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100 days in office: Ajit’s struggles are far from over

How Pawar is striving to still settle in the saddle, despite joining the alliance government with much ambition

Many of Ajit’s 40-plus strong MLAs are from the traditional NCP-Congress supporting constituencies. It is still tough for him to explain to them why he split the party and joined a saffron alliance. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 15, 2023 07:10 AM IST

Akalis see comeback in Ayali’s Dakha victory

Congress’ Raminder Awla defeated SAD’s greenhorn Raj Singh Dibbipur in Jalalabad with a margin of 16,633

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Published on Oct 24, 2019 10:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By

Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Etawah was once SP’s pocket borough

Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of members to Parliament at 80, will go to polls in all the seven phases of the Lok Sabha election 2019. Votes will be counted on May 23.

Patna, India - January 18, 2019: An electoral officer demonstrates the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during the review meeting of poll preparedness of the state for the upcoming general elections, in Patna, Bihar, India, on Friday, January 18, 2019. (Photo by Parwaz Khan / Hindustan Times)(Parwaz Khan /HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 17, 2019 06:33 PM IST
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Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Former Congress bastion of Madurai is held by AIADMK

Voting in all the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held during the second round of seven-phased Lok Sabha election 2019 on April 18. The results will be declared on May 23.

Patiala, India-30 December 2018::::::voters showing Voter Slips before casting her vote during the panchayati election at Dharamkot village in Patiala on Sunday, December 30, 2018.(Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 15, 2019 09:46 AM IST
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Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Will BJP’s Dushyant Singh win pocket borough of Jhalawar-Baran the fourth time?

Elections will be held in two phases in Rajasthan. Voting in 13 constituencies will be held in the first phase on April 29.

The BJP is repeating the three-time member of Parliament Dushyant Singh from the Jhalwar-Baran constituency.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 01:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Election Results 2019: Sikkim is SDF’s pocket borough

Sikkim is one of the four states where parliamentary and assembly elections are being held simultaneously on April 11.

Mumbai, India - February 21, 2017: People cast their vote during the BMC elections at Ghodapdeo in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 23, 2019 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Odisha’s Aska is BJD’s pocket borough

Aska will vote on April 18 during the second round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election. The result will be declared on May 23.

Mumbai, India - February 21, 2017: People cast their vote during the BMC elections at Ghodapdeo in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 05:23 PM IST
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Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Odisha’s Bhubaneswar has been under BJD for 20 years

Bhubaneswar will vote on April 23 in the third round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election. The result will be declared on May 23.

Dumka , Jharkhand, INDIA – December 20: Voters queue waiting to cast their votes on 5th phase election of Jharkhand assembly poll for Santhal Praganna at a polling booth in Dumka on Saturday December 20, 2014(Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 15, 2019 02:44 PM IST
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Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Kolkata Dakshin is a Trinamool pocket borough

Voting in the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha seat will take place in the last and seventh phase on May 19. The result will be declared on May 23.

Mumbai, India - October 13, 2009: People queue to cast their votes outside a polling center during the Maharashtra state elections in Chandivali, Mumbai, on October 13, 2009.(Manoj Patil / HT Archive)
Updated on May 16, 2019 10:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Charges and counter claims to antics of candidates: Election fervour picks up in Karnataka

HT brings to you the lesser known, less reported side of the Karnataka assembly elections 2018.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has repeatedly alleged that there is a covert pact between the BJP and JD(S) to defeat the Congress.(PTI Photo)
Updated on May 02, 2018 08:54 AM IST
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