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    Election News: 67.13 per cent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm in Rajasthan

    29 Apr, 2019 | 09:56:59 PM IST
    Election News: 67.13 per cent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm in Rajasthan
    Tribal dominated seat of Banswara recorded the highest voting percentage at 72.34, followed by Barmer which recorded 72.21 per cent voting.
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    08:24:10 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Three women cast bogus votes in Kasargod constituency: CEO

    • Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena Monday said three women, including a panchayat member, cast bogus votes in Kasargod constituency in the April 23 Lok Sabha polls and said an enquiry would be held into the role of the polling officials.
    • Rejecting the bogus voting charge, the ruling CPI(M) hads justified the presence of the three women, saying they were doing "open voting" and 'assisting' certain voters who were unable to exercise their franchise independently and had welcomed any probe into the charge.
    08:14:46 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu in Bhopal

    07:58:01 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Watch: In tribal MP, Modi popular but Congress upbeat

    07:48:27 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    SP fields ex-BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav against PM Modi in Varanasi

    07:30:08 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Mamata Banerjee angry with central force for firing during polling

    Stating that the law and order is a state subject, she said it is not the job of the central forces to enter polling booths and they should keep vigil outside.
    Mamata Banerjee angry with central force for firing during polling
    07:19:24 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Amid stray clashes, only 10% vote in Anantnag

    Two youths sustained pellet injuries in clashes with the security forces in Kulgam district. Both were shifted to Srinagar for treatment, police said.
    Amid stray clashes, only 10% vote in Anantnag
    07:15:08 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    67.13 pc voter turnout recorded till 6 pm in Rajasthan

    • A voter turnout of 67.13 per cent was recorded till 6 pm in Rajasthan's 13 Lok Sabha seats which went to polls Monday, an election official said. "Voter turnout in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies is 67.13 per cent till 6 pm," according to the office of the chief electoral officer.
    • Tribal dominated seat of Banswara recorded the highest voting percentage at 72.34, followed by Barmer which recorded 72.21 per cent voting.
    07:06:04 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Moon Moon Sen, TMC candidate from Asansol

    06:49:35 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol cast their votes at a polling booth in Vile Parle, Mumbai

    06:48:39 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    EC issues notice to BJP's Giriraj Singh for a speech delivered on April 24

    06:44:03 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Estimated voter percentage till now for the 4th phase

    06:29:37 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Rajasthan witnesses 62% polling till 5 p.m

    Rajasthan witnessed 62.06 per cent polling till 5 p.m. on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections with the highest polling recorded in Barmer at 67.92 per cent while the lowest voting took place in Tonk Sawai Madhopur at 55.35 per cent.
    06:09:45 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Sunny Deol declares assets worth Rs 87.18 cr

    Deol, whose real name is Ajay Singh Deol, declared the assets in his affidavit to the Election Commission, filed Monday along with his nomination papers.
    06:01:04 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Mukesh Ambani and his family after casting their votes

    05:52:27 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Sunny will also serve the nation, says papa Dharmendra

    05:40:04 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Some voters in Jodhpur charged of bogus voting

    05:32:17 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    40 TMC MLAs in touch with me: PM Modi makes sensational claim in Bengal

    05:32:16 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    EC directs FIR against Babul Supriyo for 'threatening' poll officer

    05:29:07 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    55 per cent voting in MP till 4 pm

    An average 55.31 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 4 pm across six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh Monday, an official said.
    05:28:36 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    We will complain to the EC today and charge the PM with horse trading : TMC leader Derek O' Brien. (PTI)

    05:28:02 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Farmers have been given a raw deal in this election: Rashtriya Kisan Manch president

    Farmers have been given a raw deal in this election season with leaders failing to present a plan that will improve their lot, Rashtriya Kisan Manch president Shekhar Dixit said Monday.
    Farmers have been given a raw deal in this election: Rashtriya Kisan Manch president
    05:19:21 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Estimated voter turnout till 5 pm for the 4th phase

    05:17:36 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Vivek and Suresh Oberoi after casting vote in Juhu

    04:47:30 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    SRK, Gauri Khan at a booth in Bandra

    04:44:49 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    BJD writes to EC, alleges 'boothcapturing' by BJP

    Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has written to to Chief Electoral Officer, ANI reports Odisha over alleged "booth capturing by BJP". Letter states "BJP goons conducted booth capturing in 12 booths of Bari assembly constituency under Jajpur parliamentary constituency while the polling was going on today."
    04:41:21 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    SP fields former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav against PM Modi

    The Samajwadi Party has nominated former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was dismissed after complaining about the quality of food, as its candidate against PM Narendra Modi from Varanasi.
    SP fields former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav against PM Modi
    04:31:46 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    'Are you campaigning or horse-trading?': TMC shoots back at PM Modi

    04:23:49 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    SC seeks ECI, Centre's response over a plea seeking decriminalisation of complaints regarding EVM malfunction

    04:19:04 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Forty TMC MLAs are in touch with me and all your MLAs will desert you once the BJP wins the elections. Political ground has slipped from under your feet

    - PM Narendra Modi

    04:03:57 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    If I get rasgulla made of Bengal's holy soil then it will be 'prasad': Modi hits back at Mamata

    04:02:45 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Estimated voter turnout till 3 pm for the 4th phase is 49.53%

    03:52:11 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Arvind Kejriwal praises fielding of Tej Bahadur Yadav against PM Modi

    03:47:47 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Actor Preity Zinta casts her vote in Phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

    Actor Preity Zinta casts her vote in Phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019
    03:45:11 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    HC refuses injunction on EC's surveillance order on TMC leader

    The Calcutta High Court Monday refused to pass any injunction on the Election Commission's decision to keep TMC's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mandal under surveillance. The poll body had on Sunday ordered that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman, who has often invited controversies with his remarks against opposition parties, be kept under scanner from 6 pm of April 28 to 7 am of April 30. (PTI)
    03:44:03 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Interim voter turnout till 3 pm

    Interim voter turnout till 3 pm
    03:38:22 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Shatrughan Sinha files nomination from Patna Sahib, reports ANI.

    Shatrughan Sinha files nomination from Patna Sahib, reports ANI.
    03:37:12 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    SP alleges VVPAT shows 'lotus' when 'cycle' button pressed in Kannauj ; wants DGP removed

    Kannauj: SP alleges VVPAT shows 'lotus' when 'cycle' button pressed; wants DGP removedSamajwadi Party Monday urged the Election Commission to remove Uttar Pradesh's police chief OP Singh from the post alleging he was "favouring" the ruling BJP and influencing elections. The party also alleged that in at at least two polling booths the Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machine showed the voting for the BJP when the ballot was cast for the SP.Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple is contesting from the constituency.
    03:33:22 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Didi (Mamata Banerjee) wants police to act as her private security agency in the West Bengal

    - PM Modi

    04:04:40 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Senior nuclear scientist and ECI brand ambassador Dr Anil Kakodkar casts his vote

    Senior nuclear scientist and ECI brand ambassador Dr Anil Kakodkar casts his vote
    03:30:05 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Spirit of Democracy

    03:27:31 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    TMC writes to EC over alleged "firing by Central Forces personnel inside a polling booth in Dubrajpur, Birbhum parliamentary constituency".

    TMC writes to EC over alleged "firing by Central Forces personnel inside a polling booth in Dubrajpur, Birbhum parliamentary constituency".
    03:23:32 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    With handful of seats, 'Didi' you can't reach Delhi. Delhi is far away,

    - PM Modi

    03:23:00 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Election News LS 2019: PM Modi makes sensational claim, says '40 TMC MLAs in touch with BJP'

    03:22:14 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    SP gives Varanasi ticket to BSF jawan sacked over post on quality of food

    04:05:17 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    40 TMC MLAs in touch with him, PM Modi claims

    03:06:59 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Goons of TMC not letting people vote, says PM Modi

    03:01:49 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Gautam Gambhir violating model code repeatedly, complains AAP

    02:48:52 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    TMC complains to EC that central forces urging voters to choose BJP

    02:42:16 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    EC warns Maneka Gandhi over Sultanpur speech on Muslim voters

    02:42:11 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Chairman of Tata Companies Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran casts his vote in Mumbai

    Chairman of Tata Companies Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran casts his vote in Mumbai
    02:38:52 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Actor Ranbir Kapoor casts his vote in Lok Sabha Elections 2019

    Actor Ranbir Kapoor casts his vote in Lok Sabha Elections 2019
    02:37:10 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    TMC'S letter to EC over alleged "Illegal action of central forces & violation of MCC by BJP candidates" in West Bengal (ANI)

    TMC'S letter to EC over alleged "Illegal action of central forces & violation of MCC by BJP candidates" in West Bengal (ANI)
    02:29:47 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Law and order is state subject, says Mamata Banerjee condemns police firing in Bengal

    02:21:38 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Estimated voter turnout till 2 pm for the 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 38.63%

    Estimated voter turnout till 2 pm for the 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 38.63%
    02:20:21 PM IST, 29 April 2019

    Sachin Tendulkar casts his Vote in Mumbai with family

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