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3 killed in MP poll violence
Moderate turnout in Rajasthan, Delhi
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 — Three persons were killed and 16 injured in poll violence in Madhya Pradesh today with the turnout in Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh being moderate and heavy in Mizoram.
"It has been a peaceful operation barring some incidents ," the CEC said.		 A voter exercises her franchise using an electronic voting machine in Delhi. Such machines were used in selected constituencies on Wednesday.
A voter exercises her franchise using an electronic voting machine in Delhi. Such machines were used in selected constituencies on Wednesday.
— photo by T. C. Malhotra.
Vajpayee hints at snap poll
LUCKNOW, Nov 25 — Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today hinted at the possibility of mid-term elections in the country as the exit poll indicated a rout for the BJP in the crucial states of Delhi and Rajasthan.
Poll no reflection on govt: George
SRINAGAR, Nov 25 — The Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, said here today that the poll in four states was not going to be a "verdict on the performance of the BJP-led government."
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 Exit polls see Cong win in Delhi, Rajasthan
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 — A resurgent Congress is set to sweep the assembly elections in Delhi and Rajasthan while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to do well in Madhya Pradesh.

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Cong, Akali workers clash, 70 pc cast vote
ADAMPUR (Jalandhar), Nov 25 — As much as 70 per cent of the 1.19 lakh voters exercised their franchise in brisk and heavy polling reported from all over the Adampur constituency of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha which went to polls today.

300 taken ill in Hauz Khas
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 — At least 300 slum dwellers of Gautam Nagar JJ Camp in the Hauz Khas assembly constituency were taken ill after consuming savouries distributed by unidentified party workers this morning.

Stray poll violence in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 — The Capital today witnessed stray incidents of poll-related violence during polling. None of the incidents, however, disrupted the voting to the 70-member Delhi Assembly.

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US Nagar issue alive: CM
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 — The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, said here today that the issue of Udham Singh Nagar had not been put in the cold storage and reports to the contrary were "false and baseless".
Cash-starved farmers sell gold, livestock
HARKRISHANPURA (Bathinda), Nov 25 — Repeated failure of crops for the past four years has been forcing the farmers of Nandgarh Kotra, Gehribarasingha and this village to sell their livestock and jewellery for raising cash to run their households.
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Can you increase the volume, please. I can't sleep without noise after the poll!
By Sandeep Joshi
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