Bastar Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh, afflicted by Naxal influence, will go to the polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19.
At least six persons were killed and four others injured when a car skidded off and fell down a gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the police said.
The Udhampur constituency will go to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19, the first general elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured that the Centre is committed to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, adding that assembly elections will also be held soon.
Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under the aegis of United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) UK Zone, convened a dinner meeting with the Labour Members of the British Parliament, Fabian Hamilton and Richard Burgon to discuss the pertaining issues of the region.
With the win, Gokulam Kerala moved to the third spot in the table and will finish there should Real Kashmir fail to win against Namdhari on Saturday. TRAU have ended the campaign at the bottom of the table.
Exuding confidence in the win in the election, the independent candidate from the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, Dilip Pandit, said that he entered into the fray to ensure social justice for all.
After addressing a mega poll rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur and holding a roadshow in Rajasthan's Dausa on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to take out a roadshow at Mangaluru down south in Karnataka on April 14, Sunday.
As the first phase of polling of the Lok Sabha elections is set to take place on April 19 the Election Commission of India has directed over 350 poll observers to ensure that elections are conducted smoothly.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has been declared as the National Conference's candidate for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in North Kashmir, party President Farooq Abdullah said on Friday.