Modi votes, clicks selfie, attacks Congress

Modi votes, clicks selfie, attacks Congress

Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and criticised the Congress, saying the time is up for the “mother-son” government. Taking a dig at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Modi said that he can give a first person account and […]

Polling underway for first election in Telangana

Polling underway for first election in Telangana

Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting is underway for 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh amid tight security Wednesday, officials said. Balloting is taking place at 30,574 polling booths across 10 districts of Telangana including Hyderabad. More than 28.17 million electors are eligible to exercise their franchise […]

Voting begins in Punjab, good turnout in rural areas

Voting begins in Punjab, good turnout in rural areas

Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Voters queued up at polling booths across Punjab in good numbers Wednesday as polling started on all 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state in a single phase, officials said. As many as 253 candidates are in the fray. People could be seen queuing up at some polling stations even before […]

Brisk polling in Gujarat

Brisk polling in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Polling started on a brisk note in most of Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha seats Wednesday with long queues witnessed at some places even before the polling stations opened. According to state election officials, an average of 8-10 percent voting has been recorded in the first two hours since polling started 7 […]

Voting begins in Andhra Pradesh

Voting begins in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Voting in Andhra Pradesh began Wednesday for 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats in Telangana region, officials said. Balloting is taking place at 30,574 polling booths. As many as 265 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha and 1,669 for the assembly constituencies. More than 28 million […]

Voting begins in UP

Voting begins in UP

Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Balloting in 14 parliamentary constituencies and by-polls for two state assembly seats began in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, officials said. Over 24 million electors are eligible to vote at 25,380 polling booths. As many as 233 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha seats.

Voting begins in Punjab

Voting begins in Punjab

Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) All 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab Wednesday began voting in a single phase, officials said. As many as 253 candidates are in the fray. Balloting is being held at 22,022 polling booths where more than 19.6 million people are eligible to vote. A total of 234,011 poll officials have been deployed.

West Bengal votes

Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls in nine constituencies and bypoll for one state assembly seat began in West Bengal Wednesday, officials said. As many as 87 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha seats and four for the Galsi state assembly seat. Over 13.8 million people are eligible to vote at 17,330 […]

Bihar votes

Bihar votes

Patna, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls for seven seats of Bihar and bypoll for one state assembly seat began Wednesday, officials said. As many as 94 candidates are in the fray in the Lok Sabha polls. More than 11 million electors are eligible to vote at 10,157 polling booths where a total 58,215 poll officials […]

Voting starts in Srinagar

Voting starts in Srinagar

Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Balloting for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir began Wednesday, officials said. As many as 14 candidates are in the fray, including Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference. Over 1.23 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise at 1,546 polling booths. Around 50 companies of central armed forces […]