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Chandigarh: Malwa belt in Punjab holds political sway, influencing assembly and parliamentary elections, with AAP and SAD victories.

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The Lok Sabha election to the parliament constituencies of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and the bye-election to the Assembly constituency of Secunderabad cantonment (SC), necessitated by the death of its legislator Lasya Nanditha Sayanna, will be held in the fourth phase, on May 13.

With byelections for the six Assembly constituencies — that fell vacant after six rebel Congress MLAs were disqualified from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly — to be held simultaneously with the parliamentary elections on June 1, the ruling Congress government in the State will be facing a critical test.

Sikkim will vote in the Lok Sabha polls and the Assembly elections, being held simultaneously, on April 19, the Election Commission announced on March 17.

Haveri district administration has made all preparations for conducting the election for Haveri Lok Sabha Constituency which comprises of eight Assembly segments and the poll code of conduct has come into force from Saturday evening.

With a significant change in the political landscape of Karnataka in 2024, the ruling Congress now seems to be battle-ready, determined to put up a strong show in the Lok Sabha polls, despite many challenges on the ground.

As the election for Parliament approaches closure, political activities are gaining momentum in Yadgir district. The district has four Assembly constituencies: Gurmitkal, Yadgir, Shahapur, and Shorapur. Gumitkal comes under the Kalaburagi parliament constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), while Yadgir, Shahapur, and Shorapur fall under the Raichur parliament…

The Parliamentary polls in Karnataka will be held in two phases with 14 constituencies going to polls in each phase. While 14 constituencies in South Karnataka will go to polls on April 26 (as part of the second phase nationally), the other 14 constituencies in North Karnataka will go to…

An election control room has been set up in Nagapattinam district and voters can convey information and complaints with respect to the implementation of the election Model Code of Conduct, Collector Johny Tom Varghese said in a statement.

YSRCP candidates’ list reflects social justice, says Jagan Mohan Reddy. Allocation of 50% seats to the SC, ST, BC and minority candidates is truly representative of various social sections, he says.