Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Balurghat, Sukanta Majumdar plays cricket during an election campaign, near Balurghat in South Dinajpur, West Bengal.(ANI)
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Independent candidate from Shivamogga constituency, Karnataka, K.S. Eshwarappa during his rally before he filed his nomination papers.(PTI)
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BJP candidate from Hooghly constituency Locket Chatterjee buys vegetables during an election campaign in Hooghly, West Bengal. (PTI)
Bike rider Rajalaxmi Manda, also known as Bullet Rani, poses for photos with others during her bike tour election campaign in support of BJP and PM Narendra Modi in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI)
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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee addresses an election campaign rally in support of party candidate Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal.(PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
