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two percent after all votes cast were taken into account. A total of 123 candidates were in the fray. Polling started at 8 a.m. and ended at 4 p.m. The morning cold affected the early voter turnout, but young and
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NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on November 26 rejected a notice by the Congress party for an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on the issue of black IANS, JAMMU/SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI percent of the over one million voters cast their ballot. money. She also refused to suspend Voters in Jammu and the Kashmir defied a boycott call by separatist groups and Polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere during the question hour to discuss matbraved inclement weather the day. Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi told the media in Delhi that ter. Mahajan, however, agreedtotocast let their ballot in large numbers on November 25 as IANS, RANCHI/NEW DELHI the matter, constituencies which is already listed in in the first of the five-phase state polls. State 15 assembly voted Chief the constituencies had seen 64.97 percent turnout in the 2008 elections and 52.63 the business of the day, beUmang discussedNarula told the media in Jammu that more than 70 Electoral Officer (CEO) percent in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year. >>PAGE 11 harkhand voters also defied a at the earliest. The adjournment Voting took place in 13 of the 81 assembly constituencies in six districts. poll boycott call by Maoists and motion was moved by Congress Deputy Election Commissioner elections. Voter turnout was turned up in large numbers to members, including leader of the ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to bring Cosmetic dentistry (Near Sabha Mumbai Airport) cast their ballot in the first of the Umesh Sinha, who briefed the good in Maoist affected areas party in Lok& Sabha Mallikarjun back black money within 100 days of Crowns Bridges NRI Friendly Family Dental Clinic High tech dental Treatment Dentures media about the Jharkhand elec- despite a boycott call. The young five-phase assembly elections. Kharge (in picture), M. Veerappa coming to power and failure to do so Credit cards Extractions & Root Canal per- and the oldaccepted were seen queueing up Voting took place in 13 of the 81 tions in Delhi, said the polling Moily and Kamal Nath. amounted to violation of promises. Gum treatment Discount with thisAn advt TMC leader Sudip Bandhopadhyay stations. election offiassembly constituencies in six centage in 13 constituencies that at polling The speaker said she will see to it Scaling & Root planning Email: shreejidentistry@gmail.com went to the polls was 61.92 percent. cial told IANS in Ranchi: “The Maoist-affected districts. Over three said placing the discussion on black that the debate is taken up as soon Tooth bonding & Whitening Website Facebook: Shree-ji saw dental care said these constituencies highest turnout was in Bhavnathmillion voters were eligible to cast • He money as the “last item” of the day’s : namratashahdentalcare.in as possible. Kharge said the issue Implant their ballot, of whom about 1.8 58 percent polling in the 2009 pur with 69.6 percent, while the agenda was like discussing black was important as it related to the million exercised their franchise. assembly polls as well as in the Lok lowest was in Chatra.” money in the darkness of night. promises made by the Prime Minister
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from inaccessible areas. “The highest polling was recorded in Sonawari with 80.1 percent, while the lowest was recorded in Ganderbal with 53 percent,” Narula said. Peaceful polling took place at all the 1,787 polling stations in seven districts. In Ladakh region, Nubra saw 75 percent polling, Zanskar 71.07, Leh 66 and Kargil 59.82. In the Kashmir Valley, Sonawari recorded 80.1 percent, Kangan 76.83, Bandipora 70 and Gurez 77.1, while in Jammu region, Doda saw 79.6 percent polling, Ramban 68, Bannihal 70, Kishtwar 68.8, Inderwal 72.5 and Bahderwah 70.7. Polling was low key initially because of the winter cold, especially in the Ladakh region where temperatures were much below freezing point. As the day progressed, balloting picked up, as voters lined up at polling booths. People said they were voting for change and development. Vote count will take place on December 23 after the last of the five-phase elections ends on December 20.
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