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India Election 2009 Results

Photo ID cards to all voters in 2 years: poll panel Kolkata, Nov 20 : The entire electorate in India will be issued the Electronic Photo Identity Card (EPIC) within the next two years, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said Friday.

By-polls in four assembly constituencies next month New Delhi, Nov 20 : By-elections to fill assembly vacancies in Andhra Pradesh, Manipur and Tamil Nadu will be held Dec 19, the Election Commission announced Friday.

Poll panel standardises voting compartment in booths New Delhi, Nov 20: The Election Commission Friday said that voting compartments in polling stations should be made only of cardboard or plastic board and these should not be located near the window or door to "maintain secrecy of vote at the time of poll".

Congress does not make false promises: Sonia Ranchi, Nov 20 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today urged voters to give her party a chance to erase the 'black chapters' penned by other political parties since Jharkhand's creation nine years ago.

212 independents in fray for first phase of polling Ranchi, Nov 16 : Altogether 212 independent candidates, out of total 470, were in the fray for first phase of Assembly elections in 26 Assembly seats of the state scheduled on November 25.

Salman was dissuaded from campaiging for me: Raj Babbar New Delhi, Nov 14 : Victorious Congress candidate from Firozabad parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh Raj Babbar Saturday said that efforts were made by "certain people" to persuade actor Salman Khan not to campaign for him.

PM, Sonia Gandhi to campaign for Jharkhand polls New Delhi, Nov 13: The Congress will launch an intense campaign for the Jharkhand assembly polls, fielding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi as the main campaigners, party officials said Friday.

Congress wins ZP Shimla's house by-elections Shimla, Nov 12 : Congress candidates took both the top-posts of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Shimla Zila Parishand (ZP) held here today.

Gilgit-Baltistan faces first assembly polls Srinagar, Nov 12 : Elections for the 24-member assembly in the strategic border region of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir began early Thursday amid tight security and controversy following reports that hundreds of separatist leaders had been arrested and sent to Islamabad.

8,833 in fray for civic bodies' polls in Rajasthan Jaipur, Nov 12 : As many as 8,833 candidates have entered the fray for the November 23 polls to 46 civic bodies in 24 districts including Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Kota, in Rajasthan a state election commission spokesman said here today.

6 former Maoists contesting election in Jharkhand Ranchi, Nov 11 : About six former Maoists will contest the Assembly polls in Jharkhand.

Six former Maoists to fight Jharkhand assembly polls Ranchi, Nov 11 : Six former Maoist rebels have decided to shun violence and join the political mainstream by contesting the coming Jharkhand assembly elections.

Former Maoists contesting election in Jharkhand Ranchi, Nov 11 : About six former Maoists will contest the Assembly polls in Jharkhand.

Majority of main parties' candidates lost in UP bypolls Lucknow, Nov 11 : Except for the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) all others, including some major party candidates, have lost their deposits in the just-concluded byelections on 11 Assembly and one Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

West Bengal too votes for kith and kin of politicians Kolkata, Nov 11 : West Bengal appears to be embracing dynastic politics. The results of the assembly by-elections show popular support for the kith and kin of prominent political figures.

BJP leaders analyse reasons for shock defeat in Chhattisgarh Raipur, Nov 11 : Sabotage and overconfidence. Those are the two reasons being attributed by leaders of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the shock defeat in the Vaishali Nagar assembly by-election.

By-poll result gives a fillip to Gorkhaland movement Kolkata, Nov 11 : The victory of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM)-backed independent candidate in West Bengal's Kalchini assembly seat could fan the separatist movement in the northern part of the state, say political leaders and analysts.

Congress reaches half-way mark in Haryana assembly Chandigarh, Nov 10 : The ruling Congress reached the half-way mark in the 90-member Haryana assembly after one more legislator from former chief minister Bhajan Lal's Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) joined it Tuesday.

Raj Babbar bags victory at Ferozabad LS seat in UP Ferozabad, Nov 10 : Congress candidate and cinestar Raj Babbar was today declared elected from teh Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, drubbing Samajwadi Party nominee Dimple Yadav by a margin of 85,343 votes in a triangular contest.

Mulayam concedes defeat in UP bypolls Varanasi, Nov 10 : Shocked over his party's dismal performance in Uttar Pradesh bypolls, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today conceded defeat, saying his party honoured the people's mandate.

Raj Babbar wins from Firozabad, blow to Mulayam Lucknow, Nov 10 : Congress candidate and actor Raj Babbar was Tuesday elected to the Lok Sabha from Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, defeating Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Dimple by over 85,000 votes.

Congress taking undue advantage by rescheduling poll dates:Munda Ranchi, Nov 10 : Former chief minister and Jamshedpur MP Arjun Munda today charged the Congress with taking 'undue advantage' by rescheduling dates of the Assembly election beginning November 25.

LDF plays down defeat in bypolls Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 : Seeking to play down the defeat of the Left Democratic Front in the three Assembly by-elections, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today said the United Democratic Front's (UDF) victory should be viewed in the context of the last Lok Sabha Elections which saw a clean sweep by the UDF.

Left Front concedes defeat in by-polls Kolkata, Nov 10 : CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose today said the ruling party had accepted the verdict of the people against the Left Front in the by-elections to ten Assembly constituencies.

BJP questions rescheduling of poll dates in Jharkhand Ranchi, Nov 10 : Questioning the Election Commission's move to reschedule dates of elections in four assembly constituencies, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday alleged that the Congress has influenced the poll panel to 'improve' its position in Jharkhand.

Champamari to fight for Gorkhaland with GJM Siliguri, Nov 10 : Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supported Independent Williamson Champamari, who snatched the Kalchini Assembly seat from RSP, today vowed to fight for Gorkhaland along with the GJM.

UP bypolls: BSP makes a sweep in assembly, Raj Babbar leads Lucknow, Nov 10 : In a major drubbing for the Samajwadi Party, the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today wrested six of the eight seats in the ongoing 11 assembly bypolls verdict in Uttar Pradesh, while Congress candidate Raj Babbar has taken a convincing lead of over 40,000 votes against Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law in the Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat.

Congress wrests opposition seats Guwahati, Nov 10 : The ruling Congress today wrested two seats from the opposition and took their own strength to 55 in the 126-member Assam Assembly.

Congress loses stronghold in Himachal Shimla, Nov 10 : The Congress bagged one of the two Himachal Pradesh assembly by-election seats Tuesday but that seemed scant compensation for its humiliating defeat in Rohru, always considered a stronghold of former chief minister and union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh.

Congress wrests Vaishali Nagar seat from BJP Raipur, Nov 10 : Opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh today received a shot in the arm with the party candidate Bhajan Singh Nirankari winning the Vaishali Nagar Assembly by-election defeating his nearest rival Jageswar Sahu of the ruling BJP by a margin of 2,072 votes.

Congress, BSP score big in by-elections, Left routed New Delhi, Nov 10 : The Congress and its ally Trinamool Congress scored major victories in by-elections for one Lok Sabha and 31 assembly constituencies across seven states in which the biggest losers were the beleaguered Left and the Samajwadi Party.

Congress wins both assembly seats in Assam Guwahati, Nov 10 : Assam's ruling Congress party Tuesday wrested both the assembly seats for which by-elections were held three days ago from the opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF).

Congress wins Assam by-polls Guwahati, Nov 10 : The ruling Congress swept the Assam by-elections pocketing both the Assembly constituencies that had earlier been held by Opposition parties.

Congress wins both seats in Assam Guwahati, Nov 10 : Assam's ruling Congress party Tuesday won both assembly constituencies that saw by-elections three days ago, defeating opposition candidates by convincing margins.

BJP wins Rohru but loses Jawali in HP bypoll Shimla, Nov 10 : The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today wrested the Rohru seat but lost the Jawali seat in the November 7 Assembly by-elections in the two constituencies in Himachal Pradesh as the results were declared today.

UDF candidate wins comfortably in Ernakulam Assembly bypoll Kochi, Nov 10 : Towing on expected lines, Congress-led United Democratic Front(UDF) retained the Ernakulam Assembly constituency as its candidate Dominic Presentation defeated his nearest Communist Party of India(Marxist) CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) nominee P N Seenulal by a majority of 8,620 votes in the bypoll held on November 7.

BJP wins Rohru,loses Jawali in HP bypolls Shimla, Nov 10 : The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today wrested the Rohru seat but lost the Jawali seat in the November 7 Assembly by-elections in the two constituencies in Himachal Pradesh as the results were declared today.

Left routed in West Bengal Kolkata, Nov 10 : The Trinamool Congress-Congress combine won five of 10 West Bengal assembly seats and was ahead in three others, delivering a crushing blow to the ruling Left Front in by-elections held Saturday.

Shock defeat for BJP in Chhattisgarh by-poll Raipur, Nov 10 : Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a shocking defeat Tuesday with the Congress wresting the Vaishali Nagar assembly seat in a closely contested by-poll held three days ago.

Kerala Govt should resign following bypolls defeat: Congress Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 : The Congress in Kerala today demanded the resignation of the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) Government in view of their humiliating defeat in the bye-elections to the three Assembly constituencies held on November 7.

Congress wrests Vaishali Nagar from BJP Raipur, Nov 10 : Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a shocking defeat Tuesday as the Congress wrested the Vaishali Nagar assembly seat in a closely contested by-election held three days ago.

Trinamool-Congress combine set to sweep Bengal bypolls Kolkata, Nov 10 : The opposition combine of Trinamool Congress and Congress raced to take lead in nine of the 10 West Bengal Assembly constituencies as counting was in progress today for the by-elections held on November 9.

Congress, BJP share one seat each in Rajasthan Assy by-polls Jaipur, Nov 10 : The ruling Congress and its traditional rival BJP shared equally one seat each in November 7 by-elections held from two assembly seats in Rajasthan.

BSP leads in eight of 11 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats Lucknow, Nov 10 : Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tuesday appeared to be heading towards victory in at least eight of the 11 state assembly seats that saw by-polls last week. The lone Lok Sabha by-election in Ferozabad seemed to be tilting towards the Congress.

Congress retains 3 assembly seats in Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 : The Congress-led United Democratic Front(UDF) in Kerala retained all the three constituencies in Kerala, defeating their arch rivals Communist Party of India(Marxist) CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) by a huge margin in the Assembly by-elections held on November 7.

Congress retains 3 assembly seats in Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 : The Congress-led United Democratic Front(UDF) in Kerala retained all the three constituencies in Kerala, defeating their arch rivals Communist Party of India(Marxist) CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) by a huge margin in the Assembly by-elections held on November 7.

Counting on for by poll seats, Congress bags all three seats in Kerala Kerala/ WB/ Shimla/ Rajasthan/ Lucknow, Nov 10 : The counting of votes is on for the by polls to Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and 31 assembly seats spread across seven states held on November 7. The entire process is expected to be completed by this evening.

Congress retains Kannur seat Kannur, Nov 10 : Congress candiate A P Abdullakutty today won the by-election to the Kannur Assembly constituency by defeating his nearest Communist Party of India(Marxist) (CPI(M)) rival M V Jayarajan by a thumping margin of 12,043 votes.

UP bypolls:Raj Babbar makes a surprise lead;BSP ahed in 8 Assy Lucknow, Nov 10 : Congress candidate Raj Babbar is ahead of Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav in the by-election to the Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat while the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) is leading in majority of the 11 Assembly seats where bypolls were held on November 7.

Congress retains Eranakulam seat Kochi, Nov 10 : Congress candidate Dominic Presentation today won the by-election to the Ernakulam Assembly constituency by defeating his nearest Communist Party of India(Marxist) (CPI(M)) rival P N Seenulal by a margin of 8,620 votes.

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