Woman Writing Poll Slogans on Rice Grains to Create Poll Awareness

As per a report:

A woman artist in Jaipur has adopted a unique method to create awareness on the importance of voting - writing poll-related slogans on rice grains - and plans to display them at public places to draw the attention of voters. Read more here at..............Woman Writing Poll Slogans on Rice Grains to Create Poll Awareness

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Poll symbols: From bananas to bangles

Decoding the Election Commission's chart of poll symbols is a rather intriguing exercise in semiotics. Some are easy to decipher - like the Congress party's hand. It could be the hand that represents unity, that governs resolutely and so on. Or it could stand for something entirely un-political , as a joke circulated after the last Lok Sabha elections suggests: when more than 50 per cent of the voters were males under the age of 30, it's no wonder that the hand won. Read More................Poll symbols: From bananas to bangles, take your pick

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Show the dot & get a free shave

AHMEDABAD: Now, this will definitely appeal to the penny-wise Amdavadis. A barber in Maninagar has offered to give a free shave to men who turn up at his shop and show that they have voted in the general elections to be held in state on Thursday. Read More................Show the dot & get a free shave

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Monkeys are poll issue in Himachal

Shimla: The incarnation of god Hanuman for some, but crop destroyers and a big nuisance for farmers, monkeys are turning out to be a major election issue in Himachal Pradesh this time. Read More................Monkeys are poll issue in Himachal

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Poll candidate rides bullock cart to visit voters

At a time when politicians hire helicopters and SUVs for election campaigns, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Lok Sabha candidate in Uttar Pradesh goes about on a bullock cart and pedal-rickshaw for canvassing. Read More................This BSP candidate rides bullock cart to visit voters

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Wanna Contest Polls, First Have Toilet in Home

"Barack Obama", do you have a toilet in your home??? Oh!!! sorry, I am an Indian & I think you live in America & this rule is going to be applicable in India only & not in America. O.K. you can go out in open if you want to!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, Jokes apart, In many parts of India having a toilet at home is still considered unhygienic in rural areas, leading to defecation in fields and open spaces.

The political class too is not above such practice in villages. And what better way to spread the message of hygiene than making it compulsory for a candidate to have a toilet at his residence?

The state government of Maharashtra in India is planning a legislation to disqualify candidates from contesting any elections if they don't have toilet facilities in their residences.

In an effort to strengthen the sanitation campaign, chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has taken keen interest to bring in a law banning candidates from contesting elections if they don't have toilet facilities in their homes, Mallinath Kalshetti, state co-ordinator of the total sanitation campaign, said on Thursday. Read more...............................................To contest polls, home toilet is necessary

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Poll booths face threat from Elephants

Election Poll rigging by Elephants!!!!!!!!!!!! No No No...................Election officials in Meghalaya state of India are facing an elephantine problem to ensure that voting for March three polls is not disrupted by marauding pachyderms.

Playing safe, election authorities are marking several booths as "sensitive" not from a communal angle or law and order factor but being vulnerable to possible attacks from elephants in the light of previous experience.

Officials here said a scenario like a herd of drunk wild elephants moving dangerously near an election booth, chasing away election officials and destroying electronic voting machines is very much in the realm of possibility. Read more..............................Poll booths face threat from elephants in Meghalaya

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