2019 General Elections
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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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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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Trending
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Watch: Scenes from the aftermath of Delhi’s Anaj Mandi fire where 43 people have died
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Ola is gearing up for an IPO. But what’s at stake for its drivers?
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Four myths about the Citizenship Bill – from fighting religious persecution to helping NRC-excluded
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New soil study confirms 1943 Bengal famine was caused by Winston Churchill’s policies, not drought
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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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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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Video
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Watch: This chimpanzee in a Chinese zoo learnt to wash clothes after observing its keeper
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Watch: This flawless ‘moonwalker’ has spectators mesmerised as he glides on concrete in sneakers
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Watch: Scenes from the aftermath of Delhi’s Anaj Mandi fire where 43 people have died
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Watch: Muslim teenager offers refuge to over a hundred students at her mosque during school stabbing
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Watch: This song cleverly reminds us of the problematic Trans Persons Act
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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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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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The Reel
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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Behind the scenes: How Shah Rukh Khan gambled on a role rejected by Aamir and Salman
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‘Panipat’ movie review: Been there and seen that
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‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ movie review: Men will be men but the women are a bit more grown-up
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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
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BJP MP Sunny Deol gets EC notice for allegedly exceeding Rs 70-lakh spending limit during elections
The Gurdaspur district election officer said it was a ‘normal statutory notice’ that had been sent to every candidate for accounts reconciliation.
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Lok Sabha elections: ‘Attempts were made to mislead voters,’ says Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli
Gandhi also alleged that ‘many types of doubts’ had cropped up against the country’s electoral process.
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The Field
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Second T20I: Opener Lendl Simmons punishes sloppy India as West Indies level series 1-1
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ISL: Substitute Manvir Singh nets winner as FC Goa defeat Hyderabad to go third in table
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Cricket: Suranga Lakmal to miss Sri Lanka’s Test tour to Pakistan due to dengue
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Premier League: Vardy’s brace helps Leicester close gap on leaders Liverpool
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Boxing: Bhagyabati Kachari, Sonia Chahal’s gold medals lead Railways’ dominance in nationals