Assembly Elections 2013

Delhi Lt Governor declares public holiday on poll day

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 13:42

Delhi`s Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has declared December 04 as a public holiday in view of the Assembly polls to be held in the national capital.

Litmus test for Sheila Dikshit as Delhi goes to poll on Wednesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 12:07

In what is likely to be a litmus test for incumbent Congress government led by Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, nearly 1.12 crore voters in Delhi will cast their votes at 11,992 polling booths on December 4 to elect a new government.

56 cartons of illegal liquor seized ahead of Delhi polls

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 23:50

Just two days ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, 56 cartons of illegal liquor were seized and three persons arrested in this connection in West Delhi, police said on Monday.

Dikshit seeks resettlement colonies` vote in Malviya Nagar

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 23:25

On last day of campaigning for December 4 Assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit hard sold development mantra while trying to woo voters in the resettlement colonies of Malviya Nagar.

Strong sentiment in Delhi for change: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 22:57

BJP claimed it would get a clear majority in Delhi Assembly elections saying there is a strong anti-incumbency against Congress and dismissed Aam Admi Party.

Delhi Assembly Elections: Political parties come up with interesting promises

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 22:18

In their fight for supremacy in the Delhi Assembly elections, Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are trying to woo voters with some interesting assurances in varied fields.

Haryana employees who are voters in Delhi to get special leave on Dec 4

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 22:09

Haryana Government has notified that its employees who are residents of Delhi will get a paid holiday or special casual leave on December 4, the day of polling in the national capital.

Loophole in monitoring of social media: Delhi Election Commission

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 20:14

Delhi`s Election Commission admitted that there was loophole in monitoring of social media and said a strong mechanism was needed to deal with such communication which was "impossible" to track.

Aam Aadmi Party installs spy cameras to check BJP, Congress from buying votes

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 10:02

With less than 48 hours for the national capital to vote, the Aam Admi party (AAP) said that they are using spy cameras to keep an eye on their Opposition parties.

As countdown begins for voting, EC intensifies vigil in Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 18:13

Delhi`s Election Commission has intensified vigil in areas which are vulnerable to misuse of money, liquor and musclemen such as slum clusters and unauthorised colonies, besides UP and Haryana border.

Narendra Modi misleading people, says Sheila Dikshit

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 01:30

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday raised the poll pitch for the forthcoming state Assembly Elections by appealing to the people to give Congress another term. The state is scheduled to go to polls on December 04.

Congress strategy to support AAP from inside: Gadkari

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:02

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and election in-charge for Delhi Nitin Gadkari alleged that the Congress is supporting the Aam Aadmi Party from inside so as to claim all non-Congress votes in the December 4 Delhi elections.

Congress, BJP field just 11 women candidates for Delhi polls

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:04

Both the BJP and Congress may have supported the demand for reserving 33 percent seats for women in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies but when it comes to fielding women candidates for December 4 polls in Delhi, the two parties fared poorly.

AAP supporters from overseas, outside Delhi set camp in capital

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 17:42

A 77-year-old NRI from London and a doctor duo from Gujarat`s city of Bhuj are among the many "outside" supporters who are camping in Delhi with an aim to ensure that Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Party emerges victorious in the Assembly polls.