By Sujay Mehdudia in Bhiwani
In Haryana, Congress banks on Hooda’s performance, INLD haunted by its past
On the Rohtak-Hissar and Hissar-Bhiwani highway in Haryana, one can see women busy in the fields burning the left over roots of the wheat crop, fetching water for their daily needs and men idling away their time around village chaupals […]

Special Correspondent
CHANDIGARH: Only eight of 23 candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election from Karnal have given their details of expenditure to the nodal officer so far, District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner Chander Prakash said on Thursday.
Those who have submitted the expenditure details include sitting MP and Congress candidate Arvind Sharma, Mamchand of the Communist […]

Rajesh Ahuja
Party had won nine of ten Lok Sabha seats in 2004 general electionsInfighting among top leaders who wanted tickets a cause of worry

CHANDIGARH: While the Congress, which won nine of ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in 2004, is harping on development unleashed by the UPA Government at the Centre and the Bhupinder Singh […]

Special Correspondent
CHANDIGARH: The Press Council of India has framed guidelines for the media and the administration for free and fair coverage of news relating to the election process to be followed during the General Elections-2009.
In a communiqué to the Chief Secretary of Haryana, the Press Council of India has requested him to issue an advisory […]

Special Correspondent
CHANDIGARH: Even though the aggregate number of contestants in the Lok Sabha elections in Haryana this time may be lower than the highest 324 recorded in 1989, the 2009 polls will be remembered for the highest number of women candidates in the fray.

Kumari Selja and Shruti Choudhary are among the 14 women candidates now.
A […]

Special Correspondent

Maximum number of 38 candidates in Hisar

There are 14 women candidates in the State
A total of 12,063,257 to cast their votes

CHANDIGARH: A total of 210 candidates are left in the race in Haryana for the ten Lok Sabha seats which goes to polls on May 7 after withdrawal of nominations by 30 candidates […]

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India has issued instructions to properly track down the candidates’ vehicles deployed in campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections.
It has also advised all political parties and prospective candidates not to involve themselves with “dummy candidates”.
Announcing this here, Haryana’s Chief Electoral Officer Sajjan Singh said these directions were aimed at ensuring […]

Rajesh Ahuja
Selja from Ambala; Deepinder Hooda from Rohtak
Lobbying delays announcement of other seats
CHANDIGARH: The Congress has re-nominated its sitting MPs for election to five of the ten Lok Sabha seats from Haryana and the remaining candidates are likely to be finalised as soon as possible. According to highly-placed sources here, the “delay” has been on […]

Chandigarh: With little over a month to go for Lok Sabha polls, the tussle for tickets is causing delay in naming candidates by the Congress in Haryana, giving a golden opportunity to the opposition to reap benefits.
The Congress is yet to announce its candidates for the 10 parliamentary constituencies in the state, despite the fact […]