60 lakh illegal Bangladeshis in Assam voters list? - 
Nagaon, Sept 3 : While illegal Bangladeshi influx is threatening national security, over 60 lakh infiltrators have been already included in the voters list of Assam, alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday.
- Found: 4 hours ago


EC asks govt for 150 IRS officers for poll duty - 
With five states - Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam, Kerala and West Bengal - set to go to polls over the next one year, the Election Commission has asked the finance ministry to provide at least 150 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers to be deputed as election observers to keep watch on poll expenditure of candidates and ensure free and fair polls.
- Found: 2010-08-30, 00:57 GMT


Memorandum to the President through Governor - 
By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Sep. 1 The request has been made to the President by the citizens of MP through the Bharat Raksha Manch by looking at Ishlamization and Talibanization which are growing very fast and that causes them to worry about.
- Found: 2010-09-01, 18:03 GMT


Haemodialysis machines needed for village’s sick - 
KUALA KUBU BARU: A family of four, who has been surviving on monthly aid from the Government, faces a new ordeal after one of them was diagnosed with kidney failure last year.
- Found: 2010-09-01, 01:28 GMT


State Elections - 
Six of India's 28 states go to the polls in the next 12 months, narrowing the ruling Congress-led government's window of opportunity to push through key economic reforms because of fears of a voter backlash.
- Found: 2010-08-30, 22:17 GMT


FACTBOX - India's state elections - 
Six of India's 28 states go to the polls in the next 12 months, narrowing the ruling Congress party-led government's window of opportunity to push through key economic reforms because of fears of a voter backlash.
- Found: 2010-08-30, 08:38 GMT


Lok Sabha clears higher salaries for MPs - 
Lok Sabha on Friday voted a revised salary and pension package for MPs even as demands for higher post-retirement benefits and an increase in the LAD funds were raised in the House during a brief discussion on the much-criticized bill.
- Found: 2010-08-27, 23:26 GMT


India 2009 Election / Polling Dates
Andhra Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Assam : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Bihar : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May
Chandigarh : 13-May
Chhattisgarh : 16-Apr
Daman - Diu : 30-Apr
Delhi : 7-May
Goa : 23-Apr
Gujarat : 30-Apr
Haryana : 7-May
Jammu and Kashmir : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Jharkhand : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Karnataka : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Kerala : 16-Apr, 20 May
Lakshadweep : 16-Apr
Madhya Pradesh : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Maharashtra : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Manipur : 16-Apr, 22-Apr
Meghalaya : 16-Apr
Mizoram : 16-Apr
Nagaland : 16-Apr
Orissa : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Puducherry : 13-May
Punjab : 7-May, 13-May
Rajasthan : 7-May
Sikkim : 30-Apr
Tamilnadu : 13-May
Tripura : 23-Apr
Uttar Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Uttarakhand : 13-May
West Bengal : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
India Election Fact Box

2004 Election Results

Total Seats: 542
Congress / UPA: 220
BJP / NDA: 185
Others: 137

Trivia

More than twice the population of the United States are eligible to vote in the world's biggest democratic exercise - 714 Million.