Repoll in two booths on May 2

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:25 [IST]

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 30 (UNI) The Election Commission has ordered repoll at booth No. 144 in Nadapuram of Kozhikode district and booth No. 109 in Perinthalmanna of Malappuram district on May two.

Polling had been suspended at booth No. 144 in Nadapuram following complaints that a sticker had been fixed on the symbol of a candidate on the electronic voting machine(EVM) there.

Repolling was ordered in booth No. 109 of Perinthalmanna because of a technical snag on the EVM there, according to a press release from the Chief Electoral Officer here.

Both the constituencies had gone to polls during the second phase of the Assembly elections held yesterday.

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Thalassery witnesses tough fight

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:25 [IST]

Kannur (Kerala), Apr 30 (UNI) The Thalassery Assembly constituency, one of the key and prestigious segment in Kannur district, is witnessing a tough fight in the third and last phase of Assembly elections in Kerala slated for May three. The CPI(M) has fielded its Central Committee member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan to retain the seat for the Left Democratic Front. Even though there were six candidates in the fray, the main fight is between LDF and the Congress-led.....

UDF indulges in false propaganda: Achuthanandan

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:26 [IST]

Kannur (Kerala), Apr 30 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V S Achuthanandan today said that the false propaganda of UDF leaders that the LDF was opposed to development had been exposed in the first and second phase of the Kerala Assembly elections held on April 22 and 29. Participating in a Meet-the-Press programme of the Press Club, he alleged under the guise of development the UDF government was favouring certain sections.....

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Second phase poll peacefull in Kerala, 70 per cent polling

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:26 [IST]

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 29 (UNI) Barring a few minor incidents, the second phase of Assembly polls to elect 66 members from six central and northern districts of the state to the 140-member House, passed off peacefully today, with an estimated 70 per cent of the voters exercising their franchise. The second phase was crucial for both the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Opposition Marxist-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) to come to.....

70 per cent voting in second phase Assembly poll in Kerala

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:26 [IST]

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 29 (UNI) An estimated 69 to 70 per cent of the 10.68 million electorate exercised their franchise today in the second phase of Assembly elections in Kerala covering 66 constituencies spread over six central and northern districts of the state. Preliminary reports received at the Election Commission office here said Malappuram district registered the highest 70.71 per cent, followed by Ernakulam with 69.79, Wayanad 69.57, Palakkad 69.45, Thrissur 68, and Kozhikode 66.25.....

Man kills father

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:26 [IST]

Bettiah, West Champaran, May 1 (UNI) In a bizarre incident of patricide, Dhuna Chaudhary killed his father Rajeshwar Chaudhary at Sathi village under Sathi Police Station in West Chaparan district today. Police said Dhuna Chaudhary attacked his father with a sharp-edged weapon and killed him. Family feud was stated to be the reason behind the ghastly incident, police added. The killer fled his home after committing the crime and raids were on to nab the.....