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Gandhi clan cast their vote

New Delhi, April 10 (ANI): Elections to the Lok Sabha moved into high gear as voters began exercising their franchise on Thursday in 91 constituencies in the third phase of polling in 11 States and 3 Union Territories amidst tight security. Various political leaders cast their vote during the third phase of Lok Sabha Polls on Thursday. Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi along with husband Robert Vadra cast their vote in New Delhi. Rahul Gandhi's rival cousin and BJP leader Varun Gandhi also cast his vote. Apr 10, 2014
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Maoists attack on polling day in Bihar, kill two security officials

Munger, Apr 10 (ANI): Two CRPF officials, who were on patrolling duty, were killed by Maoists in an attack in Bihar on the day of voting in the third phase of parliamentary election. Maoists attacked in the wee hours of Thursday in Munger city of Bihar, leaving two dead and seven injured. A CRPF officer, Vishwanath, who was among the injured, recalled the horrific attack. Apr 10, 2014
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Ghulam Nabi Azad, Praful Patel and Najeeb Jung cast their vote

New Delhi/ Maharashtra/Jammu, April 10 (ANI): Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Praful Patel cast their votes in their respective constituencies on Thursday during the third phase of Lok Sabha polls. Azad said that he is confident of having UPA government in centre again. NCP leader contesting from Gondia in Maharashtra stated that he is sure of his victory. Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung also cast his vote in New Delhi and encouraged voters to come forward and cast votes. Apr 10, 2014
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Political leaders cast their vote in Phase 3 of LS Polls

New Delhi/Chandigarh/Kerala/Ghaziabad/Saharanpur, April 10 (ANI): Leaders of various political parties cast their vote on Thursday as the nation observes polls for 91 seats in 11 states and 3 Union Territories. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Defence Minister AK Antony were among the voters from Congress Party. IPS turned social activist Kiran Bedi also cast her vote and urged people to come forward and cast their vote. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy cast his vote in Pudupally in Kottayam district. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal also cast his vote in New Delhi. Congress candidate Pawan Bansal from Chandigarh also cast his vote and said that people will choose their leader on the basis of work done in the constituency. Congress leader Raj Babbar who is contesting from Ghaziabad also cast his vote. Babbar said that he hopes the polling will go well. Congress candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood along with his wife also cast his vote in the constituency. Congress leader Meira Kumar also cast her vote and said that these elections are being contested on various issues, development being the foremost. Apr 10, 2014
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Narendra Modi lashes out at Congress in Darjeeling rally

Darjeeling, Apr 10 (ANI): BJP's PM Candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a rally in Darjeeling town of West Bengal. Speaking at the rally he lashed out at the Congress saying that the country needs a strong Government at Centre and also asked the people to give him 60 months to serve them when they gave 60 years to Congress. Apr 10, 2014
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Royals go walkabout in New Zealand

Britain's Prince William and wife Kate honour New Zealand's war dead at a sombre ceremony then delight the crowds when they go walkabout in the small South Island town of Blenheim. Duration: 00:52 Apr 10, 2014
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LS Polls: BJP's Kirron Kher, Meenakshi Lekhi, Vijay Goel cast vote

Chandigarh/ New Delhi, April 10 (ANI): Elections to the Lok Sabha moved into high gear as voters began exercising their franchise on Thursday in 91 constituencies in the third phase of polling in 11 States and 3 Union Territories amidst tight security. BJP candidate from Chandigarh Kirron Kher said that she was confident of the support that people had shown to her party. BJP candidate from New Delhi constituency Meenakshi Lekhi who she is contesting against Congress's Ajay Maken and AAP candidate Ashish Khetan casts her vote and said that BJP will win all 7 seats in Delhi and Narendra Modi will be the next PM. Apr 10, 2014
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LS Polls phase 3: Political leaders vote

New Delhi/ Nagpur/ Trivandrum, Apr 10 (ANI): Elections to the Lok Sabha moved into high gear as voters began exercising their franchise on Thursday in 91 constituencies in the third phase of polling in 11 States and 3 Union Territories amidst tight security. Congress candidate from New Delhi constituency Ajay Maken cast his vote and said that he was confident that the Congress party would win all the seven seats from Delhi. BJP candidate from Nagpur, Nitin Gadkari also casts his vote, says BJP will win the elections this time. AAP leader Manish Sisodia said that he hoped that people voted against corruption, against price rise. Union Minister Shashi Tharoor who casts his vote in Trivandrum, said that the voter turnout is quite impressive. Apr 10, 2014
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Maoist kills three security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Apr 10 (ANI): Maoist killed three security personnel while few others were injured in an attack carried out by the rebels in red corridor of Chhattisgarh. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital in Raipur. Doctors treating the injured security personnel said one security official was critical. Apr 10, 2014
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Lok Sabha polls: Voting underway in 11 states and 3 UTs, battle for 91 seats

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Thursday as candidates battle it out for 91 seats in 11 states. Voting is underway in Chhattisgarh (1), Haryana (10), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Jharkhand (5), Kerala (20), Madhya Pradesh (9), Maharashtra (10), Odisha (10), Uttar Pradesh (10), Bihar (6), Delhi (7), Andaman and Nicobar islands (1), Chandigarh (1) and Lakshadweep (1). Apr 10, 2014
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LS polls: Voting begins in all 20 Kerala constituencies

Kerala, Apr 10 (ANI): Polling began in all the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala on Thursday. Voters began to trickle in most of the polling stations as soon as polling opened at 7 am, to choose their representatives. At many booths, voters queued up well before the start of polling. Voting will take place in 21,424 polling stations and over 2.42 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise. About 1.5 lakh officials including 10,000 women have been deployed for poll duties. Apr 10, 2014
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