Page 6 - Assembly Elections

Manipur registers record 88.63 voter turnout for its first phase elections

Female voter turnout at 89.96% outnumbered male turnout recorded at 87.29%

BJP will initiate talks with underground groups operating in Manipur: Shah

He also asserted that all smuggling activities will come to an end in Manipur, which will be drug-free within the next five years

SP, BSP have done nothing against wrong policies of BJP govt: Priyanka

Priyanka Gandhi claimed the SP and the BSP have an understanding with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and have not raised their voices against it in the last five years, fearing probes by central agencies

Govt will talk to all militant outfits in Manipur for lasting peace: Shah

Amit Shah announced that the government would talk with all the militant outfits in Manipur and solve the insurgency related problems in the state

Will take to streets if fuel prices hiked after assembly elections: Cong

Congress leader Alka Lamba said on the first day of March, milk prices have been raised by Rs 2 each and this has come as a jolt for children and women

BSP's list of candidates for UP polls resembles 'Muslim league': Adityanath

Addressing a series of meetings in the poll-bound state, he said the opposition parties are spreading hatred among communities to increase their votebank

Manipur records 78.3% voting in first phase of polling amid stray incidents

Despite heavy security arrangements and sporadic incidents of violence, Manipur in the first phase of elections to 38 of the 60 Assembly seats reported 78.03 per cent voter turnout

In eastern UP, Priyanka flays BJP over unemployment and inflation

The Congress general secretary slammed the Centre over the now-repealed farm laws which she claimed would have benefitted big industrialist friends of the government at the cost of farmers' hard work

Violence mars first phase Manipur polls; 67.53% turnout recorded till 3 PM

Officials said that the first phase voters' turnout could surpass the 2017 assembly election's polling percentage of 86 per cent, which was the highest recorded in the state to date

UP polls: PM cites international challenges, says need to make India strong

Addressing a poll rally in Maharajganj, PM Modi said being a big state, Uttar Pradesh has a great responsibility in making India powerful

Manipur poll personnel killed in accidental firing: Chief Electoral Office

A Manipur Police personnel was killed in a "suspected case of accidental firing" from his service rifle during the first phase of assembly elections, Chief Electoral Office (CEO) Rajesh Agarwal said.

EC to decide on repoll in Manipur's Keithelmanbi after BJP, Congress clash

Amid reports of Manipur poll disruption in Keithelmanbi in Imphal West district, Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Agarwal said that the state EC is examining whether or not to continue the polls

Manipur Assembly elections: Voter turnout nearly 50% till 1 pm

A voter turnout of 48.88 per cent was recorded till 1 pm for the first phase of Manipur elections

Violence mars first phase of Manipur polls; 27.34% turnout till 11 am

Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 38 assembly constituencies in the first phase of Manipur polls even as 27.34 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 11 am

Manipur poll: BJP will win 30 out of 38 in 1st phase, says CM N Biren Singh

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh cast his vote at Shrivan High School in Imphal as voting for Manipur Assembly polls got underway on Monday.

Manipur polls: Governor Ganesan, CM Biren Singh among early voters

Less than half an hour after voting commenced in Manipur, Governor La Ganesan and Chief Minister N Biren Singh exercised their franchise in their respective constituencies.

Congress expels candidate hours before Manipur assembly polls begin

The first phase of assembly elections in Manipur begins at 7 am on Monday in 38 constituencies spread across five districts

Manipur polls: Smaller parties will hold key to govt formation, say expert

Defection is rampant because peo­ple are voting for individuals, not parties

Manipur gears up for 1st phase polling on Monday, 173 aspirants in fray

Amid the incidents of violence, the stage is all set for the first phase of Assembly elections in BJP-ruled Manipur on Monday for 38 of the 60 Assembly constituencies

UP elections: Send Adityanath to his mutt, says Mayawati to voters

Mayawati alleged that the BJP is only working on "narrow-minded" schemes of the RSS