Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Around 53 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. in the by-election for Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, and the balloting is underway amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. An election official said that no untoward incident has been reported so far after the polling began at 7 a.m. at the 55 polling stations in the Assembly segment, which shares inter-state borders with Assam and Mizoram.Before the voting started…
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Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) Initial polling trends indicate a steady voter turnout across key regions as voting progressed on Thursday across 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam. According to data recorded till 11.00 a.m., Assam reported an approximate voter turnout rate (VTR) of 38.92 per cent, reflecting moderate participation in the early hours of polling.Election officials noted that queues were visible in several constituencies, particularly in rural pockets, suggesting a gradual increase in …
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Jalukbari, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday visited the revered Maa Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati to offer prayers.The visit comes on the day of voting for the high-stakes Assam Assembly elections, as CM Sarma sought divine blessings before the polling process began.Accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, the Chief Minister performed rituals at the temple and interacted briefly with priests.The Kamakhya Temple, situated at…
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) Early polling trends in Assam indicated moderate voter participation across several constituencies during the initial hours on Thursday. In Bongaigaon district, Abhayapuri recorded a voter turnout of 18.75 per cent, followed closely by Srijangram at 18.07 per cent and Bongaigaon constituency at 17.8 per cent, according to preliminary data released by election authorities.Meanwhile, in Upper Assam, Demow registered a turnout of 18.28 per cent, while Nazira saw 18.24 per c…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) Around 16 per cent of Kerala’s 2.71 crore electorate have cast their votes within the first two hours of polling on Thursday, setting an energetic tone for what Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan described as a decisive election for the state’s future.Leading the campaign narrative for the Left Democratic Front (LDF), CM Vijayan said the mandate would determine whether Kerala sustains its development trajectory.After casting his vote, he stressed that there sh…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP’s Kerala State President, on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and the CPI(M), asserting that neither party is capable of delivering development in the state.Casting his vote in Thiruvananthapuram, Chandrasekhar struck a confident note about the BJP-led NDA’s prospects while dismissing early political speculation.“This is all very premature. We want to get a clear mandate. We want to win a majority on our own. We want to be…
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district commenced on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. People turned out in large numbers, forming queues at most of the 55 polling stations across the Dharmanagar Assembly segment. Polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue uninterrupted until 5 p.m. in the mixed-population constituency. A total of 46,142 voters, including 23,758 women, are elig…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The forthcoming two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal later this month are a challenge not just for the Trinamool Congress but also for the common people of West Bengal, since all will be forced to turn vegetarian if the BJP comes to power in the state after the polls this time, claimed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.“We have to win the battle this time at any cost. Otherwise, consumption of non-vegetarian foods like eggs, meat, and fish will be banned in…
Agartala, April 8 (IANS) Women voters are set to play a decisive role in determining the electoral fortunes of six candidates in Thursday’s bye-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, with the female electorate outnumbering their male counterparts by 1,374 voters. According to election officials, 23,758 women voters surpass the 22,384 male voters in the recently-published final electoral rolls.The mixed-population Dharmanagar Assembly constituency has remai…
Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, Lahar Singh Siroya, on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Pawan Khera, alleging that he was attempting to evade legal action by “escaping” to Hyderabad to avoid the Assam Police.Khera is the Chairman, Media and Publicity department, AICC. He is also Member of the Congress Working Committee.In a statement, Siroya said he had been closely following reports about Khera’s movements and described th…