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Election dates for Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Kerala elections

March 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Assembly election schedule

    Election Commission of India (ECI) announced schedule for Assembly elections in 5 states - Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, West Bengal & Assam. Election code will come into effect immediately. Elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry will be held in one phase while West Bengal elections will be held in six phases. Assam Assembly polls will be held in two phases. Counting of votes in all 5 states will be held on May 13.     Election dates for Assembly elections in 5 states:         Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Kerala West Bengal Assam           Total No. of Voters  4.6 crore & 8 lakh 2.3 crore  5.6 crore  1.8 crore            Total No. of seats  234 & 30 140  294  126                      Notification  March 19  March 19  March 24, 30 & April 2, 7, 11, 14 March 10 & 18           Nominations Last date March 26  March 26  March 31 & April 6, 9, 14, 18, 21  March 17 & 25            Nomination withdrawal  March 30  March 30  April 4, 9, 13, 18, 21, 25  March 21 & 28            Polling Date  April 13  April 13  April 18, 23, 27 & May 3, 7, 10 April 4 & 11           Counting of votes  May 13  May 13   May 13  May 13      … [Read more...]

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ABVP decimated NSUI in Delhi University polls

September 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

    RSS associate student organization, The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) defeated Congress party’s National Students Union of India (NSUI) in the prestigious Delhi University (DUSU) polls. In a highly publicised and keenly contested election, ABVP won 3 out of 4 panel posts.     CPI leader D.Raja’s daughter Aparajitha (AISF) who contested for President Post got just 2,999 votes.       Dehi University student Union (dudu) election results:       1. President: Jitender Chaudhary (ABVP) – He defeated NSUI candidate, Harish Choudhary by a margin of 1,943 votes.     2. Vice-president: Priya Dabas (ABVP) – She defeated NSUI candidate, A. Vardhan by a margin of 1,518 votes.     3. Secretary: Neetu Dabas (ABVP) – She decimated NSUI candidate, Deepika Derhwal by a margin of 4,495 votes.     4. Joint Secretary: Akshay Kumar (NSUI) – He defeated ABVP candidate by a margin of 581 votes.     Unfortunate thing: Only 35% of votes were polled in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls.       … [Read more...]

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BJP won in BMPP civic polls

April 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

  BJP grabbed Bangalore Corporation for the first time in history. BMPP went to polls after 9 years. BJP which gradually strengthened its base from 1998 onwards further consolidated its urban vote bank. BJP leaders expected wins in 100-104 wards only. This is a remarkable morale boosting victory for party as it is losing its grip in metros like Delhi and Mumbai. BJP won in all the 3 Loksabha segments in 2009 and in 17 Assembly segments out of 28 in 2008.   52 MLAs and MPs can also cast their votes in the Chiarman polls. BJP has 30 MLAs and MPs.   BMPP election results:   Total wards: 198 BJP: 112 wards Congress: 64 wards JD (S): 15 wards Others: 7 wards   Elections held on: March 28 Results announced on: April 5   Highlights of results:   1. 86 women candidates won. Only 17 women won in 2001 pools. 19 women won from unreserved wards.   2. Relatives of some criminals won with huge margin.   3. BJP lost many seats in the areas represented by Shobha Karandlaje and Arvind Limbavali. Ministers Suresh Kumar, Ashok and Naidu are one of the star performers. BJP is unstoppable in K.R. Puram, Yelahanka, Govindarajanagar and Bommanahalli.   4. Poor performance of JD (S) in newly added villages and municipalities is a big surprise.   5. Congress paid heavy price due to internal politics. Congress ruled Bangalore for 62 years. These results are a big setback for M. Krishnappa, Krishna Byregowda and Priya Krishna.   6. Candidates of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike lost deposits in many areas.   7. Former mayor P.R. Ramesh lost in Vishveshwarapuram ward.   Concern: Only 44% of voters casted their votes. This is indicating about lack of faith among voters about political parties. … [Read more...]

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India Elections: 2009 Loksabha poll dates

March 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment

    Election Commission of India has announced election dates for 2009 Loksabha Polls. 2009 Loksabha polls will be held in 5 phases from April 16 onwards. 71.4 crore people will cast votes in these polls in 8 lakh polling booths across the country. Elections for Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkhim assemblies will also be held simultaneously along with Loksabha Polls. Counting of votes will be held on May 16.     UP and Jammu-Kashmir: 5 phases   Bihar: 4 phases   Maharashtra and West Bengal: 3 phases.   Andhra Pradesh, MP and Punjab: 2 phases     2009 Loksabha Election dates:     1st phase: on April 16.   2nd phase: on April 23.   3rd Phase: on April 30.   4th Phase: on May 7.   5th Phase: on May 13.     Date of counting: May 16, 2009.     Andhra Assembly Elections will be held on April 16 and 23.     Latest Political alliances:     1. West Bengal: Congress and TMC formed an alliance and is expected to give stiff competition to CPM.   2. Uttar Pradesh: BJP formed an alliance with Ajit Singh led RLD.   3. Uttar Pradesh: Congress and SP will surely announce seat sharing agreement but only after hard bargaining.   4. Maharashtra: NCP-Congress alliance unexpectedly went into rough weather. But they too soon form an alliance out of necessity.     According to current situation, UPA marched ahead of BJP by forming a string of crucial alliances in various seats. But UPA will lose significant number of seats in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh while it may gain some seats in Kerala and West Bengal. Left Front may be a big loser after elections. BSP, AIADMK and TDP are big beneficiaries.     Note: Poll code … [Read more...]

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