Election Commision seeks to attract youngsters to voting - 
The Election Commission of India is going ahead full steam to ensure the participation of the youth, especially those disillusioned by politicians, in the country's poll process,
- Found: 2010-08-31, 12:48 GMT


Involve youth in election process: Quraishi - 
The Election Commission of India is pulling out all stops to ensure the participation of the youth, especially those disillusioned by politicians, in the country's poll process, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said Tuesday.
- Found: 2010-08-31, 11:01 GMT


Involve youth in election process: Quraishi - 
Panaji, Aug 31 : The Election Commission of India is pulling out all stops to ensure the participation of the youth, especially those disillusioned by politicians, in the country's poll process, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said Tuesday.
- Found: 2010-08-31, 10:43 GMT


Election Commission organises photo exhibition - 
Panaji, Aug 30 (PTI) From the 1950 edition of a leading newspaper covering first Indian general elections to Miniva tribesmen of Madhya Pradesh voting in 1967, the history of world's biggest democracy -- India is frozen in timeless frames here at an exhibit.
- Found: 2010-08-30, 08:55 GMT


EC seeks Press Council's help - 
PANAJI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought the help of the Press Council of India (PCI) in monitoring the media-related malpractices like “paid news” during elections as its jurisdiction is limited to going into candidate's election spending.
- Found: 2010-08-31, 22:33 GMT


EC seeks Press Council's help in checking “paid news” - 
PANAJI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought the help of the Press Council of India (PCI) in monitoring the media-related malpractices like “paid news” during elections as its own jurisdiction is limited to a candidate's election spending.
- Found: 2010-08-31, 20:15 GMT


ECI to give two crore new voter ID cards - 
Panaji, Aug 31 (PTI) The Election Commission will distribute voter identity cards among nearly two crore youths on January 25, 2011 to mark the National Voters' Day, a senior official said here today.
- Found: 2010-08-31, 11:28 GMT


I'm open to dating: Kunal Kapoor - 
But he's not exactly pining for a mate, Kunal Kapoor tells us in a conversation...
- Found: 2010-09-01, 14:31 GMT


Poll panel to discuss money power during elections - 
Monitoring of election-related expenditure and working out effective means to tackle excessive use of money power during the polls will be among the major issues to be deliberated on at a conference of electoral officers and administrative officials to be held in Goa Tuesday-Wednesday, a senior Election Commission official said Sunday.
- Found: 2010-08-29, 16:01 GMT


Poll panel to discuss money power during elections - 
Panaji, Aug 29 : Monitoring of election-related expenditure and working out effective means to tackle excessive use of money power during the polls will be among the major issues to be deliberated on at a conference of electoral officers and administrative officials to be held in Goa Tuesday-Wednesday, a senior Election Commission official said Sunday.
- Found: 2010-08-29, 16:38 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.