The Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi.
Social media intermediaries and the internet and mobile association on Tuesday told the EC that they would come up with a draft 'code of ethics' for the industry in the next 24 hours as part of a.. DNA - Published
The SP may fight around five seats as part of the understanding, including two from Mumbai, and pitch itself as the larger partner during the state assembly polls due later this year. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Advocate KR Koshti, who appeared as party-in-person in the PIL, had submitted to the court that ECI has only three lakh VVPAT machines as against over nine lakh EVMs, which are in working condition. DNA - Published
There is no “220 club” in BJP which hopes a reduced tally for the party in the Lok Sabha elections could see the emergence of an alternative to PM Narendra Modi and this was mere speculation in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Efforts to get back Katchatheevu to India from Sri Lanka, caste-based census, casteless model villages named after leaders 'Periyar-Jyotirao Phule,' were among the assurances. DNA - Published
The Madhya Pradesh Congress has requested Bollywood megastar Salman Khan to breach the BJP's Indore citadel in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. DNA - Published
He has lost eight Lok Sabha elections and as many assembly polls. But that does not deter Fakkar Ramayani to file his nomination as an Independent candidate for the 17th time. DNA - Published
Gohil said Tejashwi would soon hold a joint press conference in the state capital here along with the state level leaders of all GA partners and inform people about the seat sharing. He said State.. IndiaTimes - Published
The development comes a day after the Congress announced candidates for 11 constituencies which includes the two which the CPI(M) had won in 2014. The Left Front last week had announced a list of 25.. IndiaTimes - Published
Bihar Mahagathbandhan which comprises - Congress, RJD, Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD).. DNA - Published
With the Congress-CPI(M) proposed alliance falling apart in West Bengal, the stage is set for a four-cornered contest in which the main contenders -- the Trinamool Congress and the BJP - are in an.. DNA - Published
A lot has changed since the first Lok Sabha was elected in 1952. The average age of MPs has gone up — the last one was the oldest, while this one is the second oldest IndiaTimes - Published
Despite the ‘one person one vote’ principle, some votes are more valuable than others. India’s population has grown at different rates across states but the number of LS seats per state has.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress has released its fifth list of 56 candidates for the Lok Sabha election, including 22 from Andhra Pradesh and 11 from West Bengal. The list, released late on Monday night, also included.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
The Janata Dal (S), which in its version as the Janata Party, was a force to reckon with in Maharashtra, may contest from the Aurangabad, Palghar, and Sangli Lok Sabha segments. DNA - Published
A 24x7 control room has been established where citizens, whose identity will be kept secret, can report any movement of cash or valuables, likely or suspected to be used for electoral purposes. DNA - Published
Meghalaya CM and National People's Party president Conrad Sangma speaks of the political ramifications in the Northeast for a regional party like his after the anti-Citizenship Amendment Bill protests.. DNA - Published
In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party hopes to convert its larger vote share in the Assembly elections into a repeat of the 2014 state sweep DNA - Published
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had on Sunday announced the number of seats to be contested by its three constituents -- the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and Ram Vilas.. DNA - Published
With the Lok Sabha elections beginning next month, the ruling party in the state plans to challenge the SP-BSP-RLD with help from its allies Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and Apna Dal (S). DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The EC, through its counsel Pradeep Rajagopal, told the high court that a meeting between the commission and all social media intermediaries was scheduled for Tuesday. DNA - Published
Madhuresh of National Alliance of People's Movement said the campaign will be held in more than 1000 places. Action programmes will be organised in various forms including Prabhat ferries, jan sabhas,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Flanked by Kannada actors Yash and Darshan, Sumalatha said her decision to fight the elections from Mandya would cost the Congress dear as it would be very tough for the party to make a comeback in.. DNA - Published
The National Conference Monday decided to contest all six Lok Sabha seats in the state, but has left a slim possibility of an alliance with the Congress "based on the national scenario". IndiaTimes - Published
With the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) making it clear that it would back his candidature, Owaisi seems to be on a strong wicket in this Muslim-dominated segment, a stronghold of the All India.. DNA - Published
The nomination process for eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh going to polls in the first phase began Monday, a senior election official said. IndiaTimes - Published
Notification for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections was issued on Monday, setting in motion the high-voltage electoral battle where the BJP seeks to return to power amid opposition's efforts to.. IndiaTimes - Published
During her three-day visit, Priyanka will cover a distance of 100-km by boat in Ganga from Allahabad to Varanasi -- the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hopping from one.. DNA - Published
A day after declaring its candidate for the seventh Lok Sabha seat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday made it clear that there would be neither any alliance with the Congress nor a rollback of any of.. IndiaTimes - Published
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