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Setback Likely For MK Stalin As DMK Trails At No.3 In Key RK Nagar By-poll
In what seems like a setback for the opposition DMK and their leader MK Stalin, who campaigned hard ahead of the by-election in Chennai's RK Nagar, VK Sasikala's nephew TTV Dhinakaran has taken an early lead as votes are being counted today for the key constituency that fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa ...
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DMK's Candidate In Chennai's RK Nagar By-Polls Is A Local Resident
In selecting Marudhu Ganesh, also known as NM Ganesh, as its candidate, the DMK had hoped to send a message to the party cadre that ordinary workers too could rise to important positions in the party. Mr Ganesh comes from a family of DMK card holders; his mother was a municipal councilor between 1996 and 2001 when DMK working president M.K. Stalin ...
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AIADMK Candidate In RK Nagar By-Poll Is E Madhusudhanan, An OPS Loyalist
AIADMK's E Madhusudanan, the only candidate in the race for the prestigious RK Nagar constituency in Chennai, to have won an election from this seat earlier. This was 20 years ago, in 1991, when he was inducted into party's patriarch J Jayalalithaa cabinet as the handloom minister.
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In Big Boost, Congress Keeps BJP Out In Key Madhya Pradesh Seat
In face of a super-aggressive BJP campaign, the Congress retained its stronghold, the assembly seat of Chitrakoot, by a margin of more than 14,000 votes. The seat had fallen vacant after the death of sitting legislator Prem Singh, who won it three times.
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Only 46.3 Per Cent Votes Cast In Delhi MCD By-Poll On Rainy Sunday
In April, election at Sarai Pipal Thala and Maujpur wards was postponed after the candidates died, while voting in the rest 270 wards of Delhi's three municipal corporations was held on April 23. The results were announced on April 26.
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BJP Strong No 2 In West Bengal By-Poll, Top Leaders Assigned To Win State
After shocking the Left by placing second in this week's assembly by-election in West Bengal behind the ruling Trinamool Congress, the BJP has launched a 'Mission Bengal' that aims at preparing the party to make major inroads in the panchayat or local elections to be held next year. The party is sending senior leaders to West Bengal to interact wit...
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Left Has Reason To Worry As BJP Emerges Second In Bengal By-Election
The BJP won five out of 10 seats in the by-election results announced yesterday, but is also pleased about a number 2 position in West Bengal's Kanthi Dakshin assembly seat. Party chief Amit Shah had "special thanks" for voters for making the BJP "the principal opposition party" in the state.
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By-Election Result 2017: In Madhya Pradesh By-Polls, BJP And Congress Retain Seats They Held
The BJP and the Congress split Madhya Pradesh's two seats where by-elections were held, retaining seats they had held. The by-polls were watched closely as a bellwether for assembly elections next year.
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Himachal Pradesh Assembly By-Election Result 2017: BJP Retains Bhoranj Stronghold
The BJP has retained its bastion Bhoranj Assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh, with Dr Anil Dhiman defeating his nearest rival, Congress's Promila Devi by 8,290 votes. With the victory, the strength of the opposition BJP has increased to 28 in the 68-member House.
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By-Election Results 2017: BJP Wins Rajasthan's Dholpur, Murder Convict's Wife Shobha Rani Kushwaha Is Candidate
The ruling BJP in Rajasthan won the Dholpur seat by a record margin on Thursday, in a boost to the party and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia. The winning candidate, Shobha Rani Kushwaha, is the wife of BL Kushwaha, who held the seat until he was convicted of murder and disqualified.
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By-Elections 2017: Karnataka Gives Congress First Win Of The Day
Karnataka offered the only consolation for the Congress in by-polls across eight states, with the BJP taking most of the 10 assembly seats.
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By-Election Results 2017: For Arvind Kejriwal And AAP, Another Election Loss - No 3 In Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which held west Delhi's Rajouri Garden assembly constituency, has lost Delhi, placing a faraway number three in by-elections held to the state on Sunday.
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By-Election Results 2017 LIVE: Winners For All 10 Seats Declared; BJP Gets 5, Congress 3
The counting of votes for by-election in 11 constituencies in eight states began at 8 am this morning and most of the results for eight of the ten constituencies have been declared. The BJP has won five of the ten constituencies so far - with results for two yet to be declared. The Congress has retained both the seats it had in Karnataka, while the...
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By-Election Results 2017: BJP Wins 5 Of 10 Assembly Seats In By-Elections - 10 Points
The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...
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Congress Leader Gurjit Singh Aujla Wins Amritsar Lok Sabha By-Poll
Congress candidate Gurjit Singh Aujla won the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat on Saturday with a huge margin of 1,99,189 votes over nearest rival Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina of the BJP. The by-poll was held simultaneously with the Punjab Assembly elections.
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Setback Likely For MK Stalin As DMK Trails At No.3 In Key RK Nagar By-poll
In what seems like a setback for the opposition DMK and their leader MK Stalin, who campaigned hard ahead of the by-election in Chennai's RK Nagar, VK Sasikala's nephew TTV Dhinakaran has taken an early lead as votes are being counted today for the key constituency that fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa ...
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DMK's Candidate In Chennai's RK Nagar By-Polls Is A Local Resident
In selecting Marudhu Ganesh, also known as NM Ganesh, as its candidate, the DMK had hoped to send a message to the party cadre that ordinary workers too could rise to important positions in the party. Mr Ganesh comes from a family of DMK card holders; his mother was a municipal councilor between 1996 and 2001 when DMK working president M.K. Stalin ...
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AIADMK Candidate In RK Nagar By-Poll Is E Madhusudhanan, An OPS Loyalist
AIADMK's E Madhusudanan, the only candidate in the race for the prestigious RK Nagar constituency in Chennai, to have won an election from this seat earlier. This was 20 years ago, in 1991, when he was inducted into party's patriarch J Jayalalithaa cabinet as the handloom minister.
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In Big Boost, Congress Keeps BJP Out In Key Madhya Pradesh Seat
In face of a super-aggressive BJP campaign, the Congress retained its stronghold, the assembly seat of Chitrakoot, by a margin of more than 14,000 votes. The seat had fallen vacant after the death of sitting legislator Prem Singh, who won it three times.
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Only 46.3 Per Cent Votes Cast In Delhi MCD By-Poll On Rainy Sunday
In April, election at Sarai Pipal Thala and Maujpur wards was postponed after the candidates died, while voting in the rest 270 wards of Delhi's three municipal corporations was held on April 23. The results were announced on April 26.
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BJP Strong No 2 In West Bengal By-Poll, Top Leaders Assigned To Win State
After shocking the Left by placing second in this week's assembly by-election in West Bengal behind the ruling Trinamool Congress, the BJP has launched a 'Mission Bengal' that aims at preparing the party to make major inroads in the panchayat or local elections to be held next year. The party is sending senior leaders to West Bengal to interact wit...
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Left Has Reason To Worry As BJP Emerges Second In Bengal By-Election
The BJP won five out of 10 seats in the by-election results announced yesterday, but is also pleased about a number 2 position in West Bengal's Kanthi Dakshin assembly seat. Party chief Amit Shah had "special thanks" for voters for making the BJP "the principal opposition party" in the state.
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By-Election Result 2017: In Madhya Pradesh By-Polls, BJP And Congress Retain Seats They Held
The BJP and the Congress split Madhya Pradesh's two seats where by-elections were held, retaining seats they had held. The by-polls were watched closely as a bellwether for assembly elections next year.
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Himachal Pradesh Assembly By-Election Result 2017: BJP Retains Bhoranj Stronghold
The BJP has retained its bastion Bhoranj Assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh, with Dr Anil Dhiman defeating his nearest rival, Congress's Promila Devi by 8,290 votes. With the victory, the strength of the opposition BJP has increased to 28 in the 68-member House.
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By-Election Results 2017: BJP Wins Rajasthan's Dholpur, Murder Convict's Wife Shobha Rani Kushwaha Is Candidate
The ruling BJP in Rajasthan won the Dholpur seat by a record margin on Thursday, in a boost to the party and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia. The winning candidate, Shobha Rani Kushwaha, is the wife of BL Kushwaha, who held the seat until he was convicted of murder and disqualified.
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By-Elections 2017: Karnataka Gives Congress First Win Of The Day
Karnataka offered the only consolation for the Congress in by-polls across eight states, with the BJP taking most of the 10 assembly seats.
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By-Election Results 2017: For Arvind Kejriwal And AAP, Another Election Loss - No 3 In Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which held west Delhi's Rajouri Garden assembly constituency, has lost Delhi, placing a faraway number three in by-elections held to the state on Sunday.
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By-Election Results 2017 LIVE: Winners For All 10 Seats Declared; BJP Gets 5, Congress 3
The counting of votes for by-election in 11 constituencies in eight states began at 8 am this morning and most of the results for eight of the ten constituencies have been declared. The BJP has won five of the ten constituencies so far - with results for two yet to be declared. The Congress has retained both the seats it had in Karnataka, while the...
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By-Election Results 2017: BJP Wins 5 Of 10 Assembly Seats In By-Elections - 10 Points
The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...
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Congress Leader Gurjit Singh Aujla Wins Amritsar Lok Sabha By-Poll
Congress candidate Gurjit Singh Aujla won the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat on Saturday with a huge margin of 1,99,189 votes over nearest rival Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina of the BJP. The by-poll was held simultaneously with the Punjab Assembly elections.
