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India Election Results – Election Commission Website Links
The results of Indian General Elections will be available on the Election Commission Of India site http://eciresults.nic.in/ from 8 am on 16th May 2009. Certain pages of the site are already throwing server runtime errors, so it looks unlikely that … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India
Tagged Election Commission Of India, Elections, General election, india election results
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Google Creates India Loksabha Elections 2009 Website
Google and Hindustan Times have created a very useful site where you can get the latest election news, MP profiles, constituency statistics, candidate quotes, polling booth locations and more, all personalized to your location. Just specify your city or town, … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Internet
Tagged Elections, google, hindustan times, India, loksabha elections
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Voter Apathy Or Election Commission Incompetence?
At just 40%, Pune saw it’s worst ever voter turnout for the Loksabha elections. Mumbai was slightly better at 44%. The dismal voter turnout numbers have shocked most of educated India. Political leaders are smirking on TV saying things like … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Protest, Reform, Society
Tagged election campaigns, election commission, Elections, India, politics, voter apathy, Voter registration, Voter turnout, Voting booth
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Pune LokSabha Seat Candidates – India General Elections 2009
Candidates contesting for the Pune Loksabha seat in India’s General Elections 2009.
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Pune City, Thoughts
Tagged Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, bjp, Elections, India, Indian National Congress, kalmadi, loksabha, maharashtra, politics, pune, shirole
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Dekho Dekho Kaun Aya… Hindustan Ka Sher Aya!
India’s general elections are just a month away and pre-poll campaigning is now heating up. I certainly would be voting but along with that I also intend to attend all political rallies that might be held anywhere near my place. … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Pune City
Tagged bjp, Elections, kalmadi, lok sabha, maharashtra, narendra modi, politics, prime minister
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Us vs Them – The Mantra Of Politics
After extensive research at Oak Labs, we believe we have discovered the secret of success in politics. It revolves around the simple concept of “Us vs Them”. The key to getting a mass following, winning elections and being a popular … Continue reading

