Mumbai, May 20 (UNI) An estimated 48.66 per cent of over 2.48 crore electorates cast their votes for 264 candidates in fray at 13 parliamentary constituencies of Maharashtra in fifth and final phase of polling in the state till 1700 hours on Monday amidst tight security, official sources said. The 13 constituencies are spread across…
Kolkata, May 20 (UNI) Amid allegations and counter-allegations by rival parties, an estimated 73 per cent of more than 1.25 crore electorate exercised their franchise till 5 PM on Monday in the fifth phase election to seven Lok Sabha seats comprising mainly the industrial belt of West Bengal. Barring some stray incidents of preventing voters…
By Majid Jahangir Baramulla/ Sopore/ Kupwara, May 20 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency returned to pre-militancy poll fervour as the constituency on Monday saw a voter turnout of 55 percent till 5 pm, the highest since 1989. The constituency is witnessing a high-stakes battle between National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah, former…
Lucknow, May 20 (UNI) Around 58 percent of 2.7 crore voters exercised their voting rights till 5 PM in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, a poll official said here. The fate of several stalwarts including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Smriti Irani and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was sealed…
Patna, May 20 (UNI) An estimated 55.85 percent of the 95.11 lakh electorate exercised their franchise till 6 PM during the 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections covering five seats in Bihar amid tight security arrangements on Monday. The elections during the day sealed the fate of 80 candidates including LJP (Ram Vilas) president Chirag…
Jhargram. May 20 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dubbed the Congress a “sinking ship” and predicted that the INDIA alliance led by the grand old party will get ‘eliminated’ on June 4 when the votes are counted for the Lok Sabha polls. “The INDI Alliance is being badly defeated in the ongoing elections….
Kawardha (Chhattisgarh), May 20 (UNI) At least 15 people were killed after a pickup vehicle overturned in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha area on Monday, police said. All the workers had gone to the forest to pluck tendu leaves, and while returning from there, the pickup vehicle overturned uncontrollably and fell into a deep ditch. In this accident,…
Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian along with some other senior Iranian officials were confirmed to have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on Sunday. The accident happened as President Raisi, the eighth President of Iran, and his entourage were returning from Khoda Afarin region in…
Mumbai, May 20 (UNI) An estimated 27.78 per cent of over 2.48 crore electorate exercised their franchise in the fifth phase election to 13 Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra state till 1 PM on Monday. According to Election Commission sources, Dindori constituency recorded the highest 33 .35 per cent voting followed by Palghar 31.06 per…
Lucknow, May 20 (UNI) Approximately 39.55 percent of over 2.7 crore votes were polled on 14 seats in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), a maximum 44.77 percent votes were polled in Barabanki, whereas Lucknow, where Defence Minister Rajnath…
