Key Candidates In Up Elections

The second phase of Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh is set to take place on November 17 for the remaining 70 seats of the 90-member assembly. Over 18,800 polling stations have been set up for the second phase of polling.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's list of candidates for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly elections, released yesterday, is likely to set up a "Baghel vs Baghel" fight in a key constituency.

As Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Dimple Yadav took a comfortable lead in Mainpuri, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) founder Shivpal Singh Yadav on Thursday said the party is heading for a big victory as the entire family contested.

Candidates for key posts in battleground states who support former President Donald Trump's unfounded claims of election fraud in 2020 were racking up defeats as the races were called.

With the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress fielding Muslim candidates from the Jaunpur Sadar seat in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP nominee hopes to find a less difficult road to the Assembly due to a likely division of votes.

Over 55 per cent voting was recorded till 6 pm in the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday. Among the key candidates is Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is contesting his first assembly poll from Gorakhpur.

Home Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a key BJP meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday as the party shortlists its probable candidates for the initial phases of the state assembly polls.

Voting for the third and last phase of the fiercely contested election to the legislative assembly in Assam will be held today. 40 seats are up for grabs in the final round of the fight to win as many of the 126 seats.

Former IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma was named BJP candidate for the legislative council polls in Uttar Pradesh, a day after he joined the party, days after he opted for voluntary retirement from the service. Elections to 12 Legislative Council seats will take place on January 28.

The second phase of assembly elections in Bihar, held amid the looming coronavirus threat, saw 53.51 per cent people voting, down from the 56.9 per cent in 2015. Ninety-four seats were up for election, a chunk of them were BJP's strongholds in north Bihar. The key candidates included Tejashwi Yadav - the Chief Ministerial candidate of the oppositi...

The second phase of assembly elections in Bihar where 94 seats were up for polls -- saw 53.51 per cent people voting amid the coronavirus outbreak, down from the 56.9 per cent in 2015. This round featured BJP's strongholds in north Bihar. The key candidates included Tejashwi Yadav - the Chief Ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance of th...

Jharkhand is voting for the fifth and final phase today with 16 seats up for grabs in this round. Over 40 lakh people will cast their votes today as polling began at 7 am.

The Election Commission has set up 96,661 polling stations in 288 constituencies where a total of 3,237 candidates are contesting. The state has 289 assembly constituencies; however, one of the constituencies has a nominated legislator.

The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election witnesses several high-stake battles between the BJP and opposition parties, with people from 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across seven states casting their votes today to form the next government. The foremost among them is Amethi, where Congress president Rahul Gandhi will try to hold his own against the B...

West Bengal witnessed a violence in several spots in Bengal with the car of a CPM candidate Mohammad Salim attacked. Stones were thrown at the car of Mr Salim, as he was on way to cast his vote in Patagora of Raigunj constituency. West Bengal along with Tamil Nadu witnessed a huge voter turnout in the second phase of polling with over 30 per cent e...

The second phase of Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh is set to take place on November 17 for the remaining 70 seats of the 90-member assembly. Over 18,800 polling stations have been set up for the second phase of polling.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's list of candidates for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly elections, released yesterday, is likely to set up a "Baghel vs Baghel" fight in a key constituency.

As Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Dimple Yadav took a comfortable lead in Mainpuri, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) founder Shivpal Singh Yadav on Thursday said the party is heading for a big victory as the entire family contested.

Candidates for key posts in battleground states who support former President Donald Trump's unfounded claims of election fraud in 2020 were racking up defeats as the races were called.

With the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress fielding Muslim candidates from the Jaunpur Sadar seat in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP nominee hopes to find a less difficult road to the Assembly due to a likely division of votes.

Over 55 per cent voting was recorded till 6 pm in the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday. Among the key candidates is Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is contesting his first assembly poll from Gorakhpur.

Home Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a key BJP meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday as the party shortlists its probable candidates for the initial phases of the state assembly polls.

Voting for the third and last phase of the fiercely contested election to the legislative assembly in Assam will be held today. 40 seats are up for grabs in the final round of the fight to win as many of the 126 seats.

Former IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma was named BJP candidate for the legislative council polls in Uttar Pradesh, a day after he joined the party, days after he opted for voluntary retirement from the service. Elections to 12 Legislative Council seats will take place on January 28.

The second phase of assembly elections in Bihar, held amid the looming coronavirus threat, saw 53.51 per cent people voting, down from the 56.9 per cent in 2015. Ninety-four seats were up for election, a chunk of them were BJP's strongholds in north Bihar. The key candidates included Tejashwi Yadav - the Chief Ministerial candidate of the oppositi...

The second phase of assembly elections in Bihar where 94 seats were up for polls -- saw 53.51 per cent people voting amid the coronavirus outbreak, down from the 56.9 per cent in 2015. This round featured BJP's strongholds in north Bihar. The key candidates included Tejashwi Yadav - the Chief Ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance of th...

Jharkhand is voting for the fifth and final phase today with 16 seats up for grabs in this round. Over 40 lakh people will cast their votes today as polling began at 7 am.

The Election Commission has set up 96,661 polling stations in 288 constituencies where a total of 3,237 candidates are contesting. The state has 289 assembly constituencies; however, one of the constituencies has a nominated legislator.

The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election witnesses several high-stake battles between the BJP and opposition parties, with people from 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across seven states casting their votes today to form the next government. The foremost among them is Amethi, where Congress president Rahul Gandhi will try to hold his own against the B...

West Bengal witnessed a violence in several spots in Bengal with the car of a CPM candidate Mohammad Salim attacked. Stones were thrown at the car of Mr Salim, as he was on way to cast his vote in Patagora of Raigunj constituency. West Bengal along with Tamil Nadu witnessed a huge voter turnout in the second phase of polling with over 30 per cent e...