The Belgaum parliamentary constituency, where polling had to be postponed by a month in 1996 due to a record number of independent candidates, 452 and a total of 456. Shri Shivanand Hemappa Koujalgi of Janta Dal won the elections then. The huge number of Independents was part of a political strategy planned by the Maharashtra […]
Loksabha 2019
How to file nomination for Loksabha Parliamentary Constituency?
The person wishing to contest the election has to be a citizen of India and has to be 25 years of age. A person must be enrolled in the current electoral roll of any of the Parliamentary Constituencies for contesting elections from a Parliamentary Constituency. List of documents to be submitted while filing nominations – • Nomination […]
Voters from Belagavi Rural Voted the most to Angadi
The voters from Belagavi Rural have voted the most in favour of Suresh Angadi, while voters of Saundatti-Yellamma have voted the least. Data released by the Election commission shows Suresh Angadi of the BJP secured 117947 from Belagavi Rural constituency while voters of Belagavi Dakshin followed with 117590 and Gokak 104505. Dr. Sadhunavar got highest […]
14 candidates secure less than 500 votes, 55 deposit forfeited
According to Section 158 of the Representation of the People Act,1951 a sum of Rs.25,000/- in the case of an election from an Parliamentary Constituency. (The amount of deposit is half in the case of a candidate belonging to a scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe) is taken as a security deposit by the Election Commission. […]
NOTA votes go down drastically only 0.27%
NOTA means “None of the Above” option which enables the voter to officially register a vote of rejection for all candidates who are contesting. If a voter chooses to press NOTA on the EVM, it indicates that the voter has not chosen to vote for any of the party. In the current 2019 Loksabha elections, the […]