IndiaMay 23, 2019, 10:03 AM IST
Kendrapara is extremely significant for the Biju Janata Dal because Odisha Chief Naveen Patnaik's father Biju Patnaik, the man after whom the BJD party was named, was elected thrice from that seat.
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 9:51 AM IST
The EVMs are normally stored in a warehouse under the control of the District Electoral Officer (DEO) who along with Election Commission (EC) staff keeps an eye on the EVMs. These warehouses normally have thick wall which is not easy to break
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 9:36 AM IST
It is a rural constituency with a literacy rate of 83.43%. In 2014, there were 1404581 voters of which 742939 were male and 661592 were female and 50 voters of the third gender
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 9:22 AM IST
The election in Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency spanning over 10 Assembly segments in central Assam’s Nagaon and Golaghat districts was held on April 11 and this election is a do-or-die battle for the Congress to retain the seat
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 9:14 AM IST
The 69-year-old Badruddin Ajmal, who wears many hats like politician, businessman, philanthropist, healer, scholar – his party has contested in only three seats in the state – Dhubri, Karimganj and Barpeta
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 9:08 AM IST
Anurag Thakur is much more cautious this time after his father Prem Kumar Dhumal lost from Sujanpur assembly segment, a part of Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency in 2017 assembly elections
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:59 AM IST
Srinagar is one of six Lok Sabha constituencies in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Voting here for the 2019 Lok Sabha election took place on April 18
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:58 AM IST
Even BJP has always pitched lightweights from this constituency. But 2014 changed everything when Smriti Irani was fielded from this Gandhi bastion. Smriti gave a tough fight to Rahul Gandhi. In the end, Smriti may have lost the election, but it was no longer a cakewalk for the Gandhi scion. Gandhi won by a margin of just 1.07 lakh votes
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:55 AM IST
The Hisar Lok Sabha seat has nine assembly segments of Uchana Kalan, Adampur, Uklana (SC), Narnaund, Hansi, Barwala, Hisar, Nalwa, Bawani Khera (SC) and also the Jat heartland in the state. It is one of the few seats with the INLD
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:54 AM IST
Apart from PA Sangma, his daughter Agatha Sangma had won the seat in 2008, 2009 and his son and present Meghalaya chief minister Conrad won the by-election, which was necessitated by the demise of PA Sangma. In 2016, he defeated Dikkanchi D Shira by a margin of over 1.9 lakh votes
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:36 AM IST
This Lok Sabha seat is the most high-profile as it is home to the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the residences of the President and the Prime Minister of India and all the top civil, judicial, military and diplomatic enclaves
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:28 AM IST
In 2014, Sushmita Dev, the daughter of late Santosh Mohan Dev had won the seat defeating BJP’s Kabindra Purkayastha
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:23 AM IST
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Maheish Girri of the BJP defeated Rajmohan Gandhi of the AAP by a margin of 1,90,463 or 13.9 per cent votes. The constituency witnessed a voter turnout of 67.8 per cent
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:13 AM IST
North West Delhi is a rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 83.35%. In 2014, there were 21,94,343 voters of which 12,12,516 were male, and 9,81,633 were female and 194 voters belonging to the third gender.
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:00 AM IST
It is a rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 84%. In 2014, there were 19,57,708 voters of which 10,79,407 were male, 8,78,183 were female and 118 voters were of the third gender
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