Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Balloting began on a brisk note in Punjab Wednesday for the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in a single phase election, the Election Commission said. Between 10 to 15 percent voting was recorded till 10 a.m., the commission said. Sangrur, Bathinda and Hoshiarpur constituencies were leading in the number of votes polled. People […]
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Villagers Wednesday defied a separatist boycott call, while voters in cities and towns mostly stayed away from polling stations as balloting began in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Barely 15 votes were cast at two polling stations in Ganderbal district’s Kangan town in the first one hour of polling. In contrast, 50 […]
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It will be a hot Wednesday in Delhi and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The day’s minimum temperature settled at 22.8 degrees Celsius, […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and attacked the Congress, saying nothing can now save the “mother-son” government. Taking a dig at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Modi said this elections will ensure that the Congress will be ousted […]
Patna, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls for seven seats of Bihar and bypoll for one state assembly seat began Wednesday, officials said. Prominent candidates include Sharad Yadav, Hukum Deo Narain Yadav, Ali Ashraf Fatmi, Kirti Azad, and Pappu Yadav. As many as 94 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls in […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls in all 26 seats of Gujarat and by-polls for seven state assembly seats began Wednesday, officials said. Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is contesting from Vadodara Lok Sabha seat, while senior BJP leader L.K. Advani is fighting from Gandhinagar. As many […]
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan, Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal and Director General of Police B. Prasada Rao were among the eminent personalities who voted here Wednesday. The governor and his wife Vimla Narasimhan exercised their franchise at a polling centre near Raj Bhavan. “Voting is one of the most […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the picturesque union territory of Daman and Diu began Wednesday, officials said. Sitting MP Lalubhai Patel of the Bharatiya Janata Party faces Ketan Dahyabhai Patel of the Congress, Bhavesh Patel of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Kessur Goan of the Aam Aadmi Party. […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting began Wednesday for the lone parliamentary constituency in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, officials said. Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel, sitting MP and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, faces Delkar Mohanbhai Sanjibhai of the Congress, Khulat Janiyabhai Chandubhai of the Nationalist Congress Party and Chhotubhai Babubhai Patel of the Aam […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi cast his vote here Wednesday. The Gujarat chief minister was seen taking a selfie of his inked finger after casting his ballot and flashed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s symbol – the lotus. Lok Sabha polls in all 26 seats of Gujarat and by-polls for seven […]