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Sonia, Advani among notable candidates in fray
Voters In Sikkim will have to cast two votes
NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the third of the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled for Thursday (April 30), will come to an end at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in most of the places in 107 constituencies.
A total of 1,567 contestants, including 101 women, are in the fray. By the end of this phase, the country would witness elections to 372 out of the 543 constituencies. The Phase-I on April 16 covered 124 constituencies and Phase-II on April 22 (in Inner Manipur) and April 23 covered 141 seats. The Phase-IV and V are due on May 7 and 13. In Sikkim, the voters will have to cast two votes — one to elect their representatives to the 32-member Legislative Assembly and the other to elect a lone Lok Sabha representative.
The States/Union Territories going to the polls this time are: Bihar and Karnataka (11 Lok Sabha seats each), Gujarat 26, Madhya Pradesh 16, Maharashtra 10, Uttar Pradesh 15, West Bengal 14, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - one each.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi (contesting from Rae Bareli), BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani (Gandhinagar), the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda (Hassan), senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh (Darjeeling) and Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav (Madhepura), CPI senior leader Gurudas Das Gupta (Ghatal) and CPI(M) senior leader Basudeb Acharya (Purulia) are among the notable contestants in this phase.
Model code relaxed
The Election Commission on Monday relaxed implementation of the model code of conduct in some States where the elections are over. Ministers will now be able to undertake tours to districts along with officials, review implementation of programmes with officials except with those directly involved with poll duties and call officials to headquarters to review programmes.
However, restriction on tendering, calling for bids, evaluation and awarding of contracts will continue in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, where the Assembly polls too have been held.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/28/stories/2009042860341000.htm
A total of 1,567 contestants, including 101 women, are in the fray. By the end of this phase, the country would witness elections to 372 out of the 543 constituencies. The Phase-I on April 16 covered 124 constituencies and Phase-II on April 22 (in Inner Manipur) and April 23 covered 141 seats. The Phase-IV and V are due on May 7 and 13. In Sikkim, the voters will have to cast two votes — one to elect their representatives to the 32-member Legislative Assembly and the other to elect a lone Lok Sabha representative.
The States/Union Territories going to the polls this time are: Bihar and Karnataka (11 Lok Sabha seats each), Gujarat 26, Madhya Pradesh 16, Maharashtra 10, Uttar Pradesh 15, West Bengal 14, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - one each.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi (contesting from Rae Bareli), BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani (Gandhinagar), the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda (Hassan), senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh (Darjeeling) and Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav (Madhepura), CPI senior leader Gurudas Das Gupta (Ghatal) and CPI(M) senior leader Basudeb Acharya (Purulia) are among the notable contestants in this phase.
Model code relaxed
The Election Commission on Monday relaxed implementation of the model code of conduct in some States where the elections are over. Ministers will now be able to undertake tours to districts along with officials, review implementation of programmes with officials except with those directly involved with poll duties and call officials to headquarters to review programmes.
However, restriction on tendering, calling for bids, evaluation and awarding of contracts will continue in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, where the Assembly polls too have been held.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/28/stories/2009042860341000.htm
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