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"What Happens In The Booth, Stays In The Booth": Kamala Harris Banks On Women's Votes
In an ad for Kamala Harris, a woman marks her ballot for the Democratic candidate while her husband thinks she's voting for Republican Donald Trump.
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3 Women Candidates Emerge Victorious In Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Polls
Three women, including former minister Sakeena Masood (National Conference), won elections on Tuesday to enter the male-dominated Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
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In UP, State With Most Lok Sabha Seats, Only 10% Of New MPs Are Women
Uttar Pradesh, a state with more than six crore women voters, will send just seven women MPs to parliament.
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Ex Royals, Former IAS Officer: 4 Odisha Women Triumph In Lok Sabha Polls
Four women candidates, all belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.
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Over 30 Women Candidates Win Lok Sabha Polls, Compared To 78 In 2019
Women candidates such as Congress' Kumari Selja, the BJP's Kangana Ranaut and Hema Malini, Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav and RJD's Misa Bharti won in their respective constituencies in the general elections.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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Women Make Up Less Than 10% Of Lok Sabha Poll Candidates: Report
Less than 10 per cent of the candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women, according to an analysis of data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Rs 1 Lakh To Women, Double For Men With 2 Wives: Congress Leader Sparks Row
Former Union minister and the Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh Kantilal Bhuria on Thursday courted controversy by claiming men with two wives stand to gain Rs 2 lakh under his party's Mahalaxmi scheme to give
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123 Of 1,352 Candidates In 3rd Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls Are Women: Report
Only 9 per cent of the 1,352 candidates contesting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections are women while 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, the ADR said in a new report.
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8% Women Candidates Contested First 2 Phases Of Lok Sabha Polls
Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that talk of women's empowerment rings hollow.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Unveiling The Narrow Wins Of Phase 2 Seats From 2019 Elections
The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 ended on 26 April, with a turnout of 60.7 per cent. The second phase saw voting on 88 seats, with 1,202 candidates, including 102 women, contesting the elections.
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88 Candidates In Fray For First Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls In Madhya Pradesh
A total of 88 candidates, including seven women candidates, are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday.
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Pics: Hema Malini Poses With Women Working In Fields While Campaigning
BJP MP and candidate of Mathura constituency, Hema Malini, who has been busy campaigning for Lok Sabha Polls, recently visited a wheat field in Uttar Pradesh.
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Murshidabad Women Support Congress' Adhir Chowdhury By Offering Rs 11,000
Eleven women residing in Rana gram village of Murshidabad contributed Rs 11,000 to support Congress' Behrampore Lok Sabha candidate, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, in the Lok Sabha election 2024.
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Women Politicians Face Sexism Amid High-Octane Poll Campaigns
Elections are open season for targeting women politicians, a familiar pan-party, pan-country sexist sub-text again in play in Election 2024 with BJP's star candidates Hema Malini and Kangana Ranaut, and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee early targets.
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"What Happens In The Booth, Stays In The Booth": Kamala Harris Banks On Women's Votes
In an ad for Kamala Harris, a woman marks her ballot for the Democratic candidate while her husband thinks she's voting for Republican Donald Trump.
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3 Women Candidates Emerge Victorious In Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Polls
Three women, including former minister Sakeena Masood (National Conference), won elections on Tuesday to enter the male-dominated Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
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In UP, State With Most Lok Sabha Seats, Only 10% Of New MPs Are Women
Uttar Pradesh, a state with more than six crore women voters, will send just seven women MPs to parliament.
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Ex Royals, Former IAS Officer: 4 Odisha Women Triumph In Lok Sabha Polls
Four women candidates, all belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.
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Over 30 Women Candidates Win Lok Sabha Polls, Compared To 78 In 2019
Women candidates such as Congress' Kumari Selja, the BJP's Kangana Ranaut and Hema Malini, Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav and RJD's Misa Bharti won in their respective constituencies in the general elections.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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Women Make Up Less Than 10% Of Lok Sabha Poll Candidates: Report
Less than 10 per cent of the candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women, according to an analysis of data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Rs 1 Lakh To Women, Double For Men With 2 Wives: Congress Leader Sparks Row
Former Union minister and the Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh Kantilal Bhuria on Thursday courted controversy by claiming men with two wives stand to gain Rs 2 lakh under his party's Mahalaxmi scheme to give
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123 Of 1,352 Candidates In 3rd Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls Are Women: Report
Only 9 per cent of the 1,352 candidates contesting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections are women while 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, the ADR said in a new report.
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8% Women Candidates Contested First 2 Phases Of Lok Sabha Polls
Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that talk of women's empowerment rings hollow.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Unveiling The Narrow Wins Of Phase 2 Seats From 2019 Elections
The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 ended on 26 April, with a turnout of 60.7 per cent. The second phase saw voting on 88 seats, with 1,202 candidates, including 102 women, contesting the elections.
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88 Candidates In Fray For First Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls In Madhya Pradesh
A total of 88 candidates, including seven women candidates, are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday.
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Pics: Hema Malini Poses With Women Working In Fields While Campaigning
BJP MP and candidate of Mathura constituency, Hema Malini, who has been busy campaigning for Lok Sabha Polls, recently visited a wheat field in Uttar Pradesh.
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Murshidabad Women Support Congress' Adhir Chowdhury By Offering Rs 11,000
Eleven women residing in Rana gram village of Murshidabad contributed Rs 11,000 to support Congress' Behrampore Lok Sabha candidate, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, in the Lok Sabha election 2024.
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Women Politicians Face Sexism Amid High-Octane Poll Campaigns
Elections are open season for targeting women politicians, a familiar pan-party, pan-country sexist sub-text again in play in Election 2024 with BJP's star candidates Hema Malini and Kangana Ranaut, and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee early targets.
