Elections
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96 pc of electorate distributed enumeration forms in TN under SIR: EC
Chennai: Ninety six per cent of the electorate in Tamil Nadu have been distributed the enumeration forms as part of the SIR exercise and from November 24 to 26, senior officials will…
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Over 50.35 crore voters receive SIR enumeration forms, says EC
New Delhi: More than 50.35 crore of the nearly 51 crore electors in nine states and three Union territories have received enumeration forms under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the…
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SIR phase II: Over 50 cr enumeration forms distributed, says EC
New Delhi: More than 50 crore of the nearly 51 crore electors in nine states and three union territories have received enumeration forms under the ongoing special intensive revision of the voters’…
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EC tells SC Aadhaar is only proof of identity, not citizenship for Bihar voters
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that it had already issued instructions for using the Aadhaar card as proof of identity and not of citizenship, for…
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Lalu’s son Tej Pratap finishes 3rd in Mahua; LJP (RV) nominee winner
Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav was on Friday relegated to the third spot in Bihar’s Mahua seat, with LJP (RV) candidate Sanjay…
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Rajasthan: Congress’s Pramod Jain Bhaya wins Anta bypoll
Jaipur: Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya won the Anta assembly bypoll in Rajasthan with 69,571 votes, defeating his nearest rival and BJP nominee Morpal Suman by a margin of 15,612 votes, according…
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J-K: BJP retains Nagrota seat as Devyani Rana wins with 24,647 votes
Jammu: The BJP retained the Nagrota assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir after its 30-year-old candidate Devyani Rana won with a lead of 24,647 votes, carrying forward the legacy of her late…
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‘Tiger abhi zinda hai’ poster seen near Nitish Kumar’s house as NDA leads
Patna: A striking poster featuring Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar standing beside a tiger, captioned boldly ‘tiger abhi zinda hai’ (tiger is alive), appeared outside his residence on Friday morning, just as…
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EC says gender turnout data released only at final count, defying RJD’s demand
New Delhi: Amid criticism of the Election Commission by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for “not disclosing” the male-female data of the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls, officials on Monday underlined…
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LJP claims SC man murdered by RJD for voting against them
Patna: The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Monday accused RJD supporters of murdering a scheduled caste man for not voting for their party in the Bihar assembly election, and claimed that…
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1.3 m troops and 26 k displaced vote early in Iraq as major election looms
Dohuk: Members of Iraqi security forces and displaced people living in camps, including minority Yazidis, cast their ballots on Sunday in early voting ahead of this week’s parliamentary election in Iraq. The…
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Bihar phase-1 turnout hits historic 65.08pc, highest ever for state
Patna: The final turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls is 65.08 per cent, the highest in the state’s history, the Election Commission said. A total of 3.75 crore…
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Phase 1 of Bihar assembly election: No repoll recommended, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said no repoll has been recommended for the over 45,000 polling stations in 121 seats that went to polls in the first phase of the…
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No caste-based politics; need jobs, education in Bihar: First-time voters in Patna
Patna: Twenty-three-year-old Bhavya Singh, who voted for the first time in the first phase of Bihar elections, said she felt more excited being part of a democratic exercise in pursuance of choosing…
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RJD chief Lalu Prasad embarks on campaign drive in Phulwari Shari
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad, who has been keeping indoors because of fragile health, on Tuesday undertook a drive to Phulwari Sharif constituency, in what is being seen as a “road show”…
