Enthusiasm among elderly, first time voters in Jammu LS seat, 42.88 % voting till 1pm
An 86-year old Raj Dulari made sure to bring along her entire family to vote at a polling station in Peer Mitha of the Jammu city.
An 86-year old Raj Dulari made sure to bring along her entire family to vote at a polling station in Peer Mitha of the Jammu city.
Tripura recorded the highest voter turnout with 54.47 per cent eligible people taking part in the electoral exercise till 1 pm.
In the first phase 36.96 per cent of voters had used their franchise till 1300 hrs on April 19.
Out of 152 contestants, BJP and Congress have fielded 13 each on all seats, BSP on 12, 73 Independents and 41 of other smaller parties.
Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to postpone the polls for the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency on the pleading of the BJP and its allies.
The eight-day "Garvi Gujarat'' tour showcasing Gujarat heritage set off from Safdarjung railway station will culminate at Dwarka railway station in Gujarat.
The chief minister asserted that every effort will be made to further strengthen the ethos of communal harmony and brotherhood in the state.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked counsel for Goshiya Colony Sewa Samiti and others residing in Mehrauli area of south Delhi to submit a list of identity documents of 467 residents in a plea challenging the colony's demolition by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
CM Ravindran had skipped appearance before the Central agency for interrogation on Monday.
The vice-president wondered if, in the name of expression, one could run down the Supreme Court and two decades of thorough investigation.