Sri Lankan general accused of fraud - 
Sri Lankan military officials have ordered the arrest of the former Army commander who lost the presidential election.
- Found: 12 hours ago


Gunmen target Pakistan politician - 
A senior Pakistani politician survives an attempt on his life after gunmen fire at him in the city of Rawalpindi.
- Found: 5 hours ago


Gunmen Open Fire on Former Official in Pakistan - 
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who served as minister for information under Pervez Musharraf, survived the attack on Monday though four others were killed.
- Found: 17 hours ago


Sheikh Rasheed injured, four killed in gun attack - 
RAWALPINDI, Feb 08: Former information minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed was injured while four people, including two of his bodyguards were killed when gunmen opened fire at his party’s election office on Monday.
- Found: 20 hours ago


New president for Ukraine - 
The exit polls from Sunday's election in Ukraine's presidential run-off have shown a bias toward pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 23:16 GMT


Sheikh Rasheed escapes attempt on life; four killed - 
ISLAMABAD (February 09 2010): Awami Muslim League Chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed narrowly escaped attempt on life while four persons including two guards were killed and eight others injured. Sheikh injured by a broken glass was rushed to District Headquarter Hospital Rawalpindi.
- Found: 13 hours ago


Ashwini Sharma is new Punjab BJP chief - 
Ashwini Sharma was Thursday elected unopposed president of the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His name was finalised after a meeting of party leaders here in the presence of BJP central leader Balbir Punj.
- Found: 2010-02-04, 14:31 GMT


Ashwini Sharma is new Punjab BJP chief - 
Chandigarh, Feb 4 : Ashwini Sharma was Thursday elected unopposed president of the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- Found: 2010-02-04, 18:13 GMT


Ashwani Sharma is Punjab BJP chief - 
Chandigarh, Feb 4 : The Punjab unit of the BJP today unanimously elected 45-year old Ashwani Sharma as president of the state unit for a period of three years.
- Found: 2010-02-04, 10:39 GMT


SC tags two petitions on black money stashed abroad - 
New Delhi, Feb 5 : The Supreme Court today tagged the petition filed by former Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh, former Punjab Governor J F Riberio and 14 others, alongwith petition pending in the court seeking directions to the Union government, to take prompt and effective steps to bring back the black money worth Rupees 65 lakh crore lying in foreign banks, including Swiss banks.
- Found: 2010-02-05, 08:45 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

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