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Karnataka bypolls: Voting concludes, Bellary records highest turnout
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov. 3 (ANI): The voting in the three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies of the state have concluded, with the Bellary parliamentary constituency recording the highest voter turnout on Saturday.
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Feeling 'neglected', BJP's L Chandrashekhar backs out of contest 2 days be
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Ramanagra (Karnataka) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate L Chandrashekhar, who had filed his nomination from Ramanagara assembly constituency, withdrew his candidature ahead of the by-elections slated to be held on November 3.
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Karnataka: EC declares dry day for by-poll areas for 48 hours
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Oct 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjeev Kumar has declared a dry day for by-poll areas the state for 48 hours starting from 6 pm on November 1 and November 3 till midnight.
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By-election in 6 months to fill vacancies: CEC on disqualification of 18 T
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Thursday said that since the disqualification of 18 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs will create vacancies, the commission will be required to fill those within 6 months by conducting by polls i
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Congress-JD(S) agree on seat sharing in K'taka by-polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Congress and Janata Dal(Secular) reached a consensus on seat sharing arrangements for the upcoming by-elections in three Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, announced Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday.
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Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim wins parliamentary by-poll
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Oct 14 (ANI): Seasoned Malaysian politician and former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won a parliamentary seat in a by-election, thereby once again establishing himself in the country's mainstream politics.
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ECI clarifies on not holding by-polls in Andhra
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday issued a clarification on its decision of announcing by-elections for three vacancies in Lok Sabha from Karnataka and not announcing any such by-polls to fill five vacant seats in Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
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Congress hits out at Centre over timing of K'taka by-polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), Oct 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit out at the Centre over the timings of the Karnataka by-polls.
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NAB arrests Shehbaz Sharif on corruption charges
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 05 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday for his alleged involvement in Ashiana Housing Scheme scam.
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Will see what to do when by-polls are announced: MK Alagiri
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Hours after MK Stalin filed nomination for the post of DMK president, expelled party leader MK Alagiri said that he will decide the future course of action after the by-elections are announced.
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Congress approves 2 candidates for Meghalaya by-polls
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Congress on Thursday approved names of two candidates for the by-elections to the Meghalaya assembly.
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Excessive exposure to illumination behind VVPATs malfunctioning: EC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revealed two major reasons behind the malfunctioning of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) machines during by-polls in Kairana and Bhandara-Gondiya Parliamentary constituencies.
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