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  Delhi state assembly elections 2003
Elections to four states – Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh - will be held on December 1 and elections to the Mizo assembly will be held on November 20.
Current status: All opinion polls indicate that in the forthcoming elections, Delhi is already in the Congress' pocket.
The current chief minister of Delhi state, Sheila Dikshit, will face off against BJP in the state assembly elections, to be held on December 1, 2003.
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 State Assembly Elections 2005,Bihar, Haryana and Jharkhand Assembly Election,Election in India,Indian Elections ...
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 India (11/04)
India's domestic politics also took new shape, as the nationalist appeal of the Congress Party gave way to traditional alignments by caste, creed, and ethnicity leading to the founding of a plethora of small, regionally based political parties.
Although its performance in national elections had steadily declined during the last 12 years, its surprise victory in 2004, was a result of recruiting strong allies into the UPA, the anti-incumbency factor among voters, and winning the votes of many poor, rural and Muslim voters.
India maintains that the entire former princely state is an integral part of the Indian union, while Pakistan insists that UN resolutions calling for self-determination of the people of the state must be taken into account.
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 Tanzania (08/05)
In the Zanzibar presidential election, Abeid Amani Karume, the son of former President Abeid Karume, defeated CUF candidate Seif Sharif Hamad.
The election was marred by irregularities, especially on Zanzibar, and subsequent political violence claimed at least 23 lives in January 2001, mostly on Pemba island.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In December 2004, the junta announced it was extending her detention for at least an additional year.
Presidential elections scheduled for 2005 are unlikely to bring change since the opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
Following the elections of a reformist president and Majlis in the late 1990s, attempts to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction have floundered as conservative politicians have prevented reform measures from being enacted, increased repressive measures, and consolidated their control over the government.
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 State Assembly Elections in India, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies were held in six Indian states during 2004.
Four (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Sikkim) had assembly election simultanous with the Lok Sabha elections in April-May. In Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh elections were held September-October.
The elected independents include one member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/State_Assembly_Elections_in_India,_2004   (114 words)

  
 Indian Elections | Elections 2005 | State Elections in India
Elections in India seize everybody's imagination, locals as well as outsiders, because of the sheer excitement they offer.
On a serious note, Indian Elections have definitely turned in the right direction, with the Election Commission of India increasingly becoming pro-active resulting in the conduction of "organised elections", which in normal course would have been close to being a sham (as was seen in a few notorious States).
Elections were held for the Parliament along with Assembly elections for four States, viz; Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Sikkim.
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 Election India 2004, India Elections Map, India Votes, Political Constituencies, Maps of Parliamentary Constituencies ...
Elections in India are fought on party lines with differing manifestoes.
From the last few terms India has had a hung parliament and therefore no single party has had the numbers to form the government on their own and have been forced to make alliances with other parties to get to the single majority mark.
Election India 2004, bears all these characteristics of the political system of India and is the most eagerly awaited and keenly followed event.
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 India Assembly Elections,State Assembly Elections,Indian Assembly Election 2005
Indian Elections: Lok Sabha Election and State Assembly Elections.
Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of BIHAR, JHARKHAND AND HARYANA.
Date before which the election shall be completed
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 Election India 2004, India Election Maps, Parlimentary Constituencies in India, map of Parlimentary Constituencies in ...
Election India 2004, India Election Maps, Parlimentary Constituencies in India, map of Parlimentary Constituencies in India, India Parlimentary Constituencies map
A policy of adult franchise through a secret ballot is exercised in elections in India.
The Commission is responsible for the 'superintendence, direction and control' of the electoral rolls for all elections to Parliament and to the State Legislatures and also for conducting the elections.
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 India
The Supreme Court also stated that the guilty were likely to escape prosecution as long as the case was tried in the state of Gujarat, and, therefore, ordered that the trials be moved to the jurisdiction of the Bombay (Mumbai) High Court.
The bill's supporters stated that its aim was to curb the use of Muslim institutions by Islamic fundamentalist terrorist groups, but the measure remains a controversial political issue among religious groups in the northern part of the country.
The BJP party with its Hindutva brand of politics won the Gujarat election in a landslide with 126 of 181 assembly seats, winning those constituencies in the central part of the state that were most affected by the rioting.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35516.htm   (15869 words)

  
 BOYCOTT FAKE PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
parliamentary elections and for assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Karnataka.
These elections are taking place in a new situation of the worldwide offensive by imperialism, particularly US imperialism, against the revolutionary movements, national liberation struggles and all types of people’ struggles in the name of containing the threat of terrorism in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the WTC and Pentagon.
The BJP at the Centre and TDP in AP are going for early elections as part of this global campaign against terrorism and are seeking to legitimize their brutal state terror and the pro-imperialist policies of Liberalisation, Privatization and Globalization (LPG).
www.peoplesmarch.com /archives/2004/may2k4/boycott.htm   (1530 words)

  
 Rajasthan state assembly elections 2003
In the Rajasthan state assembly elections 2003, the state will witness a direct fight between BJP and Congress.
The current chief minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, will clash with BJP's Vasundhara Raje Scindia in the state assembly elections, to be held on December 1, 2003.
Current analysis of Rajasthan's electorate shows that they are likely to vote Congress back to power in the state assembly elections.
www.dancewithshadows.com /rajasthan_state_election.asp   (199 words)

  
 MALAYSIA-ELECTIONS 2004: An analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The opposition which had a resurgence in the last elections in 1999 is back into oblivion by securing only 20 parliamentary seats and also losing control of the Terengganu state which came under their rule in 1999.
Though this has been an election without any substantive issues, the major ones that were taken up during the campaigning were the role of Islam in governance, corruption, privatization, the needs of the rural Malay electorate by promotion of small and medium size enterprises and the promotion of the agricultural sector.
The party was rather over ambitious in trying to capture a third state (Kedah) in the Malay heartland and utilizing its resources and energy for this purpose instead of consolidating the gains made in the last election.
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 Elections in State on April 20 and 26 - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Elections for the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka and the 224-member state Assembly will be held in two phases on April 20 and 26.
The 15 LS constituencies to be covered in the first phase of elections on April 20 are Bidar, Gulbarga, Raichur, Koppal, Bellary, Davangere, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Chikballapur, Kolar, Kanakapura, Bangalore North and South, Bagalkot and Bijapur.
Simultaneous elections will be held for the 224 Assembly seats falling under the various Lok Sabha constituencies.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/mar012004/i2.asp   (175 words)

  
 The Hindu : National / Elections 2004 : Q&A: Omar Abdullah
For him it is a question of political survival, as he lost the Assembly elections from Ganderbal in 2002.
Obviously the significant difference is that we are fighting this election as an Opposition party.
In 1996 you fought the elections on the autonomy issue; in 2002 it was governance.
www.hinduonnet.com /2004/04/06/stories/2004040601481100.htm   (613 words)

  
 News Digest
The appointment of the new bishop was announced at 1530 IST simultaneously from the Vatican and the Cardinal House at Ernakulam.
India and Italy have had significant bilateral engagements since 1995 and the latest prime ministerial visit seeks to consolidate that relationship.
Earlier it was reported that the present government at New Delhi was not in favour of the Pope's visit to India and that citing the Kargil situation and the forthoming Parliamentary elections in the country permission was denied.
www.indianchristianity.com /html/NewsDigest.htm   (5393 words)

  
 Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Asia - Four Indian state elections set scene for 2004 general polls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Four Indian state elections set scene for 2004 general polls
Millions have voted in four state assembly elections in India, setting the scene for the 2004 federal elections.
Vying for the 590 assembly seats are 5,348 candidates including eunuchs, street hawkers and former princes.
www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNA_1001262.htm   (153 words)

  
 State Assembly Elections in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Over $80,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August.
State Assembly Elections in India gives information on election and election results in India.
This page was last modified 18:44, 21 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/State_Assembly_Elections_in_India   (71 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > News > A blow to India's ambitions
The defeat of Chandrababu Naidu in the Indian elections in the state of Andhra Pradesh could spell disaster for the plans for an Indian GP in 2007.
Naidu was defeated by a Congress Party-led alliance which won 226 seats in the state assembly.
There is asome hope, however, as Suresh Kalmadi, the head of the Indian Olympic Association, which supported the race, has won a seat in the state assembly as a member of the Congress Party.
www.grandprix.com /ns/ns12881.html   (236 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services.
India is capitalizing on its large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language to become a major exporter of software services and software workers.
In late December 2004, a major tsunami took at least 60,000 lives in India, caused massive destruction of property, and severely affected the fishing fleet.
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/in.html   (1367 words)

  
 State Elections in India 2005 | Indian Elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This election gains significance, perhaps because it is seen as the first fight after UPA emerged as a major coalition against the BJP-led NDA.
The parliamentary elections held last year (2004) threw up major surprises and shocking defeats, while the icing on the cake was the action that was witnessed when Sonia Gandhi turned down the offer to head the world's largest democracy.
Will the election in these three States throw up surprises, or will it be a vote on UPA's performance or will it just be another election that works against the incumbent Governments, only time can tell.
news.indiainfo.com /spotlight/elections/stateelections/2005   (3208 words)

  
 Daily online newspaper: The Christian Science Monitor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The military anticipates an increase in violence in Iraq in advance of the elections, with insurgents opposed to the US-backed government trying to disrupt the process.
Even as the commission was voting, elected officials from those and other states - such as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas - attended the hearing and served as visual reminders of their efforts.
War casualties are also buried in many of the 121 other national cemeteries and numerous state and private graveyards.
www.csmonitor.com /newsinbrief/brieflies.html#WORLD8:31:33   (2183 words)

  
 India News : Congress wins six out of sixteen state assembly bye-elections, ( Breaking News,Kerala news, India ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
India News, NEW DELHI: India's ruling Congress on Sunday won six of the 16 state assembly bye-elections held Thursday, performing well in Haryana and Goa but losing out in politically significant Uttar Pradesh and in three southern states.
Bangarappa had won the seat in the 2004 general election as a BJP candidate but had resigned after quitting the party earlier this year.
Minutes after the results trickled in, the scene in Goa's state capital Panaji shifted to backroom lobbying for government formation, even as the mandate in some ways could be interpreted as that favouring defectors.
www.keralanext.com /news/indexread.asp?id=221834   (1379 words)

  
 Board Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was elected first as a lay delegate to 2000 and 2004 General Conference from the Mississippi Annual Conference.
Beginning in 2004, he is serving on the General Board of Global Ministries.
Mathison was All-State Basketball Player for three years in high school and was captain and leading scorer for Huntingdon College, He is consistently ranked number one in his age division in tennis in Alabama and recently was ranked number three in the South.
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While she maintains her current position as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister until assembly elections in 2006, opposition members who won 35 of the 39 local seats in Tamil Nadu have called for her resignation, according to Compass Direct.
Christians, who comprise approximately 6 percent of Tamil Nadu’s population, contend that the law was passed with the intent to harass religious minorities and restrict missionary work in the state.
Ramagopalan, who leads the Hindu Munnani organization that supported enactment of the law, labeled the decision “saddening and painful.” He called on citizens to peacefully oppose the withdrawal of the law, and he encouraged religious leaders to join hands and take further steps to prevent “unethical” conversions.
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 Himalayan Wind - Trekking Tales
Swami Dayananda is not as famous as some other holy men of India, primarily because he did not write in English, preferring to write in Sanskrit, and later, in Hindi.
The recent elections had lent their color to these hamlets, and many houses flew the banners of their chosen parties.
I have barely time to register mentally that his story reminds me of RK Narayan's Swami, when the people who are sitting around us launch into a discussion on the importance of English in today's world, and how a person of rural background can't study in the cities because the medium of education is different.
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- Iran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
elections: leader of the Islamic Revolution appointed for life by the Assembly of Experts; president elected by popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 17 June 2005 with a two-candidate runoff on 24 June 2005 (next to be held NA 2009)
Iran's economy is marked by a bloated, inefficient state sector, over reliance on the oil sector, and statist policies that create major distortions throughout.
The proportion of the economy devoted to the development of weapons of mass destruction remains a contentious issue with leading Western nations.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html#Trans   (1432 words)

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