Former tea vending woman elected Mayor in Karnataka - 
Gulbarga, Mar 8 : Sunanda Rajaram, a grassroots level BJP leader, was today elected Mayor of Gulbarga city Corporation in Karnataka.
- Found: 2010-03-09, 07:08 GMT


Council adopts unanimous motion on Governor's address - 
Bangalore, Mar 10 : The Karnataka Legislative Council has unanimously passed the motion of thanks on the Governor's address to the members of the both the Houses of the Karnataka Legislature here today.
- Found: 9 hours ago


Former tea vending woman elected Mayor in Karnataka - 
Gulbarga, Mar 8 : When elders fought over the historic Women's Reservation Bill stalling the proceedings in Rajya Sabha, Ms Sunanda Rajaram was today elected Mayor of Gulbarga city Corporation.
- Found: 2010-03-09, 02:36 GMT


Janata Dal (U) rift deeper than meets the eye - 
NEW DELHI: Differences within the Janata Dal (United) that erupted over support to the Women's Reservation Bill in its present form seem to be deeper than what meets the eye, notwithstanding denials of split by both Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and party chief Sharad Yadav.
- Found: 1 hour ago


Hold elections or face suspension - 
TALKING TOUGH:Leandro Negre has spelt out in no uncertain terms that failure to set its house in order could cost Hockey India dear.
- Found: 1 hour ago


Political parties in Karnataka gearing up for BBMP poll - 
Bangalore, Mar 7 : With the announcement of elections to the much delayed Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) yesterday all political parties, including ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress and JD(S), are gearing up to put suitable candidates to establish their rein over the civic body.
- Found: 2010-03-08, 03:07 GMT


Women outperform men in winnability - 
New Delhi: Whiners take notice. There is enough and more evidence to show that women want reservation in legislative bodies, not because they are weak and tend to lose elections, but because they can win -- if only given a chance.
- Found: 23 hours ago


Sri Lankan Parliament reconvenes to extend emergency - 
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Parliament, which had been dissolved, was reconvened for a short while on Tuesday to extend emergency laws by another month. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had earlier signed a proclamation extending the emergency.
- Found: 2010-03-09, 20:02 GMT


Getting to know the women's quota Bill - 
NEW DELHI: Assuming that the Women's Reservation Bill gets signed into law, how will it work on the ground? If women gain control of a third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and the legislative Assemblies, what will be its effect on their male counterparts? How will rotation of seats work in practice?
- Found: 2010-03-09, 20:02 GMT


Lord Paul to give up “non-dom” status - 
Lord Swraj Paul, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, presiding over the House in London in this December 2008 file photo.
- Found: 2010-03-09, 20:03 GMT


India 2009 Election / Polling Dates
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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
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2004 Election Results

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Congress / UPA: 220
BJP / NDA: 185
Others: 137

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