Afghan presidential election 2009

Afghan presidential election 2009

A presidential election in Afghanistan is scheduled to be held on August 20, 2009. This will be the country's second democratic election. The previous 2004 Afghan election was held on October 9, 2004, in which President Hamid Karzai turned out the winner allowing him to serve a five-year term that ends in October 2009. Mullah Omar, leader of the Taliban, in December 2008 called for a boycott of the election. On March 11, 2009, NATO officials announced that 15.6 million voters had registered to vote, roughly half of the country's population. 35 to 38 percent of the registered voters were women. These registration numbers have been disputed, however, by the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan and media reports, which suggest some fraudulent activity in the registration process.


Candidates of Afghan presidential election 2009
The new updated top contenders for the 2009 presidential elections are: Hamid Karzai and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.

Sharad Pawar reviews NCP's position in Maharashtra ahead of assembly polls

Union agriculture minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar met close aides from North Maharashtra and Vidarbha today to review the political situation and assess party's strengths and weaknesses ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections 2009 slated to be held later this year.

Source : DNA News Paper

BJP Shiv Sena seat sharing Maharashtra Assembly election 2009

BJP Shiv Sena seat sharing Maharashtra Assembly election 2009

Maharastra BJP has almost decided to go with Shivsena for Maharashtra Assembly election 2009.
BJP's organizational in-charge of Maharashtra Kaptan Singh Solanki said the party meeting scheduled in Mumbai on Saturday will discuss modalities for seat-sharing with the Shiv Sena. Subsequently, the two parties will sit together and finalise the seat-sharing formula.

Gopinath Munde and Nitin Gadkari are two popular and top leaders in the Maharastra BJP, but looking at Munde's appeal as a mass leader he has been tasked with the state election work, he said.

Congress to face anti-incumbency in Maharashtra assembly election

Congress to take steps to counter anti-incumbency in Maharashtra

After a historic win in lok sabha election 2009 , The Congress party is now getting ready for Maharashtra assembly election 2009.

The Congress Party in Maharashtra has started to take steps to counter anti-incumbency in Mahashtra. During Lok sabha election 2009 , people felt that the Mumbai kar will come out and vote in huge number to protest against mumbai terrorist attack happened last year. Congress was ruling maharashtra during the mumbai terrorist attacks 9/11 happened. Still UPA led by Congress won the lok sabha elections. Many political experts say that the Indian voter does not consider local problems during lok sabha election. So the mumbaikar can show their protest during maharashtra assembly election 2009 by voting .

Afghan election hopeful attacked

One of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mates in next month's election has survived an assassination attempt, officials say.

Mohammed Qasim Fahim's convoy was fired at with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns in northern Kunduz province, said its governor.

Source : BBC News