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The Election Commission of India on Sunday, March 10 had announced dates for Lok Sabha Elections 2019, which would commence from April 11 to May 19, with the counting of votes on May 23. More than 900 million people above the age of 18 are expected to cast their ballots at a million polling stations. Of the total electorate, 15 million will be in the age group of 18 to 19 years.
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3:40 PM | Congress announces candidature of Kamal Nath for Chhindwara Assembly bye-elections
INC COMMUNIQUE
Announcement of @OfficeOfKNath as the candidate for the ensuing bye-election to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh from Chhindwara Constituency. pic.twitter.com/OFMgQVebWt
— INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) April 4, 2019
12:40 PM | Telangana: Former Congress MP Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu joins BJP
MP Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu joined BJP on Thursday in presence of Union Minister J P Nadda. Rapolu is a Rajya Sabha member from Telangana. He had resigned from the Congress party last month.
12:20 PM | Uttar Pradesh : Nishad party forms alliance with BJP
Gorakhpur MP, Praveen Nishad, who won contesting on SP ticket after Yogi Adityanath vacated the seat, joins BJP
Sanjay Nishad became alliance partner.
11:45 AM | Congress president Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad
10:45 AM | Congress releases list of candidates for Dahod and Bharuch
Dahod – Babubhai Katara
Bharuch – Sherkhan Abdul Shakur Pathan
10:00 AM | Rahul Gandhi to fill nomination from Wayanad today
Wayanad became the hotbed of politics after Congress on Sunday, March 31 announced candidature of party chief Rahul Gandhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
9:10 AM | Congress releases list of candidates for Gujarat Legislative Assembly bypolls
INC COMMUNIQUE
Announcement of Congress candidates for the ensuing bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/GHpCWL9a08
— INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) April 4, 2019
