Lok Sabha Elections 2009
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India Bloc Scripts Clean Sweep In Tamil Nadu, BJP And AIADMK Suffer Rout
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is set to achieve a clean sweep in the Lok Sabha polls, winning all 39 seats as of around 4:30 PM, even bettering its 2009 sweep tally.
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104% Rise In Number Of Political Parties Contesting Polls From 2009 To 2024: Report
There has been an increase of 104 per cent in the number of political parties contesting Lok Sabha elections from 2009 to 2024, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR.
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Shivaji's Descendant Sambhaji Chhatrapati Pulls Out Of Rajya Sabha Race
Sambhaji Chhatrapati had joined the NCP in 2009 and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Kolhapur, but lost the seat to an NCP rebel.
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P Chidambaram's 2009 Lok Sabha Election Win Holds, Says Madras High Court
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's victory from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga constituency in the 2009 national election holds, the Madras High Court said today, cancelling a petition which challenged the former Union Minister's Lok Sabha election win.
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"No Evidence": P Chidambaram Trashes Cash Distribution Allegations In 2009 Elections
Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday refuted allegations about cash distribution in a case pertaining to his election from Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in 2009.
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Election 2019 Results: BJP's Manoj Tiwari Retains North East Delhi Seat
From losing to BJP in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls as an SP candidate to becoming the party's Delhi chief, life has come a full circle for Bhojpuri singer and actor Manoj Tiwari, who retained the North East Delhi seat comfortably with a margin of over 3.66 lakh votes.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Amit Shah Campaign Route In Shatrughan Sinha's Home Base Is A Big Message
BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Bihar's Patna Saheb seems like a boldface message for Shatrughan Sinha, who quit the party and joined the Congress last month.
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As BJP's Rajnath Singh Files Poll Papers In Lucknow, No Rival Yet
Home Minister Rajnath Singh filed his nomination papers in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow today for the Lok Sabha polls, but he doesn't have a rival in sight.
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BJP Tears Into Azam Khan For "Khaki Underwear" Comment Against Jaya Prada
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan is heard talking about "khaki underwear" in an appalling rant while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur against actress-turned-politician Jaya Prada, a former party colleague who is now his BJP rival.
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Tribal Dominated Koraput Lok Sabha Seat To Witness Triangular Contest
A Congress bastion for decades, till 2009, when it slipped into BJD control, the tribal dominated Koraput Lok Sabha constituency in south Odisha is set to witness a keen triangular contest in the coming polls.
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Jaya Prada Joins BJP, Says "Honoured To Work Under PM Modi's Leadership"
Jaya Prada BJP: Veteran actor and former lawmaker Jaya Prada joined the BJP today, two weeks before the national elections. She has been pitted against Azam Khan on the Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Jaya Prada had represented Rampur twice in the Lok Sabha -- in 2004 and 2009 -- as a member of the Samajwadi Party.
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PM On Stage With Nitish Kumar At Election Rally, First In A Decade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the developmental projects in the state as he shared stage with Mr Kumar, the first at a political rally in a decade. "Today, I am happy that Nitish babu worries about the poor and took Bihar out of the old ways and gave it a new direction," PM Modi said. He kicked off the e...
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Shah Faesal Seeks "Small Donations", Keeps His Strategy Under Wraps
Shah Faesal, the IAS (Indian Administrative Service) topper who quit the civil services earlier this month, has appealed for "small donations" for what he calls a "people's movement for change". The 35-year-old, who in 2009 became the first Kashmiri to top the IAS, resigned on January 9 saying Muslims had been reduced to second-class citizens.
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Shatrughan Sinha 'Crowns' Tejashwi Yadav At Puja Pandal In Patna
Given how dissident BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has been criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah, it seems reasonably clear that the party will not give him a ticket in the Lok Sabha elections next year. The suspense still remains on whether any other party will field him from Patna Sahib, the seat he won from in 2009...
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Jharkhand Ex-Chief Minister Madhu Koda Banned From Contesting Elections For 3 Years
Jharkhand Ex-Chief Minister Madhu Koda was today disqualified by the Election Commission from contesting elections for 3 years for misreporting poll expenses during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
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India Bloc Scripts Clean Sweep In Tamil Nadu, BJP And AIADMK Suffer Rout
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is set to achieve a clean sweep in the Lok Sabha polls, winning all 39 seats as of around 4:30 PM, even bettering its 2009 sweep tally.
-
104% Rise In Number Of Political Parties Contesting Polls From 2009 To 2024: Report
There has been an increase of 104 per cent in the number of political parties contesting Lok Sabha elections from 2009 to 2024, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR.
-
Shivaji's Descendant Sambhaji Chhatrapati Pulls Out Of Rajya Sabha Race
Sambhaji Chhatrapati had joined the NCP in 2009 and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Kolhapur, but lost the seat to an NCP rebel.
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P Chidambaram's 2009 Lok Sabha Election Win Holds, Says Madras High Court
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's victory from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga constituency in the 2009 national election holds, the Madras High Court said today, cancelling a petition which challenged the former Union Minister's Lok Sabha election win.
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"No Evidence": P Chidambaram Trashes Cash Distribution Allegations In 2009 Elections
Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday refuted allegations about cash distribution in a case pertaining to his election from Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in 2009.
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Election 2019 Results: BJP's Manoj Tiwari Retains North East Delhi Seat
From losing to BJP in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls as an SP candidate to becoming the party's Delhi chief, life has come a full circle for Bhojpuri singer and actor Manoj Tiwari, who retained the North East Delhi seat comfortably with a margin of over 3.66 lakh votes.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Amit Shah Campaign Route In Shatrughan Sinha's Home Base Is A Big Message
BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Bihar's Patna Saheb seems like a boldface message for Shatrughan Sinha, who quit the party and joined the Congress last month.
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As BJP's Rajnath Singh Files Poll Papers In Lucknow, No Rival Yet
Home Minister Rajnath Singh filed his nomination papers in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow today for the Lok Sabha polls, but he doesn't have a rival in sight.
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BJP Tears Into Azam Khan For "Khaki Underwear" Comment Against Jaya Prada
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan is heard talking about "khaki underwear" in an appalling rant while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur against actress-turned-politician Jaya Prada, a former party colleague who is now his BJP rival.
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Tribal Dominated Koraput Lok Sabha Seat To Witness Triangular Contest
A Congress bastion for decades, till 2009, when it slipped into BJD control, the tribal dominated Koraput Lok Sabha constituency in south Odisha is set to witness a keen triangular contest in the coming polls.
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Jaya Prada Joins BJP, Says "Honoured To Work Under PM Modi's Leadership"
Jaya Prada BJP: Veteran actor and former lawmaker Jaya Prada joined the BJP today, two weeks before the national elections. She has been pitted against Azam Khan on the Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Jaya Prada had represented Rampur twice in the Lok Sabha -- in 2004 and 2009 -- as a member of the Samajwadi Party.
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PM On Stage With Nitish Kumar At Election Rally, First In A Decade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the developmental projects in the state as he shared stage with Mr Kumar, the first at a political rally in a decade. "Today, I am happy that Nitish babu worries about the poor and took Bihar out of the old ways and gave it a new direction," PM Modi said. He kicked off the e...
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Shah Faesal Seeks "Small Donations", Keeps His Strategy Under Wraps
Shah Faesal, the IAS (Indian Administrative Service) topper who quit the civil services earlier this month, has appealed for "small donations" for what he calls a "people's movement for change". The 35-year-old, who in 2009 became the first Kashmiri to top the IAS, resigned on January 9 saying Muslims had been reduced to second-class citizens.
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Shatrughan Sinha 'Crowns' Tejashwi Yadav At Puja Pandal In Patna
Given how dissident BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has been criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah, it seems reasonably clear that the party will not give him a ticket in the Lok Sabha elections next year. The suspense still remains on whether any other party will field him from Patna Sahib, the seat he won from in 2009...
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Jharkhand Ex-Chief Minister Madhu Koda Banned From Contesting Elections For 3 Years
Jharkhand Ex-Chief Minister Madhu Koda was today disqualified by the Election Commission from contesting elections for 3 years for misreporting poll expenses during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
