Elections 2019: An Assembly of All Women Polling Booths Create History in Manipur
Come Thursday and the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Manipur will enter the history books, with the state being the first in the country to introduce all-women polling booths in an entire assembly constituency. While such booths have been set up in other places too, Manipur takes the cake by having an entire assembly segment managed completely by women poll officers. What are the women polling officers feeling about the task at hand? Watch the video to know.from Top India News- News18.com http://bit.ly/2PfWpgH
The Election Commission’s decision to suspend a high-ranking poll observer who attempted to check PM Narendra Modi’s helicopter sparked the fiery Twitter exchange.
He appealed to voters to vote for justice to the unemployed youth, struggling farmers, small businessmen and those who were persecuted due to their religion or caste.
Although caste arithmetic often plays a crucial role in Bihar polls, this time it is the polling patterns from three previous Lok Sabha elections and last state assembly elections that will play an important role.
With Priyanka Gandhi Vadra finally making her political debut, the possibility of a high voltage contest between her and PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi has been the buzz for weeks.
Mayawati, who is also facing a 48-hour censure over her appeal to Muslim voters, said free and fair elections were impossible if the EC continued being 'biased' towards the BJP.
As a part of the free service, Ola has assigned 270 cabs to the election commission which will be made available to ferry PWD voters to polling booths.
Apart from pure arithmetic of votes and historical performances, caste and religious equations are expected to influence the election results in Uttar Pradesh on a more demographic level.
The second phase of 2019 Elections will witness polling in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Puducherry, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
Election 2019 LIVE: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today hit out at the BJP over its decision to field Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal against Congress’s Digvijaya Singh.
In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, 95 constituencies across 11 states will go to polls today.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, top actor Rajinikanth voted at Sivaganga district's Kandanur and Chennai respectively. BJP's Tamil Nadu unit chief Tamilisai Soundararjan and actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan also cast their votes here.
The BJP holds an upper hand among all parties in the Marathwada region because of its late OBC leader Gopinath Munde, who engineered the voter fabric here in party's favour.
Vikhe Patil is upset with the criticism directed at him but for the moment he is keeping quiet and supervising his son Sujay's campaign in Ahmednagar.
The BJP aims to use the Citizenship Amendment Bill to ask voters for another term, while its opposition parties—Congress and AIUDF —have alleged that the entire process has created fear among the minorities.
The Tamil Nadu polls are also a crucial test for the local leadership. DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi’s son MK Stalin, who succeeded him as the party president, Edapadi Palaniswami, the current chief minister and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam are all facing the heat of electoral mandate.
A former prime minister, four union ministers and several high-profile personalities are fielded in the high-stake contest on 95 constituencies across 11 states.
Satish Gautam of BJP is fighting "mahagathbandhan" candidate Ajeet Baliyan of Bahujan Samaj Party and Bijendra Singh of Congress in the election to be held on Thursday.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik is seeking a fifth term in office, contesting for the first time from two seats,Bijepur and his traditional coastal constituency of Hinjli. Both these constituencies are going to polls tomorrow.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE: Polling began today morning for 95 Lok Sabha seats spread across 11 states and the union territory of Puducherry with Tamil Nadu witnessing contest in 38 constituencies.
As Srinagar, the summer capital of the restive state goes to polls in the second phase, all eyes will be on the voter turnout rather than who clinches the seat.
The bulk of the Lok Sabha’s second phase seats are in the South, with 14 seats in Karnataka and 39 seats in Tamil Nadu gearing up for polls.
The Rajasthan chief minister called the Modi-led BJP government a "government of rhetoric" and claimed its exit was imminent after the Lok Sabha election.
The commission has deputed Deputy Election Commissioner Dharmendra Sharma to visit Sambalpur to conduct a detailed inquiry and furnish a report in two days.
The grenade exploded outside the residence of one Anil Gupta, a local businessman of the area. The incident has now created panic among the locals of the region.
Former state sports minister Madan Mitra, with whom Noor was claimed to have campaigned for Roy in an open keep, trashed BJP's allegation and said Noor had met him only to hand over a document.
Results of the second phase will decide the fate of five state ministers, including the CM, Assembly Speaker Pradeep Kumar Amat, Union minister and three-term MP Jual Oram, senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra and BJP leader KV Singh Deo, among others.
Second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will take place on April 18. Voting in 95 seats across 11 states and a Union Territory will begin at 7 am. The fate of 1629 candidates is at stake in this phase. What are the key constituencies and candidates to watch out for in this phase? Here’s everything you need to know.
The BJP chief claimed that Congress president Rahul Gandhi is not capable of countering Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and the country can be safe only under Narendra Modi's leadership.
Mahesh Babu took to Instagram and shared a picture from the sets of 'Maharshi,' announcing the film's wrap-up. It will release on May 9.
Kunchacko Boban took to Instagram and announced the adorable addition to his family. This is the couple's first child.
Kalank has turned out to be the biggest opener of 2019 so far.
Hrithik Roshan had shed weight for his role in a film inspired by the life of mathematician Anand Kumar, titled 'Super 30.'
Beyonce says directing her live performance at Coachella and the film that captured the process of making it was one of the hardest jobs she's taken on.
Directed by Simon Kinberg, X-Men: Dark Phoenix is slated to release on June 7.
Anupam Kher, who played Shah Rukh's father in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, tweeted to King Khan that he is suddenly missing him in New York.
During a live interaction session with fans, Shah Rukh Khan shared a list of his favourite films. Read on to see which ones made the cut.
Starring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Aditya Roy Kapoor in important roles, Kalank released on April 17.
Expressing her love for dance, Kriti thanked the audience for appreciating her in Aira Gaira.
Check out all the unseen photos of Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone having a great time at their friend’s wedding.
Madhur Bhandarkar had registered 'Taimur' as a film title, sparking rumours that a movie on the two-year-old may be in the making.
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, alongwith actress daughter Shruti, Tamil stars Vijay and Suriya were also among the early voters.
Planning to watch Kalank? You may want to check out these review memes first.
Varun Dhawan gets better with every film, and in Kalank, he again surpasses expectations, as does Alia Bhatt.
Kalank, directed by Abhishek Varman, is too ‘designed’ and leaves very little room for the characters to breathe.
Poonam Sinha joins Samajwadi Party to contest elections, 5 times MCU gave us friendship goals and Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra are not in a hurry to get pregnant are the highlights of the day.
In an interview with Modern Luxury, Anne Hathaway claimed that drinking is not a problem for her. Hangover is.
Lena Headey says that much like her character, she had to be convinced into doing the sex scene between Cersei Lannister and Euron Greyjoy.
Madhuri Dixit makes each of her dance performance look iconic, thanks to her superlative dancing skills and grace.
