General Elections 2019
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Who Is Shafiqur Rahman, Bangladesh Hardliner At Centre For Anti-Women Remarks
Shafiqur Rahman, the Ameer (chief) of Bangladesh JamaateIslami (JI), is at the centre of a national controversy ahead of the country's general election on February 12. The reason? A series of remarks against women.
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1% Increase In Literacy Leads To 25% Rise In Female Voter's Turnout: Report
As per the SBI report, out of the 1.8 crore incremental female voters in the 2024 general elections compared to 2019, 45 lakh can be attributed to improved literacy levels.
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Overconfidence On Guarantees, Appeasement Allegations Reduced Congress Seats To Single Digits In Karnataka
Election Results 2024: However, even after a single-digit performance, Congress leaders are happy that they could take back 9 seats won by the BJP in the 2019 General Election.
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Crucial Losses In Awadh And Purvanchal: BJP's Seat Count Halves In Uttar Pradesh
In 2019, the BJP secured a resounding victory in Uttar Pradesh, capturing 62 out of 80 seats. However, in the latest elections, the party experienced a significant reduction in its seat tally, managing to secure only 33 seats.
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Over 30 Women Candidates Win Lok Sabha Polls, Compared To 78 In 2019
Women candidates such as Congress' Kumari Selja, the BJP's Kangana Ranaut and Hema Malini, Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav and RJD's Misa Bharti won in their respective constituencies in the general elections.
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Opinion | Exit Polls: Will BJP Score A Hat-Trick In Six Battleground States?
There are six battleground states in the 2024 election accounting for 259 seats - almost half of the Lok Sabha strength. In 2019, the NDA won 196 of these seats.
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Rs 1,100 Crore Cash, Gold Seized During Elections, 3 Times More Than 2019
Over Rs 1,150 crore in cash and jewellery have been seized by the Income Tax Department, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, sources said on Friday. This marks an 182% increase compared to the Rs 390 crore seized during the last general elections
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Mumbai Sees 52% Turnout, Sultry Weather, Long Queues Test Voters' Patience
Mumbai recorded a turnout of 52.27 percent, lower than that in 2019, in the general elections on Monday amid sultry weather and complaints of delays in the polling process.
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2 Officers On Poll Duty Die Of Heart Attack In Bihar
Polling in five constituencies in Bihar in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections passed off peacefully, with a provisional voter turnout of 60 per cent, almost one per cent less than that of the 2019 general elections, officials said.
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After Failed 2019 Experiment, Samajwadi Party Pins Hope On Congress In UP
The coming general election may throw some surprising results in Uttar Pradesh with the SP-BSP alliance now replaced by the SP-Congress pact under the INDIA bloc.
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Who Is Shafiqur Rahman, Bangladesh Hardliner At Centre For Anti-Women Remarks
Shafiqur Rahman, the Ameer (chief) of Bangladesh JamaateIslami (JI), is at the centre of a national controversy ahead of the country's general election on February 12. The reason? A series of remarks against women.
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1% Increase In Literacy Leads To 25% Rise In Female Voter's Turnout: Report
As per the SBI report, out of the 1.8 crore incremental female voters in the 2024 general elections compared to 2019, 45 lakh can be attributed to improved literacy levels.
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Overconfidence On Guarantees, Appeasement Allegations Reduced Congress Seats To Single Digits In Karnataka
Election Results 2024: However, even after a single-digit performance, Congress leaders are happy that they could take back 9 seats won by the BJP in the 2019 General Election.
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Crucial Losses In Awadh And Purvanchal: BJP's Seat Count Halves In Uttar Pradesh
In 2019, the BJP secured a resounding victory in Uttar Pradesh, capturing 62 out of 80 seats. However, in the latest elections, the party experienced a significant reduction in its seat tally, managing to secure only 33 seats.
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Over 30 Women Candidates Win Lok Sabha Polls, Compared To 78 In 2019
Women candidates such as Congress' Kumari Selja, the BJP's Kangana Ranaut and Hema Malini, Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav and RJD's Misa Bharti won in their respective constituencies in the general elections.
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Opinion | Exit Polls: Will BJP Score A Hat-Trick In Six Battleground States?
There are six battleground states in the 2024 election accounting for 259 seats - almost half of the Lok Sabha strength. In 2019, the NDA won 196 of these seats.
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Rs 1,100 Crore Cash, Gold Seized During Elections, 3 Times More Than 2019
Over Rs 1,150 crore in cash and jewellery have been seized by the Income Tax Department, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, sources said on Friday. This marks an 182% increase compared to the Rs 390 crore seized during the last general elections
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Mumbai Sees 52% Turnout, Sultry Weather, Long Queues Test Voters' Patience
Mumbai recorded a turnout of 52.27 percent, lower than that in 2019, in the general elections on Monday amid sultry weather and complaints of delays in the polling process.
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2 Officers On Poll Duty Die Of Heart Attack In Bihar
Polling in five constituencies in Bihar in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections passed off peacefully, with a provisional voter turnout of 60 per cent, almost one per cent less than that of the 2019 general elections, officials said.
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After Failed 2019 Experiment, Samajwadi Party Pins Hope On Congress In UP
The coming general election may throw some surprising results in Uttar Pradesh with the SP-BSP alliance now replaced by the SP-Congress pact under the INDIA bloc.
