Elections
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Hijab issue has been politicised with eye on polls: BJP’s Jamal Siddiqui
New Delhi: Amid ongoing controversy over hijab, BJP minority morcha national president Jamal Siddiqui on Thursday said that the issue has been politicised with an eye on assembly polls. Siddiqui told IANS…
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Watch: BJP MLA does sit-ups on stage, asks people to forgive him
Varanasi: Video clips of a BJP MLA doing sit-ups on stage and begging forgiveness is an unusual sight. BJP MLA from Robertsganj, Bhupesh Chaubey, however, took everyone by surprise at an election…
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Fourth phase of UP elections records around 60 pc polling
Lucknow: Around 60 per cent polling was recorded in 59 Assembly constituencies during the fourth of the seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, according to the Election Commission. The poll panel’s…
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UP polls phase 4: Mayawati casts her vote in Lucknow
Lucknow: With the commencement of polling for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday cast her vote at the Municipal Nursery School polling booth…
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EC bars BJP candidate from campaigning for 24 hours
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday barred a BJP candidate in Uttar Pradesh from campaigning for 24 hours for making communal remarks. In its order, the poll panel said BJP’s Tiloi…
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Polling begins for fourth phase of UP Assembly elections
Lucknow: Polling for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began in 59 constituencies at 7 AM on Wednesday. The state is witnessing a multi-cornered contest with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…
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Youths disrupt Rajnath’s speech; man raises slogan in favour of Akhilesh, detained
Ballia (UP): Some youths here disrupted the election speech of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the issue of Army recruitment and a man was detained after he raised a slogan in favour…
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Uttar Pradesh: PM Modi to address election rallies in Manipur
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will address election rallies in Manipur’s Imphal and Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich. Last week Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had released its election manifesto for the…
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UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav wears specs of religion, caste: Amit Shah
Sitapur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav saying that he wears spectacles through which he sees religion and caste. Addressing a rally in Sitapur in…
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BJP has forgotten its duty, only working for big businesses: Priyanka
Raebareli: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the BJP has forgotten its ‘raj dharma’ of serving the common people and is only working for big businesses. Addressing a poll…
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UP registers 57.58%, Punjab 63.44% polling till 5 pm
New Delhi: The voting percentage on Sunday till 5 p.m. in the third phase Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh was 57.58 per cent and 63.44 per cent in Punjab, the Election Commission…
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About 49.31% voting in UP, Punjab till 3 pm
New Delhi: The overall voting percentage in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh was 49.31 per cent till 3 p.m., the Election Commission of India (ECI) said. As per the ECI data, the third…
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UP: Businessman seeks his due from MLA on polling day
Kasganj: Gopal Agarwal, a businessman in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, has put up posters naming and shaming the local BJP MLA from Patiyali, Mamtesh Shakya, accusing him of not paying dues amounting to…
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Telangana: FIR registered against BJP’s Raja Singh over comments on UP polls
A case was registered against BJP leader and party’s MLA in Telangana T Raja Singh over his comments for threatening people to vote for his party in Uttar Pradesh, police said on…
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UP polls: Newly-wed bride in Firozabad casts vote in wedding dress
Firozabad: After her marriage last night, a newly-married woman cast her vote in her wedding attire at the Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Julie is a resident of the Hanumangarh…
