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Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty during a roadshow in favour of party candidate from Kolkata South constituency Debasree Chaudhuri for Lok Sabha polls, in Kolkata on Thursday (L), Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee during a campaign road show for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata on Thursday.

Intense campaigning ends in Bengal for LS polls

May 30, 2024, 07:26 AM - 4 mins read

Campaigning ended at 6 pm on Thursday for the polls scheduled on Saturday in nine Lok Sabha constituencies: Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, and Kolkata Uttar.

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Polling officials check election material before leaving for their designated polling stations on the eve of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Faridabad, Friday, May 24, 2024.

Haryana gears up for polling in Phase 6

May 24, 2024, 04:09 AM - 2 mins read

"The state will have 10,343 polling locations with over 20,000 polling booths. Among these, 1,362 locations with 3,033 booths have been identified as critical and 51 booths as vulnerable, necessitating additional police presence," it said. 

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ECI: 1,717 candidates in fray for Phase 4 of Lok Sabha polls

May 3, 2024, 07:23 AM - 2 mins read

Of the total 4,264 nominations filed from 93 parliamentary constituencies, the highest was filed from Telangana (1488), Andhra Pradesh with 1103 nominations from 25 constituencies. 

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ECI appoints Expenditure Observers in Punjab to ensure regulated poll campaigning

May 2, 2024, 03:51 AM - 2 mins read

Harshad S Vengurlekar has been appointed for Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency, Bare Ganesh Sudhakar for Amritsar, Anurag Tripathi for Khadoor Sahib, Madhav Deshmukh for Jalandhar (SC), and Pawan Kumar Khetan for Hoshiarpur, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C said. 

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Tharoor claims '400 paar' a joke for BJP, '300 paar' impossible, '200 paar' challenge

May 2, 2024, 02:15 AM - 8 mins read

Tharoor, who was locked in a three-way contest with Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar of the BJP and P Raveendran of the CPI in Thiruvananthapuram where polling took place on April 26, said he is looking at a "very comfortable win".

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Elections 2024 to generate 9 lakh temporary jobs

April 22, 2024, 05:01 AM - 5 mins read

"The exact number of temporary jobs created during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections across the country would depend on various factors such as the scale of the election, the number of polling stations, and the requirements of election-related activities. However, on our platform, we anticipate at least 9 lakh jobs during the elections." 

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About 18% of LS polls nominees facing criminal cases, over 2,000 heard, many pending: Report

April 22, 2024, 01:19 AM - 5 mins read

Referring to a report of NGO 'Association of Democratic Reforms for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase I and Phase II,' Hansaria, assisted by advocate Sneha Kalita, said that out of 2,810 candidates (Phase I - 1618 candidates and Phase II - 1192 candidates), 501 (18%) candidates have criminal cases against them, out of which, 327 (12%) are serious criminal cases (punishable with imprisonment of 5 years and more). 

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Over 433 nominations filed in Gujarat for Lok Sabha elections

April 20, 2024, 07:55 AM - 2 mins read

The elections for the state are scheduled to take place in the third phase on May 7. 

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Not a single female contender as AAP's face in Punjab LS polls

April 18, 2024, 05:05 AM - 2 mins read

Among these 13 faces representing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab for Lok Sabha polls, the party did not field any 'female' nominee.  

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IMD predicts extreme heat waves for Punjab during LS polls

April 9, 2024, 04:44 AM - 3 mins read

The poll panel cited the IMD and noted that there was a high probability of above-normal temperatures during the summer, "which may translate into stronger and longer spells of a heat wave, especially during March to June".

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Top political events on the horizon: What to expect today

Top political events on the horizon: What to expect today

April 4, 2024, 08:52 PM - 4 mins read

Key political highlights across India on Friday: PM Modi to Rally in Rajasthan's Churu, BJP Chief J.P. Nadda's Public Meeting in Haridwar, Congress Manifesto Release, Jharkhand CM Champai Soren to Announce JMM Candidates, Multi-Leader Rallies in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Haryana.

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UP: 175 candidates file nomination papers for second phase of LS polls

UP: 175 candidates file nomination papers for second phase of LS polls

April 4, 2024, 08:08 PM - 2 mins read

On the final day of nomination filing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, a total of 94 candidates submitted their papers, bringing the total count to 175 across the eight constituencies slated for polling on April 26.

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