Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI): Turkey's top electoral authority on Monday ordered a re-vote for Istanbul mayor on June 23, dealing a blow for opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), who won the city in the March 31 local elections.
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for cancelling his visit to Amethi on the polling day, which she said is "an insult to the people" of the constituency.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 6 (ANI): Telangana Congress on Monday claimed that there was some foul play behind the sudden spike in polling percentage after 5 pm in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
West Bengal [India], May 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday wrote to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab seeking re-polling at the poll booths where violence broke out earlier in the day.
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Howrah MP Prasun Banerjee at a polling booth here on Monday.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday decided to postpone the elections in Patkura assembly constituency in Odisha in the view of cyclone 'Fani'.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Moderate to brisk polling was recorded on Monday in 51 constituencies spread across seven states in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, with West Bengal leading the tally.
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 6 (ANI): Unidentified miscreants on Monday hurled a petrol bomb at a polling station in south Kashmir's Shopian.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Moderate polling was recorded till early afternoon on Monday in 51 constituencies spread over seven states in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): BJP alleged that rigging took place during polling for the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal on Monday and demanded re-election in the entire constituency.
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani accused her opponent Congress president Rahul Gandhi of "booth-capturing" as the polling is underway at Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in the fifth phase today.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): An estimated voter turnout of 12.65 per cent was recorded in 51 constituencies spread across seven states in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections till 10 am, said Election Commission of India (ECI).