Jharkhand assembly stalled over demand for CBI probe - 
Ranchi, March 10: Proceedings in the Jharkhand assembly were disrupted Wednesday after the government did not accede to the demand by opposition parties for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into scams that have taken place in the state in the last few years.
- Found: 2010-03-10, 13:23 GMT


Election to five Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab March 26 - 
Election to five Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab falling vacant next month will be held March 26, officials said Tuesday.
- Found: 2010-03-09, 08:31 GMT


Cong coalition dharma : full force Party that keeps partners at bay - 
New Delhi, March 10: The women’s reservation bill has re-emphasised the dominance of the Congress despite the strong fetters coalition politics creates for the government.
- Found: 22 hours ago


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

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