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Punjab village ends up voting for wrong constituency

Electors in a village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district have ended up casting their votes for the wrong constituency and its candidates in the Jan 30 assembly polls.

Interactive campaigns boost polling in Doaba

The Dalit-dominated Doaba region recorded a high polling percentage of 77%, thanks to enthusiasm among young voters and increased visibility of candidates during campaigning.

Polling booth No.106: Where the feuding Badals converge

Located in a government school in Badal village of Lambi assembly seat in Punjab, polling booth No.106 may be a nondescript place but it turned out to be the battleground for the politically feuding first family of Punjab politics -- the Badals.

A peg of sporting spirit in Punjab's political party

If sport is cheese, politics is usually chalk, and rarely do the twain mix. But in this year's Punjab election, a large number of people from the sporting fraternity will be seen playing the political ballgame.

Centenarian marathoner seeks votes for Sanjha Morcha

Centenarian marathoner Fauja Singh has appealed to the people of Punjab that it was the right moment to bring about a change in Punjab by throwing out the Congress and SAD-BJP alliance and giving the reins of power to Manpreet Singh Badal and his Sanjha Morcha.

Even the CM’s village has its have-nots

Old-age home inmates live in idyllic surroundings at Badal village, while poverty-stricken elders await pension as well as ration. Prabhjit Singh reports.

SAD releases manifesto, promises free laptops, 10 lakh jobs

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday released its election manifesto promising free laptops with data cards for class 12 students in govenment schools and 10 lakh jobs for youths while demanding more financial powers for the state from the Centre.

.32-bore revolver on top among arms deposited by candidates

The .32-bore revolver seems to be the favourite of several candidates in Jalandhar district. The good news is that these licensed weapons have been deposited at various police stations as per the Election Commission’s directions in view of the January 30 Punjab polls.

My wife doesn’t need electoral lessons: Bajwa

Gurdaspur MP Partap Singh Bajwa believes he does not need to “teach” his wife Charanjeet Kaur — the Congress candidate from the Qadian assembly constituency — anything about campaigning.

Royal bahus' poll push for father, son

Unmindful of the sudden rain and chilly winter winds, the royal bahus are stepping out in the muddy, narrow village roads in the state's Patiala district to campaign for Captain Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder.

Draping of statues reaches poll-bound Punjab

Toeing a line similar to Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission has directed the city administration to cover the statue of former SAD MLA late Raminder Singh Bularia before the polls in Amritsar.

Crowd-pullers out to shed ‘pushover’ tag

Mesmerising the audience is child’s play for them. Now, these popular performers face the challenge of wooing voters. And history is not on their side. Ravinder Vasudeva reports.

Cyber war rages among political parties, adds colour to campaign

“Ki hoya je patjhar aaee, Agli rut wich yakin rakhi,” PPP president Manpreet Singh Badal is heard reciting in his typical poetic style, followed by a four-minute grooving promotional video of the party, its own version of Kolaveri Di propagating the PPP’s ideology and tossing up political opponents. Vivek Gupta reports.

Malwinder gets going in Samana

A day after parting ways with the Congress and joining the SAD, Raja Malwinder Singh, brother of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Capt Amarinder Singh, campaigned in the Samana assembly segment against his nephew and Congress candidate Raninder Singh on Sunday.