
Bengal Cops Arrest 4 Trinamool Workers Over Violence Outside Police Station
The fighting also underscored ramping up of tensions between the rivals before polling Wednesday for the second and final phase of the election.
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"Displaced Voters Have Sent A Message...": Manipur Poll Body On 95% Turnout In Relief Camp Booths
Manipur chief electoral officer PK Jha has sought reports from returning officers detailing vandalism and violence in polling booths and where all re-polling would be needed.
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Gunfire, EVMs Destroyed, Anger In Crisis-Hit Manipur Amid Chaotic Voting
Ethnic violence-hit Manipur today reported 68 per cent turnout when voting ended at 4 pm, in what was seen as one of the lowest turnout in the state.
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"If Trinamool Was Instigating...": Mamata Banerjee's Party On Poll Clashes
The Trinamool Congress rejected allegations of election violence as a distortion of reality, claiming that opposition parties and certain media outlets were "marketing violence" to discredit the elections.
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Day After Bengal Violence, Home Ministry Asks Mamata Banerjee For Action
The centre has expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in Bengal even after the national elections and issued an advisory to Mamata Banerjee's government, sources said. The state BJP had approached home minister Amit Shah, claiming three of its workers were killed by Trinamool Congress workers in the North 24 Parganas. This was the thir...
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After Bengal Panchayat Election Violence, Re-Poll Under Way In 568 Booths
Re-polling in 568 booths across West Bengal from where the State Election Commission received complaints of violence during Monday's panchayat election, began today amid tight security.
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Mayor Candidate Shot Dead In Philippine Election Violence
A candidate for mayor in the southern Philippines was shot dead today, police said, bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence related to national elections.
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Bangladesh Local Election Violence Kills 11
At least 11 people were killed in overnight violence as Bangladesh went to the polls for local elections, with seven of them shot dead by security forces, police said today.
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Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance sweeps municipal polls in Punjab
The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine swept the Municipal Corporation polls in Punjab on Sunday, drubbing the opposition Congress in the first trial of strength after the state assembly election in January this year.
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Over 30 per cent polling in Punjab municipal poll
An estimated 30-35 percent voter turnout was recorded in the municipal elections in Punjab on Sunday till 2 pm, officials said in Chandigarh. The ruling SAD-BJP combine is in power in the outgoing municipal council.
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Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria's President
Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Sunday for a full four-year term as President of Nigeria and is now faced with the challenge of uniting a country that saw deadly post-election violence despite what observers called the fairest vote in more than a decade.Hours after the ceremony, a series of bomb blasts at an army barracks in Bauchi in the country's ...
