Indian Elections 2009

News Update : YSR Reddy sworn in as the Chief Minister on Andhra Pradesh for the second consecutive term on Wednesday, May 20 2009

The Congress has managed to win the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections winning 155 of the 294 seats in the state. The main opposition party, TDP, gave a good fight this election leading/winning around 100 seats, but it wasn’t enough to remove the incumbent government of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

• Andhra Assembly polls: YSR all set to lead second term, Indian Express, May 16 2009
• Chiranjeevi’s glamour fails to impress voters, Economic Times, May 16 2009

In another feather in Congress’ cap, they have also managed to win 33 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

May 16th, 2009 | Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Election Results, State Assembly Elections | Category: Andhra Pradesh, Election Results, Elections, Indian Politics, UPA/Congress | Comments (4)

In the first reports of it’s kind, voting fraud was reported from Andhra Pradesh. The Election Commission has reordered polling in 63 booths in the state after discrepancies in voting were caught on camera. In a shocking incident, a polling official was caught on camera actually voting while voters stood as spectators.

• Polling agents caught casting votes in Andhra, Times of India, 25 Apr 2009
• Polling agents caught on camera casting votes in Andhra, Hindustan Times, Apr 25 2009

The EC should mandate cameras in all polling stations to ensure such incidents do not recur henceforth.

April 25th, 2009 | Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Lok Sabha elections | Category: Andhra Pradesh, Elections | Leave a comment