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This is the latest udate from Anil Bairwal, National Election Watch, a part of the Association for Democratic Reforms.
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Dear Friends,

Please find attached the analysis for bye-elections of state assembly in 13 constituencies in 5 states of UP, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya and West Bengal.


9 Candidates with self declared pending criminal cases c… Continue

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Always wanted to know if you are registered o vote but were too lazy to find out ?
Now you can - without wasting much time , and without suffering the agony.

1. Go to the website www.eci.nic.in click on "Links to State CEOs"

2. Choose your state e.g;Maharashtra you will go to www.ceo.maharashtra.gov.in
Or www.ceo.delhi.gov.in ... and so forth.

3. Next you need to know the approximate location of your assembly constituency for example Mumbai North, Mumbai… Continue

PRESS RELEASE : National Election Watch - Candidates with Criminal records
Please find the reports of Maharastra and Rajasthan Election watch on contesting candidates. A few highlights:

Rajasthan:
Total no. of Candidates with Criminal Records = 37
Many parties have candidates with criminal background contesting elections- CPM(2) or 66.67% ,JGP(2) or 18.8% ,BJP(2) or 8% ,INC(2) or 8% ,BSP(1) or 4.55%.
There are a total of 3 Red Alert constituencies where there are 3 or more candidates con… Continue

17% CANDIDATES IN MAHARASHTRA WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS
The following Press Release by the National Election Watch the NGO Elections watchdog, on April 10th.
It is being carried verbatim. For more information go to their website http://www.nationalelectionwatch.org/ and check "New Press Releases"

MAHARASHTRA
PRESS RELEASE
April 10, 2009
LOKSABHA ELECTIONS – PHASE 1
Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to… Continue

Dear would be Member of Parliament,
We would like to raise some questions of local interest and some of national interest.

Local interest :
(a)How can schemes and policies of the national government be informed to us and be made available to us.
(b)How can public voice an opinion on infrastructre projects - like the Worli Bandra sea link which is lying pending for ...for what ?
(c) Are we better off giving every infrastructure project to the private sector because only they can get thing… Continue