Posts Tagged ‘Madhya Pradesh’

Bhopal, Dec I5 (IANS) Gambling on new faces proved to be a boon for the Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) though it was unfruitful for the Congress in the just concluded assembly elections. The BJP's success rate with new faces has been above 60 ... Full story

Bhopal, Dec 10 (IANS) At least four labourers were killed and five others injured when the wall of a well they were digging caved in, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday at village Kalara, about 45 km from here, when the wall caved in and ... Full story

Bhopal, Dec 5 (IANS) When counting of votes for the Madhya Pradesh assembly election takes place Monday it will also decide the fate of tainted leaders, including those involved in dacoity, thefts, murder and kidnapping. Public posturing notwithstanding, there was ... Full story

The extent of spread of the AIDS epidemic in Madhya Pradesh can be judged from the fact that while there was only one identified AIDS patient in 1988 in the state, the figure has now risen to 2,780, according to state health data.... Full story

Repolling at 31 polling booths spread over 14 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh passed off peacefully Sunday with 63.35 percent of electorate casting their votes, officials said. The Election Commission of India ordered a repoll at these places after complaints of electoral irregularities and defects in ... Full story

The Election Commission Saturday said the final polling percentage in assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh was 69.31 and not 60 percent as given out earlier. Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer J.S. Mathur said this while announcing re-polling in 29 centres across 14 assembly constituencies in the ... Full story

Polling in the 230 assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh got off to a sluggish start Thursday but picked up as the day warmed up, as security swarmed the vast state that was on high alert following the terror attack in Mumbai.... Full story

Madhya Pradesh goes to polls Thursday morning against the backdrop of a shrill campaign, which from development issues slided into exchange of verbal fireworks between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress over terror attacks in the country.... Full story

The stage is set for the crucial assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress for the first time facing a stiff challenge from various political forces in a state where politics has always been bi-polar.... Full story

Bhopal, Nov 18 (IANS) Notwithstanding their tall claims of empowering women, political parties in Madhya Pradesh have let them down in nominations for the Nov 27 state assembly polls. Despite 47 per cent voters out of total 35.9 million electors ... Full story