Campaigning ends for Assembly by-elections in seven states.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Nov. 6 (ANI): Campaigning for the Assembly by-elections in seven States ended on Thursday evening. Constituencies in the States of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (  `tär prä`dĭsh), state (2001 provisional pop. 166,052,859), 92,804 sq mi (240,363 sq km), N central India. The capital is Lucknow. , West Bengal West Bengal: see Bengal. West Bengal State (pop., 2001: 80,176,197), northeastern India. It is bordered by Nepal and Bangladesh and the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya and has an area of 34,267 sq mi (88,752 sq km); , Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (hĭmä`chəl prədāsh`), state (2001 provisional pop. 6,077,248), 21,629 sq mi (56,019 sq km), NW India, in the W Himalayas, bordered by the Tibet region of China on the east. Shimla is the capital. and Chattisgarh are going for polls on Saturday. A total of 31 constituencies --11 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in West Bengal, 3 in Kerala, 2 each in Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and one in Chhattisgarh will witness by-polls. Polling for the by-election to the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh will also be held tomorrow. Counting of votes will be held on Tuesday. Meanwhile, tight security arrangements have been put in place ahead of the 7th Nov bypoll to the Kannur assembly constituency in the wake of alleged anomalies in fresh voters list. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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