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Twenty per cent polling till mid-day in bypolls

New Delhi: Around 20 per cent polling was recorded till mid-day in the by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 31 Assembly seats spread over seven states on Saturday. The polling was peaceful as security forces and paramilitary personnel kept a strict vigil in the poll-bound constituencies. In Firozabad Lok Sab ....Read more

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bye electionsBy: yohan | Saturday , 7 Nov '09 12:22:33 PM Reply | Forward Majority of these seats fell vacant due to candidates contesting at two places and vacating one after victory in both the contested seats, or due to an existing MLA resigning and contesting for parliamentary seat. This was purely avoidable, had the political parties decided not to allow an existing MLA or MP to resign and contest in any other elections until he completes the full term of his existing status. These elections are causing an avoidable burden on the exchequer, which all political parties should ponder. Election rules should be amended to ensure that a bye election is held only if the existing MP or MLA dies. If an existing MP resigns and contests assembly seats, and vice versa, no bye election should be conducted for that vacant seat until the new election comes. If rule is amended in this regard, this burden can be avoided as part go on an austerity measure. If elected an MP or MLA should serve the country for full 5 year term.

Polling begins for Firozabad LS, 12 UP assembly seatsBy: N.V.SANKARAN | Saturday , 7 Nov '09 10:40:04 AM Reply | Forward This is the reason why Chidambaram went to Deoband to participate in the Islamic meeting and why he raked up the Babri demolition issue. He wanted to polarize Muslims on religious basis before the elections. That is also the reason why he is pretended ignorance about the fatwa against Vande Mataram. Anyway, this time the Congress overtook the BJP in raking up the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid issue.

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