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BY Raghavendra of BJP is the sitting MP from Shimoga Lok Sabha Constituency. He was elected after the by-polls held last year following the resignation of his father BS Yeddyurappa, who joined the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

The seven-phase general election, billed as the world's biggest democratic exercise, began on April 11 and ended on Sunday. Votes will be counted on Thursday and results are likely the same day.

Earlier in 2014, the BJP won this seat when Ramesh Chander Kaushik defeated Jagbir Sigh Malik of Congress with a margin of 7.9 per cent votes.

News18-IPSOS suggests that Mahajan may emerge as the winner from the seat in the state of Maharashtra. She is in contest with Congress candidate and former MP Priya Dutt.

In 2014, Modi won the seat with a huge margin of 49.1% votes (5,70,128 votes) over the Congress candidate Madhusudan Mistry. Later, Modi vacated the seat as he also won the Varanasi constituency in the same election.

The AIADMK's participation in the central cabinet can be thought about only after the results are declared, Palaniswami said, adding the true picture will be known on May 23.

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Tamil Nadu, which accounts for the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats in south India at 39, went to polls this time bereft of its two tallest leaders, M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa.

The BJP and Shiv Sena had swept Maharashtra in the 2014 general polls, winning 42 of the 48 seats, leaving four seats for the NCP and two for the grand old party.

The exit poll gave the Congress two to four seats, pointing to an improved performance in the state. Previously, the Congress had won only one seat.

Facebook alone took down 650 posts, followed by Twitter (220), ShareChat (31), YouTube (five) and WhatsApp (three), Director General (Communications) in the EC Dhirendra Ojha said on Sunday, after the seventh and final phase of polling was concluded.

The News18 exit poll has been conducted by IPSOS, world’s top international pollster that boasts a solid track record of predicting the electoral results of several elections around the world with accuracy.

In 2014 general elections, all four seats in Himachal Pradesh were won by the BJP, while in 2009 all but one, Mandi, was saffronised. The two biggest political players in the state remain the Congress and BJP, which have won a majority of elections for de...

After Modi offered prayers at the Himalayan shrine in Uttarakhand, he went inside a cave nearby to meditate.

Google Doodle celebrates all the seven phases of Lok Sabha elections 2019 with its election-themed inked-finger doodle.

A new polling party has been deployed and the EVM has been changed for the voting being held from 7 am to 6 pm on Sunday.