How cross-voting & SP's failure to keep flock together helped BJP secure 8 seats in RS polls in UP
SP bagged 2 seats. Going by strength of parties in the assembly, BJP would have secured 7 seats & SP 3. However, BJP fielded an 8th candidate at the last moment, forcing a contest. Key Points
ThePrintRajya Sabha polls: What sealed the fate of Congress’s Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Himachal Pradesh
If 2 or more candidates get equal votes, then returning officer shall decide by lot which of them shall be excluded, as per Conduct of Election Rules. Both candidates had 34 votes each. Key Points
ThePrintTelangana election: KCR vs Cong vs BJP contest in India's youngest state
Telangana election: Around 3.26 crore eligible voters will cast their votes in 35,655 polling stations across the state. | Latest News India Key Points
Hindustan TimesKarnataka Assembly Election result 2023: These new MLAs won by a margin of 50,000 votes or more
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar was among 12 party candidates who defeated their closest rivals by a margin of over 50,000 votes in the state assembly results declared on Saturday. Four seats also saw BJP candidates pull off a similar feat. Key Points
mintKarnataka election results 2023 | BJP leads in 11 out of 13 constituencies of DK-Udupi twin districts
BJP was leading in Mangaluru City North and South, Moodbidri, Belthangady, Bantwal and Sullia in Dakshina Kannada, Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Kaup and Karkala in Udupi district. Congress was leading in Mangaluru (Ullal) and Puttur, both in Dakshina Kannada. Key Points
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Karnataka Election Result 2023: BJP's Vijayendra Yediyurappa win Shikaripura with over 81,000 votes
Karnataka Election Result 2023: The BJP leader won the election by securing 49.07 per cent of the total vote in Shikaripura constituency. Key Points
mintKarnataka Election Result 2023: Congress' Chimmanakatti wins Badami by a margin of nearly 10,000 votes
The Congress leader won the election by securing 38.95 per cent of the total vote in Badami constituency. Key Points
mintBypolls Result: Results declared in Jalandhar, Sohiong and Jharsuguda; counting underway in UP
The counting of votes for by-elections to the Lok Sabha constituency of Jalandhar and four assembly constituencies, including Jharsuguda (Odisha), Suar (Uttar Pradesh), Chhanbey (Uttar Pradesh) and Sohiong (Meghalaya), started at 8 am on Saturday. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 29 had announced the by-elections. Read all the latest updates on bypolls here. Key Points
Economic TimesUP Assembly bypolls: Apna Dal (S) wins Suar seat, SP has slim lead in Chhanbey
In Suar, figures till noon indicated that Apna Dal’s Shafeeq Ahmed Ansari was leading with 49.2 per cent of the votes while SP’s Anuradha Chauhan lagged behind with 46.26 per cent of the votes. Key Points
The Indian ExpressBypolls Result: AAP leads in Jalandhar, counting underway in four Assembly seats
The counting of votes for by-elections to the Lok Sabha constituency of Jalandhar and four assembly constituencies, including Jharsuguda (Odisha), Suar (Uttar Pradesh), Chhanbey (Uttar Pradesh) and Sohiong (Meghalaya), started at 8 am on Saturday. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 29 had announced the by-elections. Read all the latest updates on bypolls here. Key Points
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The Hunter of Shikaripura: 40 years of Yediyurappa’s total dominance on a seat
BJP has lost the constituency in Shimoga only twice since the party was formed in 1980 – one of those times to Yediyurappa's rebel party. With the veteran's son taking over, the run is likely to continue. Key Points
The Indian ExpressBypoll results 2023: Congress leads in Erode East, Bengal's Sagardighi, BJP ahead in Pune
The counting of votes in Pune’s Kasba Peth and Chinchwad, Erode East constituency of Tamil Nadu, Lumla in Arunachal Pradesh, Sagardighi in West Bengal and Jharkhand’s Ramgarh began at 8 am on Thursday (March 2). The Pune by-poll election in Kasba Peth and Chinchwad seats were held by the Election Commission of India on February 26 after the death of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) member of legislative Assembly (MLAs) Mukta Tilak and Laxman Jagtap. Bypolls were held on February 27 for the Erode East constituency seat in Tamil Nadu, Lumla in Arunachal Pradesh and Sagardighi in West Bengal were vacated after the demise of Thirumahan Everaa, Jambey Tashi, Subrata Saha. As far as Jharkhand’s Ramgarh is concerned, the seat fell vacant due to the disqualification of Mamta Devi, leading to bypoll. Key Points
India TodayIBBI plans new voting system for bankruptcies
Under the proposed system, all plans will be evaluated based on their first preference. If no plan secures the required 66% votes, the plan with the fewest first preference votes will be eliminated, and its first preference will be assigned to the second preference. Key Points
Economic TimesWhy Supreme Court order may not help INDIA bloc retain Chandigarh Mayor's post
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled the results of the Chandigarh mayoral elections, declaring Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Kuldeep Kumar as the new Mayor. However, despite the court order, the INDIA bloc may face a litmus test in the Municipal Council. Key Points
India TodayBelgaum Constituency Result 2023 Highlights: BJP vs Congress on all 3 seats
Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 Belgaum Constituency Result Live: Elections for the 224-seat Karnataka Assembly were held on May 10. The counting of votes for the three Belgaum constituencies started at 8 am today. Key Points
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A 24-year-old Cong bastion falls as AAP wrests Jalandhar
The Congress lost 10.46 per cent of its vote share in the constituency, as compared to 2019, and its tally of Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab dropped to seven. Key Points
The Indian ExpressLok Sabha elections: Nearly 25 lakh voters in Gurgaon, 3.5 lakh new ones
Explore the latest updates on the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency with 3.5 lakh new voters. Get insights on Rao Inderjit Singh's bid for a sixth victory and the key political players. Key Points
Times Of IndiaIndonesian defence minister Subianto gaining majority votes in Presidential Election, survey
Prabowo is projected to gain 51.9% votes, based on a survey of 1,220 respondents by Lembaga Survei Indonesia, conducted between January 29 to February 5. Key Points
ThePrintKarnataka: AAP garners fewer votes than NOTA, all 209 candidates lose deposits
AAP's performance was so dismal that it got lesser votes than option None of the Above (NOTA), which got 0.69 per cent vote share. Key Points
Financialexpress'Kanakapura Rock' D K Shivakumar wins poll battle for eighth straight time
Shivakumar's victory margin was much higher than in 2018, when he won the seat by 79,909 votes, defeating JD(S) candidate Narayana Gowda. This is Shivakumar's fourth win in a row from Kanakapura since its inception in 2008 following a delimitation exercise. Before that he represented the erstwhile Sathanur seat four times. Key Points
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Daughter takes on father 'with tears of blood' in Alwar rural polls — 'he never respected me'
Meena Kumari, in fray from Alwar Rural, describes former MLA Jairam Jatav as a ‘superstitious man’ who had ‘tortured’ her for bringing ‘bad luck’. He says her motive is to cut votes. Key Points
ThePrintINDIA needs Manmohan Singh-like PM face to fight BJP’s Hindu votes. Revdis won't help
The biggest threat to INDIA is the breaking of consensus. The PM candidate must be clever enough to prove that they are not a threat to anyone within the alliance. Key Points
ThePrintPakistan: PTI-backed Independents move courts rigged poll counts
Amid turmoil in Pakistan over delayed election results, ARY news reports many alleging 'rigging'. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidates challenged, citing unfair practices. Independent candidates contesting PML-N leaders' victories in Lahore and Islamabad. Allegations of unfair conduct by returning officers prompt court challenges. PTI-affiliated candidates move Lahore and Islamabad High Courts. PTI-backed Independent candidate Shoaib Shaheen demands recount in NA-47, claiming victory. PML-N declared victorious in Islamabad's NA-48 after 16 years. Key Points
Economic TimesIndia gets elected to the Governing Council of UNIDROIT with big support
To be elected to the Governing Council, 21 votes were required. India will be a member of the Governing Council for the period 2024-28. Key Points
Economic TimesKarimnagar Election Result 2023 Live: BJP's firebrand Bandi Sanjay takes lead in early trends
Karimnagar Assembly Election Result 2023: BJP's Bandi Sanjay is the sitting MP from the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat. He is up against the sitting BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) MLA, Gangula Kamalakar, and Congress' Purumalla Srinivas. Key Points
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Deposits lost in 15 of 16 seats contested, SDPI Karnataka chief only one to save face
Abdul Majeed, who received 22.19% of votes, saved his deposit in Mysuru district's Narasimharaja. In 2013, the SDPI leader finished second in the constituency and last time too managed to save his deposit. Key Points
The Indian ExpressDelhi mayoral poll on April 26: Saurabh Bharadwaj
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had emerged victorious in the polls. The February 22 election to the post was the fourth attempt to elect a mayor as the election process on the three previous occasions could not be completed due to ruckus created over voting rights being given to nominated members. Key Points
Economic TimesShah Rukh Khan tops TIME magazine’s annual readers’ poll, scores more votes than Prince Harry-Meghan Markle and Lionel Messi
Shah Rukh Khan received 4 percent of the 1.2 million votes cast by readers in the 2023 TIME100 poll. Key Points
The Indian Express2023 MAMA Awards: Get to know the nominees, how to vote and more
The MAMA Awards aka the Mnet Asian Music Awards have finally revealed the list of nominees for the year 2023. Get to know more about the upcoming event below. Key Points
Hindustan TimesNew Zealand election: Centre-Right National Party set to triumph, form govt with ally
National Party & preferred coalition partner ACT on course to win with 52% of votes counted so far, says Electoral Commission. PM Hipkins' Labour down to 26%. Key Points
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Shikaripura Election 2023: BY Vijayendra in race to retain father Yediyurappa’s pocketborough
In 2018, veteran BJP leader BS Yeddiyurappa won the Shikaripura seat by defeating Malatesh of the Congress. Yeddiyurappa won eight times since 1983 from this seat. Key Points
FinancialexpressEC notice to minister for 'doling out money' in poll-bound Meghalaya
Elections to the 60-member assembly will be held on February 27. votes will be counted on March 2. | Latest News India Key Points
Hindustan TimesKerala Varma College Election: SFI candidate wins, Congress' student wing to demand re-election, say reports
The Kerala Students' Union (KSU) claimed that its chairman candidate had won the key post by one vote against the Students' Federation of India (SFI) nominee. However, a recounting of votes was done later and results were amnounced after midnight on Wednesday. Key Points
mintINDIA’s challenges for 2024 didn't exist pre-2014—consolidated Hindu votes, RSS' acceptance
The biggest threat to INDIA is the breaking of consensus. The PM candidate must be clever enough to prove that they are not a threat to anyone within the alliance. Key Points
ThePrintWayanad Lok Sabha elections 2024: K Surendran says Rahul Gandhi will meet same fate as Amethi
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi had won from Wayanad by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer by a margin of over 4.31 lakh votes. Key Points
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Keeping up with UP | Will politicians listen to their rightful demand for political inclusion?
At least 26.8 million persons with disabilities (PWDs), about 2.21% of the country’s population, are waiting to be heard in their quest for political inclusion. Key Points
Hindustan TimesIn Baghel vs Baghel battle in Chhattisgarh, CM Bhupesh leads over nephew Vijay with 4262 votes
The uncle-nephew fight is one of the most contested battles of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections. Bhupesh and Vijay were also pitted against each other in 2003, 2008, and 2013 polls. Key Points
ThePrintBJP doesn't need votes from 'Miya' community for next 10 years: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the BJP doesn't require votes from the 'Miya' community until they reform practices like child marriage. The term 'Miya' is a slang used to refer to Bengali-speaking Muslims. Key Points
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