Preparations underway for Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Two parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal- Cooch Behar and Alipurduar, will go to polls on April 11.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Candidates, Campaigns & Rallies on April 9: Preparations Underway For Lok Sabha Elections 2019 for Cooch Behar and Alipurduar Seats
Reports inform that Shah drove to the residences of Advani and Joshi, who have been virtually sidelined in the party and were reportedly upset with the way they were denied party tickets from the constituencies they represented.
09 Apr, 22:24 (IST)
Election Commission has transferred Prakasam District Superintendent of Police, K Praveen; also transferred 2 Circle Inspectors in Andhra Pradesh.
09 Apr, 21:10 (IST)
Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh has taken an immediate Video Conference meeting of collectors & SPs of the affected districts covering Phase 1 and phase 2 in Chhattisgarh, & instructed them to take utmost precautions over the next few days.
09 Apr, 20:29 (IST)
Trinamool Congress has written to the Chief Election Commissioner on transfer of SP Coochbehar, terms the decision "arbitrary, motivated and biased"
09 Apr, 19:27 (IST)
EC Informs Polling Briefings for First Phase in 91 out of 543 Lok Sabha Constituencies. It stated that polling will be held in 91 out of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 20 states & UTs in the first phase on 11th April.
EC also said that the voting time in most of the Parliamentary Constituencies going to polls in the first phase on 11th April is between 7am-6pm. However in left wing extremism (LWE) affected areas and NE States the timings vary from 7am-5pm/ 7am-4pm / 7am-3pm.
09 Apr, 19:06 (IST)
Preparations Underway for First Phase of Polls for 5 Lok Sabha Constituencies of Assam in Dibrugarh. Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur, are going to polls on April 11.
09 Apr, 18:02 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi promises to make India top 3 economies of the world By 2030. He said in Mysuru, "It's our resolution that in 2030, India will be in top three economies of the world. Our resolution is to develop the new infrastructure of new India. Our resolution is to double the numbers of functional airport in next 5 years"
09 Apr, 17:59 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi states Congress will ensure 'Make in India' with Nyay scheme. He said in Gaya, "Humlog 'NYAY yojana' ka paisa daalkar "Make in Gaya, Make in Bihar" karke dikhayenge. Make in Bihar, Make in Rajasthan, Make in UP, Make in Kerala, Make in Karnataka, sabko jodkar "Make in India" banta hai Modi Ji."
09 Apr, 17:44 (IST)
Veteran Kerala politician KM Mani on Tuesday died at a private hospital in Kochi. Suffering from a lung ailment since his admission to the hospital last week, Mani passed away at the age of 86 years.
09 Apr, 17:20 (IST)
Union Minister and Nagpur LS candidate Nitin Gadkari expressed confidence of winning polls. He said, "I am 100% confident of winning, infact I feel the margin will be even bigger this time."
09 Apr, 17:03 (IST)
Election Commission announces May 19 as the date for assembly by-elections for - Panaji(Goa), Sulur, Aravakurichi, Thiruparankundram, Ottapidaram in Tamil Nadu and Kundgol in Karnataka. Counting on May 23.
09 Apr, 17:00 (IST)
Election Commission of India has transferred Abhishek Gupta from the post of Superintendent of Police of Cooch Behar and has posted Amit Kumar Singh in his place
09 Apr, 15:20 (IST)
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday held a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh' Saharanpur for Congress's candidate Imran Masood.
09 Apr, 15:09 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. Addressing a rally in Chitradurga, PM Modi said: "We attacked terror in Pakistan, but some people in India felt the pain. The CM here went a step further, he said talk of the valour of our forces should not be done, it damages his vote bank. I want to ask him, is your vote bank in India or Pakistan?"
09 Apr, 14:03 (IST)
Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate and former JNU student, Kanhaiya Kumar, has filed his nomination papers from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.
09 Apr, 13:43 (IST)
Uttarakhand: Visuals from Dehradun as polling parties depart for their respective polling stations in Tehri Garhwal parliamentary constituency. The 5 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state will undergo polling in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on 11 April.
09 Apr, 12:35 (IST)
Supreme Court dismisses a plea seeking stay on release of Vivek Oberoi starrer biopic 'PM Narendra Modi'. The Bench says the film has not yet been issued the certificate by Censor Board. Court says it is to be decided by the EC whether the movie can violate Model Code of Conduct.
09 Apr, 12:20 (IST)
PM Modi in Latur, Maharashtra: Congress and NCP are now standing with those who advocate for a separate PM in J&K. Sharad sa'ab, you are standing with such people! The country has no expectations with Congress party but Sharad sa'ab you! Does it suit you?
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09 Apr, 12:01 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh: CM Kamal Nath files his nomination for the by-election to the Chhindwara assembly seat. His son Nakul Nath files nomination for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 to the Chhindwara parliamentary constituency.
09 Apr, 11:02 (IST)
Smriti Irani on Rahul Gandhi's tweet "...BJP Manifesto was created in a closed room. The voice of an isolated man, it is short-sighted and arrogant": Despite having a vision, there's a question mark on his efficiency as the nation know the condition of Amethi. On one hand, there's an efficient govt which has taken a resolution to build a New India, on the other, there's a man who stays restricted to making announcements.
New Delhi, April 9: Hours after top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unveiled the party's 'Sankalp Patra' for the Lok Sabha polls, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday met party veterans L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Reports inform that Shah drove to the residences of Advani and Joshi, who have been virtually sidelined in the party and were reportedly upset with the way they were denied party tickets from the constituencies they represented.
According to CVOTER-IANS survey, around half of the voters surveyed continue to be very satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The poll tracker interviewed 12,050 voters on April 4 and found that 50.95 per cent of them said they were very satisfied with the performance of the Prime Minister while another 22.49 per cent said they were satisfied to some extent. There were 25.29 per cent voters who said they were not happy with him at all.
On Monday, Congress announced cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad as it candidate from Jharkhand's Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat. The party also fielded Kalicharan Munda from Khunti in the state. Azad, who represents Darbhanga in Bihar in the outgoing Lok Sabha, had joined the Congress in February.
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