Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

durvasa · Post by **durvasa** » 17 Apr 2014 13:16

+4 from my family. Bangalore Central. Took 5 min once we reached venue. AAP's Bala had virtually no presence. BJP had the biggest stall but didn't realise till after giving slips, one guy politely asked to vote BJP

One IT-city neighbour voting Bala. Didn't dissuade him as would have gone to Cong otherwise (drunk on secular soda). Janta solidly behind BJP, I felt

Supratik · Post by **Supratik** » 17 Apr 2014 13:18

SRoy wrote:Worrisome trends from UP

Please elaborate.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Apr 2014 13:19

I am sure the middle and upper middle class in blr will significantly vote BJP and some will vote congi as well.

but I could hardly detect any crowds of economically weaker sections in my area. their rooms had no lines at all, or maybe 2 people. my room which was almost entirely pindi complex had a line of 75 people at 9am.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 17 Apr 2014 13:20

I cannot vote in Bangalore yet as my name is still registered in Kerala. So took my wife and in laws to the booth in the morning. 4 votes for NaMo in Bangalore north. Ab ki baar..
Modi will lose onlee

member_28108 · Post by **member_28108** » 17 Apr 2014 13:21

Klaus wrote:35-40% voting across all seats of BLR from a friend on the phone, according to him its a dull day & he slams the city's residents calling them full of hot air! He's out on a citywide tour in his vehicle & has visited about 15-20 polling booths since morning just to observe.

Last time I think it was below 40 %.
I haven't understood why Bangalore is so lazy wrt voting despite such an educated crowd. I have voted in every election since I attained majorityand so has my family and I cannot understand how people cannot vote. My 89 year old Grandma voted (she was complaining of a lot of ae related issues but then I took her and she cast her vote. If she can , why can't younger people .

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 17 Apr 2014 13:22

Bangalore south- solid middle class group, some minorities, cant say which way but gut feel tells me its between Ananthakumar vs Nilekani based on names people were reading off the display

member_28108 · Post by **member_28108** » 17 Apr 2014 13:23

Dilbu wrote:I cannot vote in Bangalore yet as my name is still registered in Kerala. So took my wife and in laws to the booth in the morning. 4 votes for NaMo in Bangalore north. Ab ki baar..
Modi will lose onlee

Yikes you should get your ID transferred. it was easy when I shifted it from Bangalore to Mangalore to Mumbai to Bangalore.

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 17 Apr 2014 13:23

If some of the yuppies i interact with are an indication many are complete hot air. Hope they at least vote.

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 17 Apr 2014 13:24

@ScorpiusMaximus @Realist_Indian 55% polling in kathua, 50% in udh, 27% in doda, 26% in kishtwar, 45% in banihal, 52% in reasi till 1pm.

MP-Voting%
Morena-18
Bhind-20
Gwalior-22
Guna-39
Sagar-32
Tikamgarh-25
Damoh-23
Khajuraho-25
Bhopal-32
Rajgarh-38

Jharkhand is rocking ...polling started late ..but still good turnout

Huge turnout at polling centre near me. Last time the voting was 40% in Pune. This time sure to cross 60%. Sign of times to come?

19 per cent polling in Karnataka: Parts of Bangalore South parliamentary constituency, where BJP leader Ananth... bit.ly/1j58Vqn

Bangalore Central 29%. At 1 PM

Bangalore North 20% #karnatakavotes

Voter turnout in Bangalore by 1 pm: Bangalore Central 23%; Bangalore North 21%; Bangalore South 28% #Elections2014

Bangalore Central - 29%, North - 28%, Rural - 31%, south - 31% till 1 PM based on public tv @sumanthbharatha @KiranKS @TheArvindDhar

Time for the substantial Bangalore bloc here to make the opportunity count

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Apr 2014 13:26

Three seats to watch out for this time, a few "Asuras" going to meet their fate.

Bangalore South, KA (Nandan Nilekani)
Guna, MP (Jyotiraditya Scindia)
Ajmer, RJ (Sachin Pilot)

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 17 Apr 2014 13:29

Very lackdaisical voting in Basweshwaranagar, not good for Hindus......Peaceful community is fully mobilized in Central Bangalore as their ummidwar is in the running on CongI ticket. Had visited my place yesterday when my FIL gave them an earful and sent them on their way.

No sign of the BJP anywhere....

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » 17 Apr 2014 13:30

Yes, he reports queues of 50-60 people on average in every booth. Will keep reporting here based on what he says over phone.

Even city of Patna has had dismal turnout over the last 3 hours (11-2 pm).

Added later: Tier 2 cities like Mysore & Hubli seem to show greater awareness. Around 47% each as of 1.30 pm.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 17 Apr 2014 13:36

so, mixed signals from k'taka & bad news (?) from UP & bihar ? what about mah ?

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 17 Apr 2014 13:42

Bihar seems to be voting BJP but low turnout.

UP MBC/M voting for Behenji, but BJP seems to be in the lead . Depends on how BSP, SP and Cong split votes among themselves. BJP's unified bloc is not consolidated enough everywhere to outdo everyone. RSS will have to help get out the vote with gusto.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Apr 2014 13:46

Niti Central ‏@NitiCentral 19s

About 60 per cent votes cast in West Bengal till 2 pm.

Niti Central ‏@NitiCentral 4m

Approximately 40% polling reported in #UP till 1pm. Aonla 36% Nagina 42.28% Bareilly 38% #Election2014

Varsha Doshi MLA ‏@VarshabenDoshi 14m

UP voting till 1pm: Aonla 36% Nagina 42.28% Bareilly 38% Moradabad 42% Rampur 37.1% Kheri 41% Pilibhit 40%

dna ‏@dna 8m

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Karnataka sees 26% polling till noon http://dnai.in/caoE

CNN-IBN News ‏@ibnlive 8m

Nearly 44 per cent ballots registered in Odisha till 2 pm #Elections2014

harbans · Post by **harbans** » 17 Apr 2014 13:57

Talked with someone from Chennai today, says the biggest surprise results from all over India will be from TN!

bhargava · Post by **bhargava** » 17 Apr 2014 13:58

^^
Jayalalitha just launched a fierce tirade against Modi and Gujarat...might be feeling the heat !!

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 17 Apr 2014 14:04

Voting at my nearest polling station was brisk. There were long queues at 8 AM but by the time i voted (10AM), there were around 75 people between the 3 booths. This is for Bangalore Rural constituency. This assembly segment (Bangalore South) has been typically held by BJP of late but since this is a small urban pocket in an otherwise rural constituency, i doubt it'll help much. D.K.Suresh (Congress, brother of D.K.Shivakumar) will probably win the seat.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Apr 2014 14:04

New Indian Express ‏@NewIndianXpress 6m

62 Per Cent Polling in #Manipur till 2 pm- http://tnie.in/1hN6V9S #LSPolls2014

CNN-IBN News ‏@ibnlive 1m

40 per cent voting in 10 seats of Madhya Pradesh till 2 PM #Elections2014

India Today ‏@IndiaToday 3m

Rajasthan records 37.46% polling till 2 pm, 44% voting in Odisha & Jharkhand sees 41% turnout till 1 pm. News Flash: http://goo.gl/vH4mnO

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 17 Apr 2014 14:10

High turnout in Udhampur, kathua and Reasi is good news.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Apr 2014 14:11

Hindustan Times ‏@htTweets 4m

#LSpolls |Voter turnout in Jammu till 1pm: Udhampur - 49.08% Kathua - 52.62% Reasi - 50.33% Doda - 37.22% Kishtwar - 46.52% Ramban - 44.16 %

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 17 Apr 2014 14:12

Why is Rajasthan so low? Summer?

kvraghav · Post by **kvraghav** » 17 Apr 2014 14:20

I think Bihar, UP, Rajasthan and MP will pickup from 3 to 6.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 17 Apr 2014 14:21

Hmmm... just as I feared... just when the going got tough, the tough reported sick. And turnout started to droop...

BTW, just checked the electoral rolls. Am registered to vote, it seems. Will do my civic duty for the country, come 30-april. Like someone mentioned, how fortunate, my first vote ever - my tryst with destiny - happened in GE 2014...

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 17 Apr 2014 14:22

As my FIL walked into the booth a couple of youths came running and shouted something to him furiously and ran away. When he came back after voting I asked him what were they saying. They were saying we gave congress 10 years and they destroyed our nation. Give BJP 5 years please. Pretty enthusiastic chaps are manning the BJP counter there.

kvraghav · Post by **kvraghav** » 17 Apr 2014 14:22

Can we have the previous year voter turnout for Karnataka seats? As far as i can see, there a lot of first time voters voting for modi here and i still feel it will be 10% more than the previous term.

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 17 Apr 2014 14:30

5forty3- http://5forty3.in/2014/04/constituency- ... 7th-april/

rajithn · Post by **rajithn** » 17 Apr 2014 14:40

SRoy: could you please elaborate on what the worrisome trend in UP is? Thank you

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 17 Apr 2014 14:47

From the sources : ->
Vote split 3:2:2:2 BJP:SP:BSP:Cong:RLD - > On 10th April this was 4:1 in favour of BJP.
Substantial section of the MBC votes to BSP; this process began on April 10th. BSP augemented by combined votes of MBC, SC and M.
Disillusioned SP folks going to BSP.

These are early trends and the data is from SP stronghold.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Apr 2014 14:49

CNN-IBN News ‏@ibnlive 2m

55 per cent voting in Moradabad till 3 pm #Elections2014

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 17 Apr 2014 14:53

how come such a big change in a week ?

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Apr 2014 14:55

Hindustan Times ‏@htTweets 1m

#LSpolls | Voter turnout in #Odisha 51% by 3 pm; Highest 54.12% in Angul, lowest 34% in Khurda.

The Hindu ‏@the_hindu 4m

33.13% polling in Karnataka till 1 pm http://thne.ws/1jMDofU

Alok Bhatt ‏@alok_bhatt 4m

Bihar & UP around 40% till 2 pm.....

niran · Post by **niran** » 17 Apr 2014 14:58

SRoy wrote:Worrisome trends from UP

what is worrisome saarji?
I show bjp growing healthy healthier healthiest even gangawar
of bjp who earlier was to come turd is leading if data is to be believed
bjp 11 out of 11, no this is not based on how many used the services of the booths
it is based on after voters have voted.

the captured yadav aircraft carrier is making mince meat of misa yadav and others jdu candidate gonna
lose his deposit

shotgun ain't gonna get his life easier than this

ashwini choubey from Buxar has polled 73% of the votes till one pee yum

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Apr 2014 15:01

niran wrote:the captured yadav aircraft carrier is making mince meat of misa yadav and others jdu candidate gonna
lose his deposit

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 17 Apr 2014 15:02

niranji,

definitely leading, that's what I posted from source. but what are the margins in this round? this is about UP.

Bihar is different case, all comm lines confirming what you said.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 17 Apr 2014 15:04

TimesNow has been hysterically peddling the topi controversy and turned anti Modi in the last few days. They have put even NDTV and TV18 in shade as far peddling anti NaMo wares is concerned. Even Dupatta and Turdesai have toned down their anti Modi rhetoric in recently.

Some heavy danda maroing must have happened behind the scenes on Arnab Goswami.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Apr 2014 15:04

LIVE: 70 per cent voter turnout recorded in West Bengal till 3 pm

This is just North West Bengal!

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Apr 2014 15:05

negi · Post by **negi** » 17 Apr 2014 15:06

Temperature has done down here since last 1 hour so , I hope voting numbers will pickup.

niran · Post by **niran** » 17 Apr 2014 15:10

SRoy wrote:niranji,

definitely leading, that's what I posted from source. but what are the margins in this round? this is about UP.

Bihar is different case, all comm lines confirming what you said.

fikir not saar, a win is a win this is mulla yam home turf here bjp was supposed to win two
but till one hour ogo the score stands at bjp 11 rest zero.