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"If People Accept Me, Fine": Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter On Poll Debut
The Bijbehara constituency of Anantnag has been a bastion of Mufti family since 1990s. The People's Democratic Party - formed by Mehbooba Mufti's father and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed -- has been winning from this seat since 1996.
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Lok Sabha Polls: Anantnag In Jammu And Kashmir Records 8.76 Per Cent Voter Turnout
Voting in militancy-hit Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency ended with a turnout of 8.76 per cent, a significant fall from the turnout of 28.54 per cent recorded during the 2014 Lok Sabha election
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62.5 Per Cent Voting In Phase 5, Violence In Bengal, Kashmir: 10 Points
Around 62.5 per cent people voted in the fifth round of the national election - up from 61.76 in 2014 -- that was marked by violence in parts of Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. In Bengal, two persons, including a BJP candidate, were injured in separate incidents. A grenade was thrown at a polling booth and an explosion set off elsewhere in Jammu and...
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Watch: Mehbooba Mufti Backers Bash National Conference Worker On Poll Day
Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah may have taken to launching joint attacks against the BJP on Twitter, but their newfound solidarity on common issues doesn't seem to have percolated down the party ranks. A video clip that has emerged on social media shows PDP supporters roughing up a Nationa...
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Lok Sabha Elections: Anantnag, India's First Seat To Have Polls In 3 Phases, Sees Poor Voting
Lok Sabha Elections: Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, which is creating a record of sorts by voting in three separate phases, has witnessed the minimum voting so far. The constituency, where the first phase of elections is being held today, showed 4.7 per cent voting till 11 am. The low figures pushed National Conference chief Omar Abdull...
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Elections 2019: 66% Voting In Phase 3, 1 Killed In Violence In Bengal: 10 Points
The third and largest phase of the national election witnessed a drop in poll percentage, with only 66 per people turning out to vote. Polling across 117 seats in 13 states and two Union Territories was marred by complaints of glitches in Electronic Voting Machines and violence in several states, in which a man died. The whole of Gujarat and Kerala...
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Jammu And Kashmir Official Allegedly Manhandled By Army; Staff Protest
A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag was allegedly manhandled by the Army on Tuesday, sparking off protests by government employees who announced they would boycott poll duties till action was taken.
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Under Shadow Of The Gun, How Leaders Are Campaigning In Pulwama
It's a ghost election in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama that saw the worst terror attack on CRPF soldiers in February this year. Pulwama is one of the four districts in the highly sensitive Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, for which polling will be held in three phases from April 23.
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Election Commission Cancels Anantnag Lok Sabha By-Poll In Jammu And Kashmir Over Law And Order
The Election Commission has cancelled the parliamentary by-election in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, scheduled for May 25, citing security problems.
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By-Polls In Kashmir's Anantnag Pushed Back To May 25 After Violence, Low Turnout In Srinagar
The by-election for Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, which was due on April 12, has been pushed back to May 25, the Election Commission today said, accepting the state government's request for a deferment. The counting of votes will be held on June 1.
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Days Before Srinagar By-Polls, School Marked Voting Station Set On Fire
A school building in Jammu Kashmir's Budgam district, which was set to be a polling station for tomorrow's parliamentary by-election, was set on fire last evening. The area is part of the Srinagar parliamentary constituency.
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Election Commission Bans Exit Polls For Lok Sabha Bypolls In Kashmir
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday banned exit polls between April 9 and April 16 when by-elections are held for two Lok Sabha seats of Srinagar and Anantnag in Kashmir.
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Mehbooba Mufti's Brother Makes Political Debut From Anantnag
Tasaduq Mufti, the 45-year-old son of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and the younger brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, is the newest member of the Mufti family to enter the political space in Kashmir. The candidate of the People's Democratic Party or PDP for the parliamentary constituency of Anantnag -- where by-polls will be h...
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Anantnag By-Polls: Mehbooba Mufti Wins By Around 12,000 Votes
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today won Anantnag by-polls by a huge margin of around 12,000 votes amid allegations of "election rigging". Peoples Democratic Party President Ms Mufti secured over 17,000 out total 28,000 polled votes. Her nearest rival Congress' Hilal Shah got 5,589 votes.
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Anantnag Assembly Bypoll Turnout Low, Voting Remains Peaceful
Polling remained peaceful today amid a low turnout of voters in Anantnag Assembly constituency of Jammu and Kashmir where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting a crucial electoral battle amid boycott call by separatist groups and terror outfits.
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"If People Accept Me, Fine": Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter On Poll Debut
The Bijbehara constituency of Anantnag has been a bastion of Mufti family since 1990s. The People's Democratic Party - formed by Mehbooba Mufti's father and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed -- has been winning from this seat since 1996.
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Lok Sabha Polls: Anantnag In Jammu And Kashmir Records 8.76 Per Cent Voter Turnout
Voting in militancy-hit Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency ended with a turnout of 8.76 per cent, a significant fall from the turnout of 28.54 per cent recorded during the 2014 Lok Sabha election
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62.5 Per Cent Voting In Phase 5, Violence In Bengal, Kashmir: 10 Points
Around 62.5 per cent people voted in the fifth round of the national election - up from 61.76 in 2014 -- that was marked by violence in parts of Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. In Bengal, two persons, including a BJP candidate, were injured in separate incidents. A grenade was thrown at a polling booth and an explosion set off elsewhere in Jammu and...
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Watch: Mehbooba Mufti Backers Bash National Conference Worker On Poll Day
Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah may have taken to launching joint attacks against the BJP on Twitter, but their newfound solidarity on common issues doesn't seem to have percolated down the party ranks. A video clip that has emerged on social media shows PDP supporters roughing up a Nationa...
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Lok Sabha Elections: Anantnag, India's First Seat To Have Polls In 3 Phases, Sees Poor Voting
Lok Sabha Elections: Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, which is creating a record of sorts by voting in three separate phases, has witnessed the minimum voting so far. The constituency, where the first phase of elections is being held today, showed 4.7 per cent voting till 11 am. The low figures pushed National Conference chief Omar Abdull...
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Elections 2019: 66% Voting In Phase 3, 1 Killed In Violence In Bengal: 10 Points
The third and largest phase of the national election witnessed a drop in poll percentage, with only 66 per people turning out to vote. Polling across 117 seats in 13 states and two Union Territories was marred by complaints of glitches in Electronic Voting Machines and violence in several states, in which a man died. The whole of Gujarat and Kerala...
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Jammu And Kashmir Official Allegedly Manhandled By Army; Staff Protest
A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag was allegedly manhandled by the Army on Tuesday, sparking off protests by government employees who announced they would boycott poll duties till action was taken.
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Under Shadow Of The Gun, How Leaders Are Campaigning In Pulwama
It's a ghost election in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama that saw the worst terror attack on CRPF soldiers in February this year. Pulwama is one of the four districts in the highly sensitive Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, for which polling will be held in three phases from April 23.
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Election Commission Cancels Anantnag Lok Sabha By-Poll In Jammu And Kashmir Over Law And Order
The Election Commission has cancelled the parliamentary by-election in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, scheduled for May 25, citing security problems.
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By-Polls In Kashmir's Anantnag Pushed Back To May 25 After Violence, Low Turnout In Srinagar
The by-election for Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, which was due on April 12, has been pushed back to May 25, the Election Commission today said, accepting the state government's request for a deferment. The counting of votes will be held on June 1.
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Days Before Srinagar By-Polls, School Marked Voting Station Set On Fire
A school building in Jammu Kashmir's Budgam district, which was set to be a polling station for tomorrow's parliamentary by-election, was set on fire last evening. The area is part of the Srinagar parliamentary constituency.
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Election Commission Bans Exit Polls For Lok Sabha Bypolls In Kashmir
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday banned exit polls between April 9 and April 16 when by-elections are held for two Lok Sabha seats of Srinagar and Anantnag in Kashmir.
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Mehbooba Mufti's Brother Makes Political Debut From Anantnag
Tasaduq Mufti, the 45-year-old son of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and the younger brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, is the newest member of the Mufti family to enter the political space in Kashmir. The candidate of the People's Democratic Party or PDP for the parliamentary constituency of Anantnag -- where by-polls will be h...
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Anantnag By-Polls: Mehbooba Mufti Wins By Around 12,000 Votes
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today won Anantnag by-polls by a huge margin of around 12,000 votes amid allegations of "election rigging". Peoples Democratic Party President Ms Mufti secured over 17,000 out total 28,000 polled votes. Her nearest rival Congress' Hilal Shah got 5,589 votes.
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Anantnag Assembly Bypoll Turnout Low, Voting Remains Peaceful
Polling remained peaceful today amid a low turnout of voters in Anantnag Assembly constituency of Jammu and Kashmir where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting a crucial electoral battle amid boycott call by separatist groups and terror outfits.
