Lok Sabha polls | BJP’s Tirunelveli candidate Nainar Nagenthran in trouble following seizure of ₹3.98 crore
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | BJP’s Tirunelveli candidate Nainar Nagenthran in trouble following seizure of ₹3.98 crore

The Hindu  

In what could cause potential trouble to BJP’s Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency candidate Nainar Nagenthran, election officials on Saturday night seized ₹3.98 crore cash from three passengers linked to him travelling on board Nellai Express at Tambaram railway station. According to police sources, the first accused in the case, who could not account for the money, gave a statement to Election Commission’s flying squad team claiming the money was meant for distribution to voters in the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency where Mr. Nagendran is contesting. Acting on a specific information that a huge amount cash was being carried in Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli Nellai Superfast Express, Senthil Balamani, Assistant Agriculture Officer, who was heading the Flying Squad Team, rushed to Tambaram railway station around 8.30 p.m. on Saturday. The accused passengers - S. Satish, 33, S. Naveen of Agaram in Chennai and S. Perumal of Srivaikundam in Thoothukudi district - were detrained and taken to the Tambaram police station where election officials interrogated them on the source of the money and its destination.

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Tamilisai Soundararajan detained over NEP signature campaign, Annamalai cries foul
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Tamilisai Soundararajan detained over NEP signature campaign, Annamalai cries foul

India Today  

Former Telangana and Puducherry Governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan was detained in Chennai on Thursday for conducting a public signature campaign, allegedly organised without obtaining permission. The campaign, titled ‘Samakalvi Engal Urimai’, was launched by the Tamil Nadu BJP in support of the National Education Policy 2020 and its three-language formula. He further stated that the BJP would continue …

Delhi election: Two employees of CM's office detained with ₹5 lakh cash hours before polling, say police
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi election: Two employees of CM's office detained with ₹5 lakh cash hours before polling, say police

Hindustan Times  

Two employees of the Delhi chief minister's office were detained by the Delhi Police on Tuesday after cash worth ₹5 lakh was recovered from them, hours before voting in 70 assembly constituencies of the national capital. Delhi chief minister Atishi Delhi Police officials told news agency ANI that they received a tip-off about the individuals allegedly carrying cash. Further investigation …

BJP spent over Rs 1,700 crore for 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Party's expenditure report to EC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP spent over Rs 1,700 crore for 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Party's expenditure report to EC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party spent Rs 1,737.68 crore for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to the expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission of India. Of the total amount, Rs 884.45 crore was spent on general party propaganda, while Rs 853.23 crore was allocated for candidate-related expenses. Around Rs 611.50 crore was spent on …

Delhi Election: AAP Alleges Cash-For-Votes Scam In Kejriwal's Constituency, To Lodge Complaint Against BJP
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Election: AAP Alleges Cash-For-Votes Scam In Kejriwal's Constituency, To Lodge Complaint Against BJP

ABP News  

Amid the intense war ahead of the Delhi Assembly election 2025, the AAP is planning to lodge a police complaint against the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it of using money power to influence voters. AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday said that the BJP is distributing money among voters by checking their voter IDs in the New …

Cash-for-votes row: BJP's Vinod Tawde sends ₹100 crore defamation notices to Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cash-for-votes row: BJP's Vinod Tawde sends ₹100 crore defamation notices to Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Vinod Tawde on Friday issued a defamation notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate for their allegations of him distributing money to voters. BJP leader Vinod Tawde tries to explain the case to the media after BVA workers gheraoed him for allegedly …

Maharashtra cash-for-vote row: Police find ₹9.93 lakh in hotel
4 months ago

Maharashtra cash-for-vote row: Police find ₹9.93 lakh in hotel

Hindustan Times  

Amid the raging cash-for-vote controversy in Maharashtra, the Palghar administration said on Tuesday that the police team recovered ₹9.93 lakh in cash and some documents in the hotel. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi candidate Kshitij Thakur with supporters after they gheraod BJP leader Vinod Tawde. The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi has alleged that BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde arrived at the hotel today …

FIR Registered Against BJP Leaders Vinod Tawde, Rajan Naik Over 'Cash-For-Vote' Charge
4 months ago

FIR Registered Against BJP Leaders Vinod Tawde, Rajan Naik Over 'Cash-For-Vote' Charge

ABP News  

The Election Commission has filed an FIR against BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde and BJP candidate Rajan Naik amid allegations of cash distribution to voters in Palghar district. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi leader Hitendra Thakur on Tuesday, the eve of the Maharashtra assembly elections, alleged that Vinod Tawde distributed money to voters in Virar. #WATCH | Palghar, Maharashtra | Following Bahujan …

Campaign ends for first phase of Jharkhand polls and bypolls to 31 Assembly and one Lok Sabha seats
4 months, 1 week ago

Campaign ends for first phase of Jharkhand polls and bypolls to 31 Assembly and one Lok Sabha seats

The Hindu  

Campaigning ended for phase-I of Jharkhand Assembly elections as well as bypolls in 33 Assembly constituencies and the high-profile Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala from where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut. Jamshedpur East will see a faceoff between Congress’ Ajoy Kumar, who once served as the SP of Jamshedpur, and Purnima Das Sahu, daughter-in-law …

ED files chargesheet in Valmiki scam
6 months, 1 week ago

ED files chargesheet in Valmiki scam

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has filed a chargesheet in the alleged scam at Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Welfare Corporation Ltd., naming former Minister B. Nagendra as the prime accused. Of the diverted funds, the ED chargesheet alleges that Mr. Nagendra siphoned off ₹20.19 crore to finance the Lok Sabha elections in his home district of Ballari in April-May 2024. …

Lok Sabha elections: Madras High Court orders notice to Dayanidhi Maran in case challenging his election from Chennai Central
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Madras High Court orders notice to Dayanidhi Maran in case challenging his election from Chennai Central

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered notice, returnable by September 27, 2024, to MP Dayanidhi Maran on an election petition filed by M.L. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh passed the orders after it was brought to his notice that the petitioner was one of the contestants in the Lok Sabha elections held this year and that the present plea had …

Seizure of ₹4.8 crore cash: HC stays criminal proceedings against BJP MP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Seizure of ₹4.8 crore cash: HC stays criminal proceedings against BJP MP

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday stayed further criminal proceedings against BJP Lok Sabha member K. Sudhakar in connection with a case of seizure of ₹4.8 crore in cash in April from premises belonging to a voter residing in the Nelamangala police station limits a day prior to the elections held to the Chickballapur Lok Sabha constituency on April …

Lok Sabha poll outcome fans rumblings in Tamil Nadu BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha poll outcome fans rumblings in Tamil Nadu BJP

Hindustan Times  

Chennai Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai during the Delhi Tamil Sangamam organised by Delhi BJP, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The results of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections seem to have triggered infighting in the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Tamil Nadu unit, with the emergence of several groups supporting K Annamalai, Tamilisai Soundararajan, L Murugan or …

90% of Lok Sabha poll winners from Kerala are ‘crorepatis’
9 months, 1 week ago

90% of Lok Sabha poll winners from Kerala are ‘crorepatis’

The Hindu  

Eighteen of the 20 candidates who won the Lok Sabha elections from Kerala are ‘crorepatis’. The top three wealthiest candidate are Shashi Tharoor of the Congress who won the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, Rahul Gandhi, and Suresh Gopi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was elected from Thrissur. Adoor Prakash of the Congress, who won the Attingal constituency, is close …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift
9 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift

The Hindu  

In the long run, the outcome of the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu may have tremendous significance for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s foray into the politics of the State. Possibilities ahead The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance managed a sweep with 39 seats, and this ensured that the BJP remained firmly away from a clear majority in the Lok …

At least 93% of Lok Sabha poll winners are crorepatis: ADR analysis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 93% of Lok Sabha poll winners are crorepatis: ADR analysis

The Hindu  

A staggering 93% of the candidates who won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are crorepatis, up from 88% in 2019, according to an analysis by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms. The top three wealthiest candidates are TDP's Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur constituency with assets worth ₹5,705 crore, BJP's Konda Vishweshwar Reddy from Telangana's Chevella with …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Vote shares of BJP and Congress rise in Assam
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: Vote shares of BJP and Congress rise in Assam

India TV News  

According to Election Commission statistics, both the BJP and Congress witnessed an increase in vote shares by over one per cent in the recent Lok Sabha elections in Assam. The saffron party's vote share rose from 36.41 per cent in 2019 to 37.43 per cent in 2024, securing nine out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Performance …

Lok Sabha Results: All Candidates Who Contested Against Kanimozhi In TN's Thoothukudi Lose Deposit
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Results: All Candidates Who Contested Against Kanimozhi In TN's Thoothukudi Lose Deposit

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Results: DMK leader Kanimozhi triumphed in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi constituency, defeating AIADMK's Sivasamy Velumani by a staggering margin of 3,92,738 votes, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. This marks her second consecutive victory from this constituency, following her 2019 win over BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan by a margin of 3.47 lakh votes. In …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024 Winners List: Check Constituency-Wise Names of Winning MPs From The State
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024 Winners List: Check Constituency-Wise Names of Winning MPs From The State

News 18  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led INDIA bloc swept the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024, winning all 39 seats in the southern state. Tamil Nadu witnessed a three-way race between the BJP-led NDA, the AIADMK and the INDIA bloc comprising the DMK, Congress and other parties. Complete List of Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2024 Winners S.No. Candidate Name Party Constituency …

Lok Sabha elections: Shashi Tharoor defies odds to emerge victorious in Thiruvananthapuram
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Shashi Tharoor defies odds to emerge victorious in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu  

United Democratic Front candidate Shashi Tharoor clinched victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency for the fourth consecutive term, overcoming a strong challenge from Rajeev Chandrasekhar of the National Democratic Alliance. LDF retains vote share The Left Democratic Front retained a vote tally largely similar to that in the 2019 general elections, with Communist Party of India veteran Pannian Raveendran …

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share

The Hindu  

By winning a Lok Sabha seat for the first time and securing a vote share of almost 17%, the Bharatiya Janata Party seemed to have turned these polls into a tri-polar polity in Kerala. Multiple factors may have contributed to Mr. Gopi’s victory, including his candidacy, the party’s effective campaigning using women activists, the defection of Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Jairam Ramesh alleges officials in UP ‘pressurised to win seats’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Jairam Ramesh alleges officials in UP ‘pressurised to win seats’

Live Mint  

With the counting of votes for Lok Sabha elections 2024 underway, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is leading in 294 seats, while the INDIA bloc is leading in 232 seats. According to the data released by the Election Commission of India at 4:30 p.m., the BJP is leading in 36 Uttar Pradesh, while Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party is …

Lok Sabha results | O. Panneerselvam trails in Ramanathapuram, IUML candidate establishes early lead
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha results | O. Panneerselvam trails in Ramanathapuram, IUML candidate establishes early lead

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, who is contesting as an Independent candidate backed by the BJP in the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency, was trailing behind Nawas Kani of the IUML, a constituent of the DMK’s INDIA bloc. In the first round, Mr. Nawas Kani had polled 22,259 votes, while Mr. Panneerselvam secured 13, 786 votes. In the cumulative second round, …

TN Election Results 2024: Full list of winners in Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha polls as counting ends
9 months, 2 weeks ago

TN Election Results 2024: Full list of winners in Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha polls as counting ends

Live Mint  

Tamil Nadu Election Results 2024: The counting of votes is underway in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha polls conducted in the state in a single phase on April 19 to elect 39 members in the Parliament. Among key constituencies are Coimbatore, where DMK's Ganapathy Rajkumar is leading; Thoothukudi where DMK's Kanimozhi is leading; Chennai Central where DMK's Dayanidhi Maran …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39

The Hindu  

Polling in Tamil Nadu took place in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, scheduled on April 19, when all 39 of the State’s constituencies voted. Competition in the State is between the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leading the bloc in Tamil Nadu, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance and the …

Akhilesh Yadav accuses UP Police of detaining Samajwadi Party workers ahead of vote counting
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav accuses UP Police of detaining Samajwadi Party workers ahead of vote counting

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused district magistrates and police in several Uttar Pradesh districts of illegally detaining opposition political workers to prevent them from participating in vote counting on Tuesday. Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav Follow- UP Election Result LIVE Updates "The honourable Supreme Court, the Election Chief @ECISVEEP @CEOUP and the Police Chief @dgpup @Uppolice should immediately take …

Lok Sabha results: AIADMK’s future at stake in Tamil Nadu as NDA looks to gain ground
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha results: AIADMK’s future at stake in Tamil Nadu as NDA looks to gain ground

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu witnessed a triangular contest this general elections with the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the third front into the Dravidian arena. DMK president and chief minister MK Stalin had swept 38 out of the 39 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and has kept the same rainbow alliance intact where Congress is their principal ally. They aim …

Delhi Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of key contestants
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of key contestants

India TV News  

With just a few hours remaining before the final announcement of the Lok Sabha Election Results 2024, the electoral arena is filled with fervor and anticipation. Key Candidates in Delhi Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Manoj Tiwari : Manoj Tiwari began his political career in 2009, contesting the 15th Lok Sabha elections for the Samajwadi Party in Gorakhpur, but lost to …

BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh booked over alleged cash distribution in Bihar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh booked over alleged cash distribution in Bihar

India TV News  

Mere hours before the sixth phase of polling, a BJP MLA from Bihar has been booked on charges of allegedly distributing cash during a roadshow held by Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan. According to officials, BJP MLA from Sahebpur, Raju Kumar Singh, was booked based on a complaint by Vijay Kumar Shukla, the RJD candidate from the Vaishali Lok …

View: Modi steals spotlight as NDA gathers momentum in Andhra Pradesh
10 months, 1 week ago

View: Modi steals spotlight as NDA gathers momentum in Andhra Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

On May 8, I was in Vijayawada to witness the NDA roadshow led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of BJP along with alliance partners N Chandrababu Naidu of Telugu Desam and Pawan Kalyan of Jan Sena on M G road. With the entire MG road turned into a party zone, the roadshow made it amply evident that in the forthcoming …

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka
10 months, 1 week ago

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Election Commission seized a whopping ₹557.69 crore from March 16, when the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election came into force, until the end of the final phase of polling on May 7 in the State. The seizures include ₹151 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹42 crore, drugs worth ₹126 crore, gold worth ₹71 crore, and …

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists

The Hindu  

A voter turnout of 60.19% was recorded till 5 p.m. in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 States and Union Territories on Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on May 7 that the Agniveer scheme would be abolished if the INDIA bloc is voted to …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged while PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for “select people” in Odisha. Women constituted only 8% of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender …

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2: 53% turnout in eight seats in Maharashtra
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2: 53% turnout in eight seats in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

The second phase of the Lok Sabha election for eight constituencies in Maharashtra concluded peacefully on Friday without any major incident. The constituencies where polling took place include five in the Western Vidarbha area — Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, and Yavatmal-Washim — and three in the drought-prone Marathwada region — Hingoli, Nanded and Parbhani. According to data, Wardha recorded 56.66% …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP Chikkaballapura candidate K Sudhakar booked for alleged bribery in Karnataka
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP Chikkaballapura candidate K Sudhakar booked for alleged bribery in Karnataka

India TV News  

With the commencement of the second phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections, a case has been registered against BJP candidate K Sudhakar for alleged bribery and undue influence on the electorate after cash worth Rs 4.8 crores was seized. Taking to X, the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer on Friday posted that the Flying Squad Team of Chikkaballapura seized …

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Meena has said cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, free bees and other items worth more than Rs 165.91 crore have been seized since the announcement of the election schedule in AP. “Through inter-state as well as other check posts in the state, more than 20 enforcement agencies such as police, excise, income tax, forest, ED, …

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court dismisses plea for a probe by ED under money laundering law
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court dismisses plea for a probe by ED under money laundering law

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, dismissed a writ petition that sought a probe by the Enforcement Directorate with respect to the seizure of ₹3.99 crore from three train passengers at Tambaram railway station in Chennai on April 7, and another reported seizure of ₹28.5 lakh from the DMK Tirunelveli East district secretary’s office on April 4. …

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court orders notice to ED on plea to take action against BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran and Congress’s C. Robert Bruce
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court orders notice to ED on plea to take action against BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran and Congress’s C. Robert Bruce

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday, April 22, 2024, ordered notice to Enforcement Directorate on a plea to take action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 with respect to the seizure of ₹3.99 crore from three train passengers at Tambaram railway station in Chennai on April 7, and another reported seizure of ₹28.5 lakh from DMK’s Tirunelveli East …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Tamil Nadu exercises its franchise
11 months ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Tamil Nadu exercises its franchise

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu witnessed the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on April 19, 2024. Photo: Special Arrangement Kannamma from Dharmapuri, cast her vote at the Avvaiyar Government Girls Higher Secondary School. Photo: Special Arrangement Brother-sister duo Sareen Taj and Sageer Ahamed cast their votes for the first time in Dharmapuri PC, at Avvaiyar Government Girls Higher Secondary School. …

Lok Sabha elections: It is raining cash, alcohol, drugs, freebies in Goa
11 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: It is raining cash, alcohol, drugs, freebies in Goa

Hindustan Times  

Barely three weeks before voting on May 7, it is raining cash, drugs, alcohol and freebies in Goa. In the past six weeks more than one lakh litres of alcohol, ₹15.64 crore in cash, drugs worth ₹3.23 crore and freebies adding up to ₹1.18 crore has been seized in Goa by the Election Commission of India. Being the country’s smallest …

Election 2024 April 20 highlights : PM Modi makes ‘Congress’ sahabzade’ jibe at Rahul; BJP tally won’t go beyond 150, he hits back
11 months ago

Election 2024 April 20 highlights : PM Modi makes ‘Congress’ sahabzade’ jibe at Rahul; BJP tally won’t go beyond 150, he hits back

The Hindu  

April 20, 2024 01:02 am | Updated April 24, 2024 07:43 am IST This live is now closed. Political parties, on April 20, intensified their poll campaigning for the second phase of the 2024 general election with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying at a rally in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapura that big and powerful people in India and abroad have joined hands …

Lok Sabha polls | T.N. registers 69.46% as polling passes off largely incident-free
11 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | T.N. registers 69.46% as polling passes off largely incident-free

The Hindu  

The fate of 950 candidates in 39 Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu was sealed on April 19, with 69.46% of the electorate turning up to exercise their franchise in a four-cornered contest. Chennai Central recorded 53.91% turnout, Chennai South 54.27%, Chennai North 60.13%, Sriperumbudur 60.21%, Kallakurichi 79.25%, Dharmapuri 81.48%, Chidambaram 75.32%, Perambalur 77.37%, Namakkal, Karur, Arakkonam, Arani, Salem, Villupuram, …

Lok Sabha Polls: Celebrities Rajinikanth, Ajith & Political Leaders Cast Votes In Tamil Nadu
11 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Celebrities Rajinikanth, Ajith & Political Leaders Cast Votes In Tamil Nadu

ABP News  

In Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Stalin and Opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami exercised their voting rights in Chennai and Salem respectively on Friday morning. Similarly, the Tamil Nadu BJP chief and Coimbatore candidate Annamalai cast his vote in Theni. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Actor and MNM chief Kamal Haasan casts his vote at a polling booth in Koyambedu, Chennai. Former …

Voting begins in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra in first phase
11 months ago

Voting begins in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra in first phase

The Hindu  

Electorates in five constituencies in Maharashtra began casting their votes to choose their next Members of Parliament. A total of 97 candidates, including union minister Nitin Gadkari, who is eyeing a third term after winning the Nagpur seat for BJP in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, are in fray for these five seats in the first phase. The RSS …

Nitin Gadkari To Kiren Rijiju: 9 Union Ministers Set To Test Their Electoral Fate In LS Polls Phase 1 Voting
11 months ago

Nitin Gadkari To Kiren Rijiju: 9 Union Ministers Set To Test Their Electoral Fate In LS Polls Phase 1 Voting

ABP News  

Nine Union ministers including Kiren Rijiju and Nitin Gadkari are up for the ultimate battle as the first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha is set to begin on Friday. Nitin Gadkari: The Union Road and Transport Minister is seeking a hat-trick win from the high-profile Nagpur Lok Sabha seat which houses the RSS headquarters. Sanjeev Baliyan: BJP's …

Cash seizure does not disqualify poll candidate, says Madras HC
11 months ago

Cash seizure does not disqualify poll candidate, says Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday observed that the cash seized from persons or premises related to BJP candidate Nainar Nagendran does not warrant disqualification of his candidature. The first bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice J Sathya Narayana Prasad made the observation while disposing of a petition filed by independent candidate Raghavan seeking disqualification of Nagendran …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: 63.2% votes polled till 5 p.m.
11 months ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: 63.2% votes polled till 5 p.m.

The Hindu  

Polling ended in all the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu on April 19 in the first phase of the 2024 general elections as the BJP’s ambition to emerge as a force challenging Dravidian parties in the State was tested. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the State multiple times during election campaigns, as the BJP sought a foothold in …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 phase 1 voting: All India voter turn out at 60% till 5 p.m.
11 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 phase 1 voting: All India voter turn out at 60% till 5 p.m.

The Hindu  

This live is now closed. A voter turnout ranging from 40% to 68% was recorded in the initial hours of polling on April 19 in phase one of 2024 Lok Sabha elections covering 102 constituencies across 17 States and four Union Territories amidst sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and an IED blast in Chhattisgarh that left a CRPF …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1: Tamil Nadu all set to vote, BJP hopes to gain foothold
11 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1: Tamil Nadu all set to vote, BJP hopes to gain foothold

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1: The first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections will be held on Friday and Tamil Nadu is all set to vote in the first phase, with a triangular contest on the cards between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Jharkhand Governor CP …

T.N. gets ready to vote on April 19; polling from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
11 months ago

T.N. gets ready to vote on April 19; polling from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Hindu  

Polling for the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and the bypoll to the Vilavancode Assembly constituency is set to commence at 7 a.m. on April 19, with over 3.32 lakh polling personnel deployed across the State. Of the 68,321 polling stations across Tamil Nadu, 8,050 have been identified as ‘vulnerable’ and another 181 have been marked as ‘critical’. Security …

Lok Sabha polls | On eve of polling, flying squads seize ₹4.9 crore in Puducherry
11 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | On eve of polling, flying squads seize ₹4.9 crore in Puducherry

The Hindu  

A day before Puducherry goes to the polls, election flying squads on Thursday, April 18, 2024, seized ₹ 4.9 crores from two places in the Union Territory. District Election Officer A. Kulothungan told media persons that flying squads who were had been alerted to prevent cash distribution to voters, seized the amount from searches conducted in Nellithope and Jhansi Nagar …

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