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Manipur Assembly polls: Over 40% voter turnout till noon
Over 40 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 12 p.m on Saturday in the second and final leg of the Manipur Assembly polls held in 22 of the 60 constituencies amid tight security, officials said. Election and police officials said a firing incident was reported from Senapati district and activists of political parties clashed in Mao and Moreh, halting the polling briefly. However, details of these incidents are awaited.
Govt's efforts in rescuing Indians deserve praise, not PR exercise: Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has hailed the Narendra Modi government's efforts in evacuating stranded Indians from Ukraine amid the ongoing war staged by Russia on Kiev and its stand on the issue in the international fora, but criticised the Central leadership for "indulging in PR exercise" over the crisis.
Polling begins for final phase of Manipur Assembly elections
A large number of voters including women and new electorates queued up in front of the polling stations before the voting for 22 of the total of 60 Assembly seats started at 7 a.m. The polling would continue till 4 p.m. without any break. A total of 8,38,730 electors including 4,28,679 females and 31 transgender, are eligible to cast their votes across 1,247 polling stations in six electoral districts.
No harm in KCR-Soren meet but Congress cautious
The Congress on Friday said there is no harm in the KCR-Soren meeting scheduled to be held later in the day, but it is cautious as it was unaware of the said move despite being an ally in the Jharkhand government. The Congress being a junior partner in the Hemant Soren-led government, it was not aware of the meeting. KCR is meeting non-BJP and non-Congress chief ministers to prepare for the 2024 elections.
Its generation change in Kerala CPI-M as veterans get replaced by youngsters
The 23rd edition of the CPI-M's state party conference on Friday decided to go for a generational shift with the induction of more youngsters as party state officer-bearers by replacing all those members, except Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who are aged above 75 years.
Battle for UP: Modi, Priyanka & Akhilesh in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow in his parliamentary constituency in Varanasi on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow in his parliamentary constituency in Varanasi on Friday. The Prime Minister will stay in Varanasi till Saturday.
Robert Vadra wants to contest from Moradabad in next LS elections
Robert Vadra, husband of Congress General Secretary and UP in charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said he wants to contest the next Lok Sabha elections from Moradabad. Robert Vadra, husband of Congress General Secretary and UP in charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said he wants to contest the next Lok Sabha elections from Moradabad.
Modi hailed for attention to his constituency Varanasi
A day before Narendra Modi's planned two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency, voters of the areas claim it is probably for the first time an MP has taken such a keen interest in his constituency that too being Prime Minister of the country.
Voices of dissent in TN BJP after state chief cracks whip on non-performers
The BJP which has got decent results in the recent urban local body elections - winning 308 seats - is however now facing dissent from several leaders at the district level. This follows the party Tamil Nadu state president K. Annamalai, who is also a former Indian Police Service officer, cracking the whip on district leaders and presidents to give a proper explanation about the non-performance of the party in many districts.
UP records 53.90% turnout in penultimate phase of Assembly polls
The voter turnout figure was approximate trend as the data from some polling stations takes time to reach it. As per the EC data, in Ambedkar Nagar district registered 62.22 per cent turnout, Ballia 53.93 per cent, Balrampur 48.64 per cent, Basti 56.81%, Deoria 52.30 per cent, Gorakhpur 55.17%, Kushinagar 56.08 per cent, Maharajganj 59.28% , Sant Kabir Nagar 54.39%, and Siddharthnagar district recorded 50.19%.
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