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Let’s talk about ‘one candidate, multiple constituencies’
1 week, 1 day ago

Let’s talk about ‘one candidate, multiple constituencies’

The Hindu  

Ever since the panel for ‘One Nation One Election’ led by the former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, recommended simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, much has been written on its positive and negative aspects, the practical considerations and of course the politics around the subject. This resulted in candidates contesting from multiple constituencies, sometimes …

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Why Priyanka Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad, which Rahul Gandhi gave up
1 month ago

Why Priyanka Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad, which Rahul Gandhi gave up

Firstpost  

All eyes are on Kerala’s Wayanad from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her poll debut, contesting the constituency’s crucial bypoll. Priyanka’s brother Rahul Gandhi gave up the Lok Sabha seat to retain Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli, which has been a family bastion Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and party candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a …

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Mumbai Election Results Winners Losers Complete List: Will Mahayuti dominate Mumbai or can MVA challenge its lead?
1 month ago

Mumbai Election Results Winners Losers Complete List: Will Mahayuti dominate Mumbai or can MVA challenge its lead?

Live Mint  

Mumbai Election results winners losers complete list: Mumbai and its suburban region, comprising 36 assembly seats, is witnessing a fierce electoral battle. Crucal batleground also inlcudes Worli wherein Shiv Sena will contest Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora. Mahayuti includes the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, while the MVA consists of Congress, Shiv Sena, and NCP. In Mumbai, the Shiv Sena …

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Maharashtra polls: Independent candidate from Navi Mumbai booked for attempt to murder
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1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Independent candidate from Navi Mumbai booked for attempt to murder

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The Koparkhairane police have charged an independent candidate contesting the state assembly election from Airoli constituency with attempted murder after he allegedly assaulted the son of a former Bharatiya Janata Party corporator at a voter guidance booth. The Koparkhairane police have charged an independent candidate contesting the state assembly election from Airoli constituency with attempted murder. The police …

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Shah Rukh Khan comes with Gauri, Suhana and Aryan to cast his vote in Mumbai. Watch
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1 month ago

Shah Rukh Khan comes with Gauri, Suhana and Aryan to cast his vote in Mumbai. Watch

Hindustan Times  

It was a family outing for superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday as he stepped out to cast his vote during the Maharashtra Assembly Elections in Mumbai. The actor was spotted arriving at the polling booth with his wife Gauri Khan, and kids: Suhana and Aryan. Shah Rukh Khan arrives with fam Shah Rukh Khan arrived in style at the …

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Swiggy Instamart delivers free 'tinday' with some orders in Mumbai today, know reason
1 month ago

Swiggy Instamart delivers free 'tinday' with some orders in Mumbai today, know reason

India TV News  

Trending News: Swiggy Instamart, the quick-commerce arm of the popular food delivery platform Swiggy, has gained attention for its unique and creative campaign urging the people of Maharashtra to participate in the state’s assembly elections. The campaign became widely recognised when Mumbai-based social media user Eesha Tirodkar shared a photograph on X, showing a Swiggy Instamart order bag with free …

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Maharashtra Elections 2024: BJP Leader Ram Kadam Makes Bold Statement Amid Voting | ABP News
1 month ago

Maharashtra Elections 2024: BJP Leader Ram Kadam Makes Bold Statement Amid Voting | ABP News

ABP News  

Voting for Maharashtra's 288-member Assembly is underway on Wednesday, November 20. Key leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and several Union Ministers, campaigned across the state for their respective candidates. The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Deputy Chief Minister …

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Maharashtra Election 2024: Nawab Malik Drops a Bombshell Ahead Of Voting | ABP News
1 month ago

Maharashtra Election 2024: Nawab Malik Drops a Bombshell Ahead Of Voting | ABP News

ABP News  

Voting for Maharashtra's 288-member Assembly is underway on Wednesday, November 20. Key leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and several Union Ministers, campaigned across the state for their respective candidates. The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Deputy Chief Minister …

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Jharkhand election 2024 highlights: Exit polls predict NDA alliance ahead in Jharkhand
1 month ago

Jharkhand election 2024 highlights: Exit polls predict NDA alliance ahead in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

Several exit polls gave a clear edge to the BJP-led alliance in Jharkhand. The Matrize Exit poll predicted 42-47 seats for NDA and 25-30 seats for the INDIA bloc and gave 0-4 seats to others. The voter turnout till 5 p.m. in the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections was 67.59%, Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Neha Arora said. Over …

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Why Rahul Gandhi, Congress Chief skipped ally JMM's poll rallies in Jharkhand
1 month ago

Why Rahul Gandhi, Congress Chief skipped ally JMM's poll rallies in Jharkhand

India Today  

Jharkhand witnessed an intense campaign ahead of the two-phase assembly election, with prominent leaders from both the NDA and the INDIA bloc holding a series of rallies across the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah led the charge for the BJP, while Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi spearheaded rallies for their party. …

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Opinion – Maharashtra Premier League: Tricky pitch for MVA, Mahayuti
1 month, 1 week ago

Opinion – Maharashtra Premier League: Tricky pitch for MVA, Mahayuti

India Today  

The Maharashtra Premier League is going to take place on November 20. In the 2024 general elections, Ajit Pawar received a drubbing, winning just one of the four Lok Sabha seats facing vote transfer issues with the BJP-Shiv Sena foe-turned-friend. The NCP is contesting the highest number of seats in West Maharashtra, followed by Marathwada, and Vidarbha. In the 2024 …

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Maharashtra polls: How small parties can shape the big picture this election
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: How small parties can shape the big picture this election

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: ‘Small’ may turn out to be bigger than expected in these elections, where more than 15 parties are contesting with almost no hope of clinching major victories. Parties whose presence is particularly limited are the Azad Samaj Party, which is contesting 40 seats; the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 16 seats; and the Hitendra Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Aghadi …

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting

ABP News  

Mumbai, Nov 14 : A total of 4,136 candidates are in the fray for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, a rise of 27.7 per cent over the number five years ago. Of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded 149 candidates, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has fielded 81 candidates, and deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led …

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The Apaksha factor that could tilt the Maharashtra election results
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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Jharkhand Assembly Election: Phase 1 records 66% voter turnout, slightly better than 2019
1 month, 1 week ago

Jharkhand Assembly Election: Phase 1 records 66% voter turnout, slightly better than 2019

Live Mint  

The first phase of voting in Jharkhand recorded 66.48 per cent voter turnout at 5 pm, Election Commission of India said. The turnout surpasses 63.9 per cent voting recording in the seats in 2019 assembly elections, the poll panel said. Polling was held in 43 seats across 15 districts in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections today, November 13. …

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Jharkhand Assembly Election: In 2019, JMM won 17 of 43 seats voting in phase 1 today, BJP bagged 13
1 month, 1 week ago

Jharkhand Assembly Election: In 2019, JMM won 17 of 43 seats voting in phase 1 today, BJP bagged 13

Live Mint  

Voting is underway in 43 seats across 15 districts in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections today, November 13. In the 2019 Assembly Elections for 81 seats, the JMM emerged as the largest party with 30 seats, while the BJP bagged 25 seats. The alliance is contesting the 2024 assembly election again, with Hemant Soren-led JMM contesting 43 of …

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Jharkhand assembly elections: PM Modi urges voters to show ‘full enthusiasm in this festival of democracy’
1 month, 1 week ago

Jharkhand assembly elections: PM Modi urges voters to show ‘full enthusiasm in this festival of democracy’

Live Mint  

Jharkhand assembly elections: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged voters in the state of Jharkhand to show “full enthusiasm in this festival of democracy” amid the states' assembly elections today on November 13. PM Modi encouraged voters to exercise their franchise with "full enthusiasm" in the first round of voting in the Jharkhand assembly elections. Jharkhand 2024 Assembly Elections Today …

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Jharkhand assembly election: INDIA vs NDA as phase 1 polling today | 10 points
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1 month, 1 week ago

Jharkhand assembly election: INDIA vs NDA as phase 1 polling today | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

The first phase of the Jharkhand assembly election 2024 began on Wednesday, November 13, across 43 constituencies in 15 districts. Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren addressed the public ahead of the first day of polling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Bharatiya Janata Party have been at loggerheads during their campaigns over issues such as tribal rights, immigrants in the state, and …

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As Maharashtra Election 2024 heats up, a look at intense rivalries within families – from couples to cousins
1 month, 1 week ago

As Maharashtra Election 2024 heats up, a look at intense rivalries within families – from couples to cousins

Live Mint  

Yugendra Pawar, the candidate of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, is pitched against his uncle and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar of the rival NCP faction, in the traditional family stronghold of Baramati in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election. In Karjat-Jamkhed seat, Rohit Pawar, another nephew of Ajit Pawar, is in the fray as the NCP candidate against BJP's Ram Shinde. …

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Husband vs wife, uncle vs nephew: Families battle their own in Maharashtra
1 month, 1 week ago

Husband vs wife, uncle vs nephew: Families battle their own in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

Amid parties accusing rivals of promoting dynastic politics, the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls will see brothers, cousins and father-children in the fray, with members of the same family taking on each other in some seats.In one constituency, the battle is between husband and wife, while another seat has an uncle and nephew pitted against each other.In the high stakes …

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Maharashtra elections see family rivalries play out: Husbands vs wives, uncles vs nephews
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1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra elections see family rivalries play out: Husbands vs wives, uncles vs nephews

Hindustan Times  

Amid parties accusing rivals of promoting dynastic politics, the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls will see brothers, cousins and father-children in the fray, with members of the same family taking on each other in some seats. In the Kannad constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, independent candidate Harshwardhan Jadhav is pitted against his estranged wife and Shiv Sena candidate Sanjana Jadhav, the …

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‘Sthagathi Vs Pragati’: BJP Mumbai chief Ashish Shelar compares MVA tenure and Mahayati govt
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Sthagathi Vs Pragati’: BJP Mumbai chief Ashish Shelar compares MVA tenure and Mahayati govt

The Hindu  

“Sthagathi vs Pragati ”, said Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar on Wednesday, when asked to compare between Uddhav Thackeray’s two-year stint as CM and Eknath Shinde’s tenure. Chavan Centre, Mr. Shelar along with Shiv Sena spokesperson Raju Waghmare and NCP Clyde Crasto participated on the debate panel on the ‘fight for the Maximum City’. Tackling the three-way ‘Sena’ fight in …

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: How Many Seats Each Are Parties Of Mahayuti And MVA Contesting?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: How Many Seats Each Are Parties Of Mahayuti And MVA Contesting?

ABP News  

The Maharashtra Assembly elections have seen a significant number of candidates withdrawing their candidatures. The Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi parties have the most number of candidates, with 8,272 and 101 respectively. The BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP have the most candidates, with 152, 85, and 54 respectively. The Congress, Shiv Sena, and NCP have the most seats, with …

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Maharashtra Election: 420 candidates vie for 36 Mumbai seats on November 20
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election: 420 candidates vie for 36 Mumbai seats on November 20

Live Mint  

As many as 4,140 candidates are in the fray for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats voting on November 20. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led faction of Nationalist Congress Party are part of Maharashtra's ruling NDA bloc led by the BJP in Maharashtra. The alliance is contesting against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi grouping comprising the …

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