Polling starts in UP

Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Polling in Uttar Pradesh for 15 Lok Sabha seats began Wednesday, officials said. By-polls for two state assembly seats is also being held. As many as 243 candidates are in fray for the Lok Sabha. In Amethi, incumbent MP and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi faces Kumar Vishwas of the Aam Aadmi […]

Voting begins in West Bengal

Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Balloting for six Lok Sabha seats and by-poll for one assembly seat in West Bengal began Wednesday at 7 a.m., officials said. As many as 72 candidates are in the fray for the parliamentary seats. A total of four candidates are fighting in the by-poll for the Kotulpur assembly seat.

Balloting starts in Bihar

Patna, May 7 (IANS) Polling began Wednesday in Bihar for seven Lok Sabha seats, officials said. By-polls for two assembly seats are also being held. As many as 118 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha seats of Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Maharajganj, Saran, Hajipur and Ujiarpur.

Uttarakhand votes

Dehradun, May 7 (IANS) Balloting in Uttarakhand for all its five Lok Sabha seats began Wednesday, officials said. As many as 74 candidates are in the fray. In Hardwar, the Congress has fielded Renuka Rawat, wife of Chief Minister Harish Rawat, against former chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In Garhwal, BJP […]

Polling starts in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Polling in Uttar Pradesh for 15 Lok Sabha seats began Wednesday, officials said. By-polls for two state assembly seats are also being held. As many as 243 candidates are in contention for the Lok Sabha. In Amethi, incumbent MP and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi faces Kumar Vishwas of the Aam Aadmi […]

Balloting begins in West Bengal

Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Balloting in West Bengal for six Lok Sabha seats and by-poll for one assembly seat began Wednesday 7 a.m., officials said. As many as 72 candidates are in the fray for the parliamentary seats. Four candidates are fighting in the by-poll for the Kotulpur assembly seat. Incumbent MP from Jhargam, Pulin Bihari […]

Polling starts in Andhra Pradesh for LS, assembly

Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) Balloting in Andhra Pradesh for 25 Lok Sabha seats and 175 assembly seats in Seemandhra region began Wednesday, officials said. Polling for the parliamentary seats and the state assembly is being held simultaneously. As many as 335 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha. Former union minister D. Purandeswari, daughter […]

Himachal Pradesh vote

Shimla, May 7 (IANS) Polling in Himachal Pradesh for its four Lok Sabha seats and by-poll for one assembly seat began Wednesday, officials said. As many as 38 candidates are in the fray for the parliamentary seats – Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur and Shimla. The main contenders include Shanta Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kangra […]

Voting in Jammu and Kashmir’s two LS seats

Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Polling in Jammu and Kashmir for two Lok Sabha seats began Wednesday at 7 a.m., officials said. As many as 19 candidates are vying for the two parliamentary constituencies – Baramulla and Ladakh. In Baramulla, incumbent MP Sharief Ud-Din Shariq of the National Conference is pitted against Ghulam Mohammad Mir from the […]