J&K DDC Polls: Margin of Victory Less Than 100 on 19 Seats, Candidates See Extremely Close Contest
4 years ago

J&K DDC Polls: Margin of Victory Less Than 100 on 19 Seats, Candidates See Extremely Close Contest

News 18  

Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100. Khalid Bibi won Larnoo segment of Anantnag district on the Peoples Democratic Party ticket with a thin margin of seven votes as she polled 4,580 votes against his rival Independent candidate Sajida Begam, who polled 4,573 votes. As per figures of the state election authority, Sham Lal Choudhary polled 12,958 votes against Independent candidate Taranjit Singh, who polled 12,969 votes and lost by a very thin margin of 11 votes in Suchetgarh segment of Jammu district. Similarly, Independent candidate Bilqees Jan won Zainapora-I seat in Shopian district by defeating her rival candidate Gul Iqbal by 11 votes.

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Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra
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Delhi Polls: BJP Releases Second List of 29 Candidates, Features Ex-CM's Son, Kapil Mishra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday released its second list featuring 29 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fielding Kapil Mishra, a former AAP leader now identified with hardline Hindutva politics, from Karawal Nagar.It has fielded Harish Khurana, son of former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana, from the Moti Nagar constituency. Mishra, who replaced sitting party MLA Mohan Singh …

BJP's ‘moustache’ victory in Rajasthan after Khimsar bypolls win
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP's ‘moustache’ victory in Rajasthan after Khimsar bypolls win

Hindustan Times  

The moustache, often associated with masculinity and respect in India, has now emerged as a symbol of electoral victory in Rajasthan. According to PTI, the incident occurred in the Khimsar assembly constituency, a Jat-dominated seat in Nagaur district where BJP candidate Revant Ram Danga secured a victory over his closest rival, Kanika Beniwal of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party. To celebrate …

How Jairam Mahto's JKLM emerged as game-changer in Jharkhand Assembly polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Jairam Mahto's JKLM emerged as game-changer in Jharkhand Assembly polls

India Today  

In a stunning comeback, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats. A post-poll analysis of the Assembly polls highlighted that the Jairam Mahto-led Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha played a key role …

Maharashtra polls: Independents finish second in 19 constituencies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Independents finish second in 19 constituencies

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, While the contest was between the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which together constitute six major parties, in the Maharashtra assembly polls, independent candidates showed their mettle by standing second in 19 constituencies. In Raigad's Karjat constituency, independent candidate Sudhakar Parshuram Ghare finished second to Shiv Sena's Thorve Mahendra Sadashiv by a margin of 5,694 votes. …

Maharashtra election: How MVA and Mahayuti performed in Muslim-dominated seats
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra election: How MVA and Mahayuti performed in Muslim-dominated seats

Hindustan Times  

In the Maharashtra assembly elections, 11 constituencies with over 35 per cent Muslim voters delivered mixed results. Mumba Devi: Congress’s Amin Patel defeated Shiv Sena’s Shaina NC by 34,844 votes in a constituency with over 50 per cent Muslim voters. Follow- Election results live Akola West: Congress’s Sajid Pathan narrowly beat BJP’s Vijay Agarwal by 1,283 votes in a constituency …

A Close Fight: These Candidates Won By The Lowest Margins In Maharashtra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Close Fight: These Candidates Won By The Lowest Margins In Maharashtra

ABP News  

Maharashtra Election Results: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance retained power by winning 230 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, as the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream of wresting power fizzled on Saturday. Nana Patole: Congress' Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole won the Sakoli assembly constituency against BJP leader Avinash Ananrao Brahmankar with a margin of just 208 votes. Gaikwad Sanjay …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

How smaller parties were decimated in the polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How smaller parties were decimated in the polls

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Mahayuti’s landslide victory in the 2024 assembly election not only led to a severe setback for parties in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, but also rendered the smaller parties, who were dreaming to become kingmakers, irrelevant. The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Hitendra Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi as well as Prahar Janshakti, Rashtriya …

Lowest win margins in Maharashtra, one candidate won by just 162 votes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lowest win margins in Maharashtra, one candidate won by just 162 votes

Hindustan Times  

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance achieved a landslide victory in the 2024 Maharashtra elections, having secured more than 220 seats in the 288-member assembly. Manda Vijay Mhatre: This candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged the Belapur constituency with a margin of 377 votes, defeating Nationalist Congress Party's Sandeep Ganesh Naik. Rohit Pawar: The Nationalist Congress Party candidate won the Karjat …

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Fails In Debut Election In Bihar, 3 Of 4 Candidates Lose Deposits
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Fails In Debut Election In Bihar, 3 Of 4 Candidates Lose Deposits

ABP News  

In the byelection to four assembly seats in Bihar, the ruling NDA swept the bypolls retaining control on all the seats in the state a year ahead of the elections next year. Candidates of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj, which made a debut in Bihar in the bypolls, failed to make an impact in the state despite the fanfare amid its …

Maharashtra Assembly results: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and smaller parties fail to make impact
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly results: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and smaller parties fail to make impact

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena of Raj Thackeray and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi failed to make an impact in the State Assembly polls as trends showed the ruling Mahayuti cruising to a landslide victory. Maharashtra election results 2024 LIVE updates While the MNS had fielded 125 candidates, the VBA had 200 candidates in the fray. Incidentally, on the eve of …

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party won the Chabbewal and was leading in Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak while the Congress was ahead in the Barnala segment in Punjab, showed trends in the counting of votes by-polls to four Assembly segments in the state on Saturday. In Gidderbaha, AAP's Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was leading by 5,976 votes against his nearest rival …

Jharkhand Election Results: Babulal Marandi leads by 1,840 votes over CPIML’s Rajkumar Yadav
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand Election Results: Babulal Marandi leads by 1,840 votes over CPIML’s Rajkumar Yadav

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Jharkhand unit chief, Babulal Marandi, was leading by 1,840 votes over CPIML's Rajkumar Yadav in the Dhanwar assembly seat after the first round of vote counting, according to the Election Commission of India. Marandi won the Dhanwar seat in the 2019 assembly polls as a Jharkhand Vikas Morcha candidate by defeating the BJP's Lakshman Prasad Singh …

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon

Hindustan Times  

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: The Election Commission is announcing results for Wani, Ralegaon, Yavatmal, Digras, Arni, Pusad, Umarkhed seats in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra today. Maharashtra has been in a state of political flux since the last assembly elections in 2019, marked by significant splits in key parties, including the Shiv Sena in 2022 and the NCP in 2023. …

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

The Hindu  

The counting for the by-polls to 15 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand and for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat began amid tight security on On Saturday. The ruling Congress in Karnataka won Legislative Assembly bypolls in all three constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by over 3,19,00 votes over …

Ahmednagar election results live: BJP mob tried to access EVM, alleges Rohit Pawar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ahmednagar election results live: BJP mob tried to access EVM, alleges Rohit Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Ahmednagar election results live: The Election Commission is announcing results for the 12 assembly constituencies in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra today. The seats that fall within the boundaries of the district are Akole, Sangamner, Shirdi, Kopargaon, Shrirampur, Nevasa, Shevgaon, Rahuri, Parner, Ahmednagar City, Shrigonda, and Karjat Jamkhed.The results of all 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Assembly will be out …

Gandey Assembly Election Results Live: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana repeat bypoll victory?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gandey Assembly Election Results Live: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana repeat bypoll victory?

India TV News  

Gandey Assembly Election Results Live: The Election Commission of India is set to start votes counting process shortly. It would be interesting to see, how Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s wife and JMM leader Kalpana Soren performed in the bitterly-fought assembly elections on the Gandey seat. What happened in assembly elections 2019 and 2014 In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Dr …

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday praised the BJP's dominant performance in the bypolls and said it was due to the good governance and welfare policies of the government. Reiterating his 'batenge toh katenge' slogan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'ek hain toh safe hain' slogan, Adityanath said the BJP's performance in the bypolls was a testament to …

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After facing a humiliating defeat in recent Lok Sabha polls, the ruling BJP managed to salvage its pride by sweeping the bypoll to nine assembly constituencies winning seven of them on Saturday. While Moradabad’s Kundarki, the stronghold of senior SP leader late Shafiqur Rehman Barq, is a Muslim-dominated seat, Katehri in Ambedkar Nagar has a substantial chunk of Dalit …

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: It was a mixed bag for 11 seats with more than 35 per cent Muslim voters, where six candidates of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi emerged victorious in the Maharashtra Assembly polls on Saturday, while four seats went to the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad Muslimeen, which is not aligned with either of the coalitions, …

Lone Hindu candidate defeats 11 Muslims in UP's Kundarki; BJP wins after 30 years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lone Hindu candidate defeats 11 Muslims in UP's Kundarki; BJP wins after 30 years

India Today  

A Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the Uttar Pradesh Kundarki Assembly seat defeated 11 contenders from the Muslim community. The BJP's Ramveer Thakur was up against SP's Mohammad Rizwan, Aazad Samaj Party 's Chand Babu, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen's Mohammad Varish and Bahujan Samaj Party's Rafatullah. It's worth noting that in the Kundarki bypoll, the BJP fielded the sole Hindu …

Tundi, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JMM's Mathura Prasad Mahato with 95527 defeats BJP's Vikash Kumar Mahato
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tundi, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JMM's Mathura Prasad Mahato with 95527 defeats BJP's Vikash Kumar Mahato

India Today  

Live blog Tundi, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JMM's Mathura Prasad Mahato with 95527 defeats BJP's Vikash Kumar Mahato Tundi Election Results 2024 Live: JMM's Mathura Prasad Mahato has emerged victorious with 95527 votes. Tundi, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 37 JMM's Mathura Prasad Mahato with 95527 defeats BJP's Vikash Kumar Mahato After a long see-saw battle, results for …

Jharia, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Ragini Singh defeats INC's Purnima Niraj Singh with 14511 votes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jharia, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Ragini Singh defeats INC's Purnima Niraj Singh with 14511 votes

India Today  

Live blog Jharia, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Ragini Singh defeats INC's Purnima Niraj Singh with 14511 votes Jharia Election Results 2024 Live: BJP's Ragini Singh has emerged victorious with 87892 votes. Jharia, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 41 BJP's Ragini Singh defeats INC's Purnima Niraj Singh with 14511 votes And the results for the Jharia assembly election …

Dumri, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JKLKM's Jairam Kumar Mahato wins Dumri with 94496 votes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dumri, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JKLKM's Jairam Kumar Mahato wins Dumri with 94496 votes

India Today  

Live blog Dumri, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JKLKM's Jairam Kumar Mahato wins Dumri with 94496 votes Dumri Election Results 2024 Live: JKLKM's Jairam Kumar Mahato has emerged victorious with 94496 votes. Dumri, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 36 Check here for the latest updates on the victory or defeat of prominent candidates in the Dumri CANDIDATE STATUS PARTY …

Kodarma, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Dr. Neera Yadav wins Kodarma with 86734 votes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kodarma, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Dr. Neera Yadav wins Kodarma with 86734 votes

India Today  

Live blog Kodarma, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Dr. Neera Yadav wins Kodarma with 86734 votes Kodarma Election Results 2024 Live: BJP's Dr. Neera Yadav has emerged victorious with 86734 votes. Kodarma, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 40 BJP's Dr. Neera Yadav wins Kodarma with 86734 votes Counting of votes in Kodarma has come to an end. Here …

Maharashtra, Jharkhand: Will Exit Polls Prove Right This Time?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra, Jharkhand: Will Exit Polls Prove Right This Time?

India TV News  

Maharashtra recorded 62.05 per cent polling, while Jharkhand, in its second phase, recorded 68.01 per cent voting on Wednesday, according to Election Commission of India, which described these figures as "approximate trend". All eyes were on exit polls from Maharashtra and Jharkhand, which hinted at advantage for BJP-led NDA in both the states, while some pollsters predicted neck-and-neck contests. Exit …

Gandey Assembly Election 2024: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana beat BJP's Muniya Devi?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gandey Assembly Election 2024: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana beat BJP's Muniya Devi?

India TV News  

Gandey Assembly Election 2024: Gandey is one of the Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand which is a general seat. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Jai Prakash Verma of the BJP won the seat and was polled 48,838 votes. Kalpana Soren VS Muniya Devi Hemant Soren’s wife, Kalpana Soren of JMM, will be contesting this seat, where BJP's Muniya Devi is her …

Maharashtra polls: Will Marathwada spoil Mahayuti’s game again?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Will Marathwada spoil Mahayuti’s game again?

Hindustan Times  

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar/Beed: Marathwada, comprising eight districts in central Maharashtra, played a significant part in skewing the numbers against the ruling Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha elections six months ago. Marathwada, which has 46 assembly seats, has seen many stalwart leaders such as Raosaheb Danve, Pankaja Munde and Pratap Chikhalikar, backed by former chief minister Ashok Chavan, lose their seats …

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad

The Hindu  

If the variable “effective number of parties” — which measures the competitive party contestants in any constituency — is considered for all seats in Maharashtra, then the three constituencies of Aurangabad city — its East and Central seats in particular — might be among the top. To complicate matters, the other strong political force in the constituency – the All …

The Apaksha factor that could tilt the Maharashtra election results
2 months ago

The Apaksha factor that could tilt the Maharashtra election results

New Indian Express  

Are Apaksha candidates – rebel independents – a curse or boon? There are over 7000 candidates fighting the elections and the presence of independents in such large numbers has turned many bipolar contests into triangular fights and in some places even multipolar ones. Shirish Chaudhari, who is close to deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, is contesting as an independent against …

Reputations of political heavyweights including CM Bhajanlal Sharma on the line as voting ends in Rajasthan bypolls
2 months ago

Reputations of political heavyweights including CM Bhajanlal Sharma on the line as voting ends in Rajasthan bypolls

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: Voting for the bypolls across seven assembly seats in Rajasthan concluded on Wednesday, with 69 candidates in the race. The results on November 23 will significantly impact the political influence of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Congress State President Govind Singh Dotasara, Sachin Pilot, Agriculture Minister Dr. Kirori Lal Meena, RLP Chief Hanuman Beniwal, and BAP leader Rajkumar Roat. Under …

News Analysis: Bypoll candidates milk caste identity in western Uttar Pradesh
2 months ago

News Analysis: Bypoll candidates milk caste identity in western Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

With a week left for the byelection in nine constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, candidates are busy casting the party ideology into the caste mould. While the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Kundarki accepted a skull cap and keffiyeh from Muslim voters at a public function, visuals of the party candidate from Khair squatting on stage with folded hands in the …

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?
2 months ago

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?

India TV News  

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: With the Jharkhand Assembly elections around the corner, all eyes are on the high-stakes Khunti seat. In 2014, Munda got 59,198 votes by a huge margin, Sushil Pahan of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha got 32,871 votes and Dayamani Barla of JVM got 20,726 votes. Key candidates In a fresh challenge, the JMM has fielded Ram Surya Munda …

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad
2 months ago

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad

The Hindu  

Voters are set to go to the polls in 43 of Jharkhand’s 81 Assembly constituencies on Wednesday, as well as for bypolls in 31 Assembly seats scattered across the country, and in the high-profile Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut. Key contests in the first phase of polling …

Rohit Pawar faces uphill battle in Karjat-Jamkhed as close associates switch sides
2 months ago

Rohit Pawar faces uphill battle in Karjat-Jamkhed as close associates switch sides

Hindustan Times  

Rohit Pawar – grandnephew of Sharad Pawar and first-time MLA from the Karjat-Jamkhed constituency – is facing the added challenge of some of his close associates switching sides ahead of the November 20 assembly polls even as he gears up to contest Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ram Shinde in this crucial seat. One more angle is the ‘insider versus outsider’ narrative …

JMM or BJP? Voters in Saraikela confused
2 months ago

JMM or BJP? Voters in Saraikela confused

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: Confused voters and the party workers are making it difficult for former Chief Minister Champai Soren who is contesting from Saraikela Assembly seat this time. People are confused as the two prominent candidates — Champai Soren and Ganesh Mahli, who contested against each other on JMM and BJP tickets in 2019 Assembly polls, have exchanged sides and are against …

Maharashtra Polls: BJP Candidate Chandrakant Patil Faces Triangular Contest In Pune's Kothrud
2 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Polls: BJP Candidate Chandrakant Patil Faces Triangular Contest In Pune's Kothrud

ABP News  

Pune: Maharashtra minister and BJP candidate Chandrakant Patil is locked in a triangular contest in Pune city's Kothrud constituency where he faces a challenge from the Shiv Sena and MNS for a second term from the seat. Despite initial criticism of being an "outsider," former state BJP president Patil then won against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena candidate Kishor Shinde, who had …

Mumbra-Kalwa Assembly Poll 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates
2 months, 1 week ago

Mumbra-Kalwa Assembly Poll 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates

India TV News  

The Mumbra-Kalwa Assembly Election 2024 will be a fierce contest between the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahayuti alliances. The constituency, located in Thane district, is predominantly Muslim, with a majority of voters being of Indian Muslim faith. The seat has been consistently won by Jitendra Awhad of the NCP since 2009, but the recent split within the NCP might influence …

Prashant Kishor Warns Against Caste and Ration in Bihar By-Elections
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Prashant Kishor Warns Against Caste and Ration in Bihar By-Elections

New Indian Express  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor urges Bihar voters not to vote based on caste or ration. He argues that the central government's neglect of the state's interests has led to a chronic trend of voting along these lines. Kishor urges voters to choose candidates who would work towards a better future for Bihar's youth.

OBCs Gain Lion's Share in BJP's Caste Rainbow Against SP's PDA
2 months, 3 weeks ago

OBCs Gain Lion's Share in BJP's Caste Rainbow Against SP's PDA

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced a broad caste configuration for the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls to challenge the Samajwadi Party's (Pichda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak) formula. The BJP has fielded four OBC candidates, two Brahmins, and a Dalit and a Kshatriya candidate each. Four of the nine assembly seats going to bypolls were won by the SP, three by …

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Announces Candidate List for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Bypolls

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its candidate list for the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The list includes candidates for all seven assembly seats in Rajasthan, with key contenders including Ramvir Singh Thakur (Kundarki) and Sanjeev Sharma (Ghaziabad). In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has fielded candidates for Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Phulpur, Katehari, and Majhawan.

Jan Suraaj Party Makes Key Changes to Bihar Assembly Byelection 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jan Suraaj Party Makes Key Changes to Bihar Assembly Byelection 2024

India TV News  

Jan Suraaj Party changes two candidates for the Bihar Assembly byelection 2024. The candidate for the Tarari assembly seat, Kiran Singh, is a social worker known for her work in the women's empowerment and education sectors. Another change is from the Belaganj constituency, where Mohd Amjad replaces Khilafat Hussain. Additionally, the candidate for the Ramgarh assembly seat, Sushil Kushwaha, is …

Baghmara Assembly Election 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Baghmara Assembly Election 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates

India TV News  

The article provides a comprehensive overview of the Baghmara Assembly Election 2024 in Jharkhand. It covers key details such as the constituency profile, past winners, margin, and party-wise candidates. The article also provides a detailed demographic breakdown of the constituency, including the number of voters, service voters, and postal votes cast in the previous elections.

BJP's Ram Shinde Set to Clash with NCP's Rohit Pawar in Karjat-Jamkhed Assembly Election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's Ram Shinde Set to Clash with NCP's Rohit Pawar in Karjat-Jamkhed Assembly Election

Hindustan Times  

Ram Shinde, a BJP candidate, has been declared the party's candidate for the Karjat-Jamkhed assembly seat in Ahmednagar district. This announcement sets up a fierce battle against Rohit Pawar, the incumbent MLA and grandnephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Shinde, known for his close ties with deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, expressed his gratitude to the BJP. However, Pawar has …

BJP Dominates Jammu, But Congress Falls Short of Expectations
3 months ago

BJP Dominates Jammu, But Congress Falls Short of Expectations

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single-largest party in the Jammu Division, winning 29 out of 43 seats in the Assembly polls. The party's strong performance in Jammu was attributed to the 'Modi Magic' factor, which resonated with voters who were against the National Conference's (NC) agenda to restore Article 370. The Congress's individual performance hit an all-time …

Junaid Mattu Defeated in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election
3 months, 1 week ago

Junaid Mattu Defeated in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election

Hindustan Times  

Junaid Mattu, a former Srinagar mayor, lost the assembly election in Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq emerged victorious with 16,173 votes. Mattu had previously served as the mayor of Srinagar and was a key ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sadiq's victory suggests a shift in the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, with the National Conference gaining a significant foothold.

J&K Election Results: Devender Singh Rana wins Nagrota seat by over 27,000 votes
3 months, 1 week ago

J&K Election Results: Devender Singh Rana wins Nagrota seat by over 27,000 votes

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devender Singh Rana has won the Nagrota seat in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election 2024 by defeating his closest rival, Joginder Singh of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, by 30,472 votes. J&K Election Results: Businessman and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devender Singh Rana has won the Nagrota seat Rana, the younger brother of Union …

3 candidates from Devi Lal clan hot up Dabwali fight
3 months, 3 weeks ago

3 candidates from Devi Lal clan hot up Dabwali fight

Hindustan Times  

The politically significant assembly seat of Dabwali is witnessing a hot contest where three key contestants from the clan of the legendary farmer leader and former deputy prime minister Devi Lal are up against each other. Indian National Lok Dal candidate Aditya Devi Lal is a turncoat, who stayed with the BJP for 10 years before switching sides early this …

Budgam Assembly Election 2024: Can Omar Abdullah beat PDP's 3-time MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Budgam Assembly Election 2024: Can Omar Abdullah beat PDP's 3-time MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi?

India TV News  

Budgam Assembly Election 2024: Budgam is one of the Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir which is a general seat. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from NC won the seat with a margin of 2,787 votes. In the 2008 Assembly Elections, Aga Syed Ruhullah from NC won the seat and was polled 19,652 votes with a …

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