Chhattisgarh

Mandatory videography at polling booths in Naxal hit areas

Apr 2nd, 2009 | By Elections2009 | Category: Chhattisgarh

Raipur: To check bogus voting in Naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh, the EC said there will mandatory videography at sensitive and hypersensitive polling booths in the states, apart from deployment of observers.
Election Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters here that the EC had received information on bogus voting being held in Naxal-hit areas in the past.
“To prevent […]



228 candidates enter fray in Chhattisgarh

Apr 2nd, 2009 | By Elections2009 | Category: Chhattisgarh

Raipur:  A total of 228 candidates filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Chhatisgarh. State election authorities said, 228 candidates have filed papers for this year’s elections from the state.  — PTI



A corporate politically quiet in bastion

Apr 2nd, 2009 | By Elections2009 | Category: Chhattisgarh

Purnima S. Tripathi
Raipur: Corporates willy-nilly have to engage with politics in places where their businesses are based. But not always. Witness, the Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh.
Raigarh is a bastion of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), part of the Jindal group. JSPL is the largest private sector investor in the State with […]