Kolkata, May 21 (UNI) The Election Commission of India on Tuesday censured BJP’s Tamluk nominee and former high court judge Abhijit Ganguly, debarring him from campaigning for 24 hours from 5 pm Tuesday for his remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The poll panel order stated: “The Commission hereby strongly censures Abhijit Gangopadhyay…
New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday alleged that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are now “conspiring to take Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s life out of hatred and revenge”. Addressing a press conference here, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said, “PMO and the BJP are planning a very…
New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) Amid severe heatwave conditions and the top poll body’s call for shedding the “urban apathy” tag, the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election covering 49 parliamentary constituencies across eight states and Union Territories (UTs) concluded on Monday with average voter turnout recorded at approximately 57.46% (till 7:45 PM). With…
Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian along with some other senior Iranian officials have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, Iranian authorities confirmed on Monday after overnight searches located the wreckage of the missing crashed chopper in a mountainous area. The accident happened on Sunday as…
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…
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…
Lucknow, May 20 (UNI) Polling for 14 seats in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, which will seal the fate of several stalwarts including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Smriti Irani and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, began on Monday amid tight security arrangements. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa…
Kolkata, May 20 (UNI) Under a massive security blanket, the fifth phase election to seven Lok Sabha seats comprising mainly the industrial belt of West Bengal began at 7 am on Monday. More than 1.25 crore electorates will exercise their constitutional rights in this phase to elect seven winners among the odd 88 contestants in…
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (UNI) People in large numbers were seen queuing up outside the polling booths as voting began at 7 am in Odisha on Monday for five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats spread over 11 districts in the state. The second phase of the four-phase polling in Odisha will decide the electoral fortunes…
New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) Displaying cheerfulness and zeal, large numbers of Indian citizens lined up outside the polling booths, as voting began for 49 seats stretching over six states and two Union Territories in phase five of the Lok Sabha election at 7 am on Monday. The electoral fate of political big guns like…
