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Gujarat Bypoll Outcome Makes Ruling BJP, Vijay Rupani Stronger In State
The BJP, which had managed to retain power in Gujarat with a slender majority in the 2017 Assembly polls, has now improved its position ahead of the 2022 state elections by winning all eight seats in the bypolls held last week.
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Big Parties Treated Me Like Untouchable: Asaduddin Owaisi, Who Has 5 Seats
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM has won five assembly seats in Bihar, where votes are still being counted late into the night. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen had entered Bihar in 2019 after winning by-elections in five seats.
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Manipur By-Election Results 2020: BJP Candidate Ginsuanhau Wins Singhat
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a victory in the Singhat Assembly constituency (Manipur), out of a total of five seats, in which by-polls were held, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.
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By-Election Results 2020 Live Updates: BJP Sweeps Assembly Bypolls In Gujarat, Wins All 8 Seats
The BJP was looking set to sweep the recently held assembly bypolls with leads and wins in more than 40 of 58 seats across 11 states, including Madhya Pradesh where it was ahead in 19 of 28 constituencies, according to Election Commission trends.
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Madhya Pradesh Bypolls: Jyotiraditya Scindia Scores, Congress Wiped Out
The BJP today won big in bypolls across a dozen states, making crucial gains in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and scooping up key seats in states like Telangana and Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a series of tweets, thanked the people for choosing his party. Powered by Congress alum Jyotiraditya Scindia, the BJP won enough seats and m...
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55.22% Turnout In Bihar Final Phase, Was 56.66% in 2015: Poll Commission
55.22 per cent people cast their votes till 5 pm in the third and final phase of assembly elections in Bihar -- a shade lower than 56.66 per cent in 2015 -- in which stakes are high for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is up against multiple rivals, including former ally Chirag Paswan.At least 1,204 candidates are in fray for the 78 assembly seats...
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Odisha Bypolls: Voting Underway In Balasore, Tirtol Assembly Seats
Polling is underway for the by-elections to two assembly seats in Odisha on Tuesday amidst tight security and strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocol, officials said.
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"Strengthen Democracy": PM's Appeal On Bihar Polls, By-Elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be campaigning in Bihar today, this morning appealed to the voters to step out in large numbers while adhering to the government-mandated social distancing norms to check spread of coronavirus.
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53.5% Polling In Bihar For Phase 2, Marginally Down From 2015: 10 Points
The second phase of assembly elections in Bihar where 94 seats were up for polls -- saw 53.51 per cent people voting amid the coronavirus outbreak, down from the 56.9 per cent in 2015. This round featured BJP's strongholds in north Bihar. The key candidates included Tejashwi Yadav - the Chief Ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance of th...
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By-Polls For 7 UP Seats Tomorrow, All Eyes On Kuldeep Sengar's Unnao Seat
By-elections will be held on seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday -- the first after a string of incidents that led to questions over Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's handling of law and order. The biggest of these involved the encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey and the alleged rape and murder of a woman from Hathras that attract...
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Karnataka's Tuesday Bypolls To Re-Elect Legislators On Two Seats
Parallel to high-profile phase-2 of Bihar state elections and Madhya Pradesh bypolls to 28 seats on Tuesday, by-elections would also be held for two constituencies in the Karnataka state assembly.
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Poll Body Cautions BJP Leader Over "Chunnu-Munnu" Dig At Congressmen
The Election Commission today said the "chunnu-munnu" remarks made by BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya against Congress's Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath were in violation of the poll code provisions and advised the senior BJP leader not to use "any such word" in his public utterances during the model code period.
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Congress's Digvijaya Singh Demands Postal Ballots Be Cancelled In Madhya Pradesh
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission cancel the postal ballots polled so far for the November 3 Madhya Pradesh by-elections as candidates have yet not been given the list of such voters.
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81 Candidates To Contest In By-Elections To 8 Assembly Seats In Gujarat
A total 81 candidates are contesting in by-elections to eight seats in Gujarat to be held on November 3, the Election Commission said today.
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Elections Amid COVID-19: Government Enhances Expenditure Limit Of Candidates
The poll spending limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections has been enhanced by 10 per cent based on the recommendation of the Election Commission that contestants be allowed to spend more on campaigning keeping in mind difficulties they may face due to COVID-19 curbs.
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Gujarat Bypoll Outcome Makes Ruling BJP, Vijay Rupani Stronger In State
The BJP, which had managed to retain power in Gujarat with a slender majority in the 2017 Assembly polls, has now improved its position ahead of the 2022 state elections by winning all eight seats in the bypolls held last week.
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Big Parties Treated Me Like Untouchable: Asaduddin Owaisi, Who Has 5 Seats
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM has won five assembly seats in Bihar, where votes are still being counted late into the night. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen had entered Bihar in 2019 after winning by-elections in five seats.
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Manipur By-Election Results 2020: BJP Candidate Ginsuanhau Wins Singhat
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a victory in the Singhat Assembly constituency (Manipur), out of a total of five seats, in which by-polls were held, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.
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By-Election Results 2020 Live Updates: BJP Sweeps Assembly Bypolls In Gujarat, Wins All 8 Seats
The BJP was looking set to sweep the recently held assembly bypolls with leads and wins in more than 40 of 58 seats across 11 states, including Madhya Pradesh where it was ahead in 19 of 28 constituencies, according to Election Commission trends.
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Madhya Pradesh Bypolls: Jyotiraditya Scindia Scores, Congress Wiped Out
The BJP today won big in bypolls across a dozen states, making crucial gains in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and scooping up key seats in states like Telangana and Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a series of tweets, thanked the people for choosing his party. Powered by Congress alum Jyotiraditya Scindia, the BJP won enough seats and m...
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55.22% Turnout In Bihar Final Phase, Was 56.66% in 2015: Poll Commission
55.22 per cent people cast their votes till 5 pm in the third and final phase of assembly elections in Bihar -- a shade lower than 56.66 per cent in 2015 -- in which stakes are high for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is up against multiple rivals, including former ally Chirag Paswan.At least 1,204 candidates are in fray for the 78 assembly seats...
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Odisha Bypolls: Voting Underway In Balasore, Tirtol Assembly Seats
Polling is underway for the by-elections to two assembly seats in Odisha on Tuesday amidst tight security and strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocol, officials said.
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"Strengthen Democracy": PM's Appeal On Bihar Polls, By-Elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be campaigning in Bihar today, this morning appealed to the voters to step out in large numbers while adhering to the government-mandated social distancing norms to check spread of coronavirus.
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53.5% Polling In Bihar For Phase 2, Marginally Down From 2015: 10 Points
The second phase of assembly elections in Bihar where 94 seats were up for polls -- saw 53.51 per cent people voting amid the coronavirus outbreak, down from the 56.9 per cent in 2015. This round featured BJP's strongholds in north Bihar. The key candidates included Tejashwi Yadav - the Chief Ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance of th...
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By-Polls For 7 UP Seats Tomorrow, All Eyes On Kuldeep Sengar's Unnao Seat
By-elections will be held on seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday -- the first after a string of incidents that led to questions over Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's handling of law and order. The biggest of these involved the encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey and the alleged rape and murder of a woman from Hathras that attract...
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Karnataka's Tuesday Bypolls To Re-Elect Legislators On Two Seats
Parallel to high-profile phase-2 of Bihar state elections and Madhya Pradesh bypolls to 28 seats on Tuesday, by-elections would also be held for two constituencies in the Karnataka state assembly.
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Poll Body Cautions BJP Leader Over "Chunnu-Munnu" Dig At Congressmen
The Election Commission today said the "chunnu-munnu" remarks made by BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya against Congress's Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath were in violation of the poll code provisions and advised the senior BJP leader not to use "any such word" in his public utterances during the model code period.
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Congress's Digvijaya Singh Demands Postal Ballots Be Cancelled In Madhya Pradesh
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission cancel the postal ballots polled so far for the November 3 Madhya Pradesh by-elections as candidates have yet not been given the list of such voters.
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81 Candidates To Contest In By-Elections To 8 Assembly Seats In Gujarat
A total 81 candidates are contesting in by-elections to eight seats in Gujarat to be held on November 3, the Election Commission said today.
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Elections Amid COVID-19: Government Enhances Expenditure Limit Of Candidates
The poll spending limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections has been enhanced by 10 per cent based on the recommendation of the Election Commission that contestants be allowed to spend more on campaigning keeping in mind difficulties they may face due to COVID-19 curbs.
