http://www.indiaelections.co.in India Elections 2009 | India Elections Results | Lok Sabha Elections 2009 Results | MP Elections 2009 | Maharashtra Elections | Maharashtra Elections 2009 | Maharashtra Assembly Elections Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:22:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The controversial Women’s Reservation Bill will come up again for parliament’s approval in the current session. The cabinet approved the amended version of the bill which seeks to reserve 33% seats in state legislatures and parliament for women. The issue of providing reservation to women has been a contentious issue right ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7865104/women-reservation-bill-will-come-up-again-for-parliament-approval/ Indian electronic voting machines (EVMs) may be a subject of controversy in the country, but that hasn't stopped poll panels of many countries, including South Africa from showing interest in acquiring the ballot gadget. According to the Election Commission of India, poll bodies of South Africa, Mauritius, Kenya and Nepal have ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7865103/eci-holds-bilateral-meetings-with-foreign-poll-panels/ Political activity is building up around the Pennagaram assembly by-poll in Tamil Nadu with an AIADMK delegation calling on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla Monday, four days after the DMK-Congress-VCK combine met him to ask for elections at the earliest. A delegation of AIADMK MPs on Monday told the Election ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7865102/india-elections-aiadmk-meets-cec-over-pennagaram-assembly-by-poll/ The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has taken on the MNS and the Shiv Sena by coming out in support of north Indians in Maharashtra. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has asked sangh workers in Maharashtra to protect north Indians from attacks. This could be the organisation making clear its stance against any ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7865101/shiv-sena-warns-rss/ Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray celebrated his 84th birthday, and used the occasion to make it clear that he remains at the helm of the party. "I have the remote control of politics and the remote control will continue to remain with me," said Thackeray in an editorial in party mouthpiece ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7865099/bal-thackeray-celebrated-his-84th-birthday/ Shivraj Vishwanath Patil was sworn-in as the Governor of Punjab today in place of S F Rodrigues whose term had expired in November last year. Patil, a former union home minister and ex-Lok Sabha speaker, was administered the oath of office by Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7865098/shivraj-patil-sworn-in-as-punjab-governor/ The Congress  launched an ambitious youth membership drive in 16 districts across Bihar, with the aim of staging a comeback in the state. A vision of All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the Youth Congress hopes to induct members in the agegroup of 18- 35 years to bolster ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864990/congress-launched-youth-membership-drive-in-bihar/ India's Government is considering a plan that would enable millions of overseas national to vote in elections. With an estimated 30 million Indians living overseas, the Indian diaspore has been a powerful force in their homeland's rise on the world stage. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has finally announced that plans are ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864988/india-elections-voting-rights-to-nris/ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers across Karnataka hit the streets on Monday to protest Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) chief HD Deve Gowda's use of invectives against Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. Protesters garlanded the former prime minister's portraits with shoes and burnt his effigies. The political mudslinging over the NICE project plunged to ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864987/deve-gowda-faced-the-ire-of-the-bjp/ Shibu Soren who emerged as the kingmaker here,Not only did the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha emerge as the single-largest party along with the BJP, it has actually improved its tally from 2005 by one seat to 18. Its vote share has shown a more impressive rise, from less than 3 per ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864986/jharkhand-elections-results-shibu-soren-has-begun-bargaining-for-power/ ECI has declared the Jharkhand Assembly election results 2009. These are the results of the general elections that have been held been in the state after four years. It had not been held for all these years as the state, that had been separated from Bihar in the year 2009, ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864984/jharkhand-assembly-poll-results-jmm-to-play-kingmaker/ Initial trends emerging from the counting for Jharkhand Assembly elections on Wednesday indicated an edge for the BJP in the 81-member House. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was ahead in 22 seats on Wednesday while the Congress was leading in 21 constituencies as early trends of vote counting in Jharkhand ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864981/jharkhand-assembly-elections-bjp-takes-early-lead/ Nitin Gadkari, a 52-year old businessman-turned-politician was appointed as the youngest president of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday, marking a generational change in the party’s hierarchy. The party on Friday began the process of passing on the baton to the younger generation. It first replaced its opposition leader ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864980/nitin-gadkari-takes-over-as-bjp-president/ Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi on Thursday morning resigned from the state assembly and vowed to fight for a united Andhra Pradesh. Stating that the Telangana sentiment has been exploited by political leaders at all levels, the PRP chief put the signature on his resignation letter in front of the media and ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864978/chiranjeevi-resigned-from-andhra-assembly/ Andhra Assembly adjourned for 30 minutes after MLAs raised pro-united Andhra slogans. The House was adjourned after MLAs objected to sloganeering. Protests broke out outside AP Assembly after adjournment. The political crisis in Andhra Pradesh over separate statehood for the Telangana region had deepened on Sunday with those for and against ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864977/political-crisis-in-ap-over-division-issue/ Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954) frequently abbreviated KCR, is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. Orginally a member of the Telugu Desam Party, he founded the Telegana Rashtra Samithi for the cause of a separate Telangana state. Apart from being the president of TRS, he is ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864976/kalvakuntla-chandrashekar-rao/ The Centre blinked over the issue of Telangana state on Wednesday night and expressed its desire to start the process of forming the new state by dividing Andhra Pradesh. Home minister P. Chidambaram told reporters outside the Prime Minister's house that the Andhra Pradesh assembly would soon pass a resolution seeking ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864894/centre-finally-agrees-for-telangana/ The third phase of the Jharkhand assembly polls on Tuesday posted an average 58 per cent turnout, despite the killing of two paramilitary personnel and arrest of a former legislator of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. The two BSF personnel were killed when Maoist guerrillas opened fire in Dumka. The third phase of ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864893/jharkhand-sees-58-percent-polling-two-bsf-personnel-killed/ LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES Election to the Legislative Assembly from 07-Sikaripara (ST) Assembly Constituency Sl. No. Name of Candidate Party affiliation 1 Devid  Murmu Rashtriya Janata Dal 2 Nalin Soren Jhankhand Mukti Morcha 3 Paritosh Soren Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) 4 Raja Marandi Janata Dal (United) 5 Sitaram Murmu Bahujan Samaj Party 6 Palton Hansdak Communist Party Of Indian (Marxist- Leninist ) (Liberation) 7 Babulal Kisku Revolutionary Socialist Party 8 Bhim Soren Loktantrik Samata Dal 9 Munni ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864699/jharkhand-assembly-elections-list-of-contestants-for-phase-3/ PHASE - II LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES Election to the Legislative Assembly from 58-Tamar(ST) Assembly Constituency Sl. No. Name of Candidate Party affiliation 1 Gopal Krishna Patar Janta Dal (United) 2 Dinesh Singh Munda Bahujan Samaj Party 3 Nishikant Oraon Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 4 Ramdayal Munda Indian National Congress 5 Mohan Singh Munda Jharkhand party 6 Rakesh Patar All India Trinamool Congress 7 Vikas Kumar Munda AJSU Party 8 Shukdev Munda Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) ... http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7864697/jharkhand-assembly-elections-list-of-contestants-for-phase-2/