2019 General Elections
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Election of sole JD(S) Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka declared void by High Court
Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, won the Hassan seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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Supreme Court dismisses sacked BSF jawan’s plea against PM Modi’s election from Varanasi
The sacked jawan, Tej Bahadur Yadav, alleged that the election body rejected his nomination for ‘extraneous reasons’ during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Sacked BSF soldier’s plea challenging Modi’s election from Varanasi dismissed
Tej Bahadur Yadav’s nomination papers to contest the Lok Sabha elections against Narendra Modi were rejected by the Election Commission in May.
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Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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Lok Sabha polls: NGOs urge Supreme Court to order inquiry into ‘discrepancies’ in election data
Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause claimed that voter turnout figures and the number of votes counted in 347 constituencies did not match.
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Lok Sabha polls: Row after DMK’s expenditure affidavit reveals it donated Rs 25 crore to CPI, CPI(M)
The Left parties are in a tight spot since the amount has not been mentioned in its election expenditure affidavit so far.
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Vellore Lok Sabha election: DMK candidate Kathir Anand wins by over 8,000 votes
The constituency had voted on Monday with a 71.51% turnout.
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Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Tamil Nadu: 72% voting recorded in Vellore parliamentary election
AIADMK leader AC Shanmugam, DMK’s Kathir Anand and Naam Tamilar Katchi’s Deepa Lakshmi are the prominent candidates in the fray.
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Allahabad High Court sends notice to PM Narendra Modi on plea challenging his election to Lok Sabha
The petition was filed by former Border Security Force constable Tej Bahadur Yadav, who had filed his nomination from Varanasi against Modi.
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AAP leader Raghav Chadha moves High Court against BJP candidate’s election from South Delhi
In his plea, Chadha alleged that Ramesh Bidhuri concealed a criminal case and falsified information in his affidavit.
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The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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Election to Vellore Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu to be held on August 5, results on August 9
Polls were rescinded in April following allegations of money being used to influence voters.
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2019 elections seem to be among the ‘least free and fair’ in decades, claims group of ex-bureaucrats
In a letter to the ECI, they said its bias ‘towards one particular political party’ became obvious when it delayed the announcement of the election dates.
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A spatial analysis of Lok Sabha results shows BJP’s strategic growth across India
The map reemphasises the heterogeneity of voting behaviour in the country.
Christophe Z Guilmoto, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata defeat Mumbai in rain-affected match to become first team to qualify for play-offs
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Cricket: England pacer James Anderson to retire after Lord’s Test against West Indies
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Nisha Dahiya wins Paris quota in women’s 68kg
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra shows a spark in season opener