Search For "by poll"
Will encourage Kashmiris to vote in large numbers, assures Centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): With the Election Commission deferring the Anantnag by-polls till May 25 in wake of the tensions in the Valley, the Centre on Tuesday assured that it would try its best to encourage the Kashmiris to vote in large numbers in the upcoming elections.
Read More
EC should cancel elections in Kashmir for two years: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): Following the cancellation of the by-polls in Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday asserted that the Election Commission (EC) of India should also cancel elections in Kashmir for at least two
Read More
J-K: Anantnag by-polls deferred till May 25
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): In wake of the prevailing tension in the Kashmir Valley, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday deferred the Anantnag by-polls till May 25.
Read More
TTV Dinakaran alleges EC of not wanting him to win
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Hours after the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled the by-polls in R.K. Nagar, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary T.T.V. Dinakaran on Monday claimed that the commission did not want him to win.
Read More
CPI (M) corners Centre over low voter turnout in Srinagar by-polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Cornering the Central Government over the low voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir by-polls amid multiple instances of violence, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) today called upon the ruling dispensation to initiate confidence building measures for t
Read More
EC cancelling R.K. Nagar by-polls looks hasty: Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.10 (ANI): Following the cancellation of the by-polls in Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said the Election Commission's decision looks little hasty.
Read More
Chidambaram knows better how black money surfaced: Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.10 (ANI): Taking on P. Chidambaram over his remarks on the influence of black money in the R.K. Nagar by-polls, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday alleged that black money surfaced during the former UPA regime while demanding an exp
Read More
Cash distribution ahead of R.K. Nagar by-polls exposes 'deep-rooted c
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 10 (ANI): Expressing concern over the use of money power in the elections, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majeed Memon on Monday said the manner in which cash was distributed ahead of the by-polls in Chennai's R.K. Nagar assembly exposes the deep-rooted c
Read More
R.K. Nagar by-polls: DMK for dismissal of Palaniswami Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.10 (ANI): Following the cancellation of the by-polls in Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday demanded the dismissal of Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu Government and immediate action against the culprits.
Read More
RK Nagar by-polls cancelled: Stalin demands CBI probe against CM Palaniswa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Following the cancellation of the RK Nagar by-polls over allegations of rampant corruption and bribery, DMK working president MK Stalin has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and ot
Read More
Mehbooba Mufti's brother Tasaduq wants Anantnag by-polls postponed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Ruling party candidate Tasaduq Mufti, who is the brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has called on the Election Commission to postpone the Anantnag by-polls slated for April 12th.
Read More
Anantnag by-polls: Govt. schools designated as polling booth set ablaze in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Government schools designated as polling booths ahead of the Anantnag by-polls are under attack in Jammu and Kashmir, as miscreants having been setting them on fire in a clear attempt to obstruct the upcoming polls.
Read More