State Elections 2009

State Elections Articles

Saffron alliance washed out in Marathwada
Amongst the 46 seats in Marathwada, Congress bagged victory at 18 and NCP gained 12. About 11 seats were added to Congress' account as compared to seven in 2004 polls while NCP is benefited by one,..

CJ : Mahesh Joshi I 27 Oct 2009 10:04

Assembly elections 2009: Who should introspect?
Looking at the statistics, the Congress has got 21 per cent votes in Maharashtra although the number of seats won has increased to 82 from 69 in 2004. Clearly, this cannot be called the peoples'..

CJ : Mohammad Taiyab Khan I 23 Oct 2009 13:13

Vinod Kambli's political inning ends before take off
Sachin and Kambli played cricket together during school days, emerged to fame together scoring 664 runs. While one is greatest cricketers of all times today, another one is still trying to find base...

CJ : Rajiv Azad I 23 Oct 2009 11:57

Congress won by default, slap on Advani's leadership
Congress victory in Maha should be a lesson to all political parties. The party won inspite of bad performance and deep factional fighting's within the state. The strong national leadership and..

CJ : Narendra Ch I 23 Oct 2009 11:38

Assembly elections give bitter lessons to Bal Thackeray
Many political observers feel that if Raj Thackeray had been given his due to become the next heir of the Shiv Sena, the split in votes of the right wing Marathis would have been avoided.

CJ : SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL I 23 Oct 2009 11:14

Cong confident of forming next govt in Maharashtra
Congress Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said that party was quite hopeful of forming the next government and beat the anti-incumbency factor. He also said that Congress will emerge as the single largest..

CJ : Akbar Majid I 22 Oct 2009 12:11

Congress leading in Maha, Haryana, Arunachal
Congress is leading in both Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections, the counting for which began on Thursday morning, and final results are expected by afternoon. In Arunachal Pradesh, Congress..

CJ : Vikram Kamble I 22 Oct 2009 11:21

Counting of votes begins in assembly polls
In the initial trends, Congress is leading in all three states. The ruling Congress-NCP alliance was ahead of the Shiv Sena-BJP combine in Maharashtra. In Haryana the party is leading in 28 seats,..

CJ : Md Mudassir Alam I 22 Oct 2009 11:13

Exit polls favour Congress in Maharashtra, Haryana
If exit polls are to be believed than Congress is expected to retain power in both Maharashtra and Haryana. Pollsters are predicting a landslide for the party in Haryana, whereas in Maharashtra, a..

CJ : shahid I 14 Oct 2009 13:20

70% polling in Arunachal, 48% in Maharashtra
Polling percentage was highest in Arunachal Pradesh where the final count stood at 70 per cent. Voting was largely peaceful in the state as well as in Maharashtra, which recorded 48 per cent voting..

CJ : Abu Sheikh I 13 Oct 2009 18:14

Haryana polls 55% till 4 pm, voting peaceful
Polling remained largely peaceful in Haryana, except one incident where a person lost his life in poll related violence. There was also report of firing between Congress and INLD workers in Mewat..

CJ : Vijay Singh I 13 Oct 2009 17:06

45% polling in Arunachal, 25% in Haryana till midday
Fifty seven seats in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly, went to polls along with Haryana and Maharashtra. Workers at polling stations also said that people will come to out vote in the evening as the..

CJ : abhishekb I 13 Oct 2009 14:32

Maoists leave a trail of violence on day 2 of strike
To protest against the Union government's decision to step up action against the Maoists, the CPI(M) has called for a two-day strike in five states. To impose this strike, the Naxalites have left a..

CJ : Mineguruji I 13 Oct 2009 13:46

Shiv Sena-BJP confident on Maha, Hooda banks on Haryana
Shiv Sena and BJP have expressed confidence that will win the elections in Maharashtra. Both parties expect anti-incumbency will work in their favour and pull down the Congress. In Haryana, Hooda..

CJ : Vikram Kamble I 13 Oct 2009 12:32

10% polling in Maha, Haryana, 1 killed in Kaithal
Polling has begun on moderate note in Haryana, Mahrashtra and Arunachal Pradesh which went to polls today. Around 10 per cent polling has been recorded in the first three hours but the figures are..

CJ : Akbar Majid I 13 Oct 2009 11:19

Polling amidst tight security in Mah, Haryana & AP
Adequate security arrangements have been made by the Election Commission, which has taken special measures to ensure peaceful polling as the three states, Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh..

CJ : Md Mudassir Alam I 13 Oct 2009 10:38

Whopping increase in wealth of contesting MLAs
Maximum increase in the wealth of sitting MLAs in any state has been witnessed in Haryana. The assets of politicians grew by a whopping 388 per cent or Rs 4.8 crore, which is also witnessing the..

CJ : Vijay Singh I 12 Oct 2009 14:24

VRICs make voter lists, info accessible in Gurgaon
To ensure that the voters do not face any problems in exercising their franchise this time, the VRICs have been set since September 16. Despite the arrangements, some people said that they had not..

CJ : abhishekb I 12 Oct 2009 13:09

Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal go to polls
The INC and its coalition partners have been ruling the roost in all three states and given the current state of affairs, it is most likely to form the governments in the three, either single..

CJ : Ayaskant Das I 12 Oct 2009 10:59

Now vote with help of ration cards in Maharashtra polls
In a bid to allow people, who do not have voter identity cards to vote, the Election Commission has said that ration cards can be used as a proof to participate in the elections. The use of ration..

CJ : Sneha Padiyath I 11 Oct 2009 14:25

Maharashtra polls: Acid test for Sonia's leadership
Sonia Gandhi is now in upbeat mood after the result of last LS elections. Congress in these three Assembly elections, particularly in Maharashtra would make her position stronger. But any trouble for..

CJ : Narendra Ch I 11 Oct 2009 13:14

Rahul vouches for Aam Aadmi
While addressing rallies in Haryana, Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress is determined to work for the poor and dalits. He added that the voters have repeatedly rejected the Opposition because they..

CJ : Sumit Sinha I 11 Oct 2009 11:15

Assembly elections: Infrastructure of Mumbai in focus
Political parties have made many promises to attract voters. The Shiv Sena BJP alliance has promised a Bandra-Nariman point link, which will extend the sea link. They have also promised an eight-lane..

CJ : Sajna Menon I 10 Oct 2009 12:56

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Election Schedule

Dates of	Maharashtra	Arunachal pradesh	Haryana
Nominations	25 Sept 2009	25 Sept 2009	25 Sept 2009
Withdrawl of Candidatures	29 Sept 2009	29 Sept 2009	29 Sept 2009
Poll	13 Oct 2009	13 Oct 2009	13 Oct 2009
Vote Counting	22 Oct 2009	22 Oct 2009	22 Oct 2009

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