Piravom poll: Record 86.3% Polling in Piravom

In a record in the constituency, 86.3 per cent polling was registered in the crucial Piravom bypoll in Ernakulam district on Saturday, with both the Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led fronts hoping the heavy turnout augurs well for their respective groups.

As per final figures released by the Election Commission, 86.3 per cent of voters of 1.83 lakh electorate had exercised their franchise by 5 p.m. when polling came to a close.

In 1987, Piravom constituency had registered a record turnout of 85.45 per cent. Gopi Kottamurikkal of CPI(M) had won the Assembly polls then.

The highest turnout this time was 89.5 per cent in Maneed while the lowest was at Elanji — 82.5 per cent.

United Democratic Front candidate Anoop Thomas and his Left Democratic Front rival M.J. Jacob were among the early voters.

Sachin Tendulkar finally hits 100th international century for India

The wait is finally over. Sachin Tendulkar on Friday finally reached the milestone of 100th international century. 

It was during 2011 World Cup match against South Africa that Tendulkar hit his 99th international ton. But it has been 33 innings since then and the icon has repeatedly failed to cross that landmark.
 


He has played in 11 Tests over the last year and scored 778 runs with a highest score of 94. And he's made 301 runs at an average of 27.36 from the 11 ODIs.

Tendulkar's numbers in Tests and ODIs since his 111 against the Proteas in the World Cup on March 12, 2011:

         Matches           Innings                Runs        Avg              Highest

Tests    11                    21                    778         37.04            94

ODIs    11                    11                    301         27.36            85

The milestone was appearing to weigh the Master Blaster down. But Team India skipper M.S. Dhoni dismissed such notions ahead of the team's first Asia Cup tie against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. "These are small things, not a worry. He is an asset to the team,"

Tendulkar has come close a few times, but it was not to be. He seemed to be feeling the heat and took to the nets on Wednesday despite it being optional in an effort to sort out his knicks. Only three Indian cricketers turned up and Sachin was one of them.

And all the hard seems to have paid off.

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates scoring his 100th international century during India's match against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

Sachin Tendulkar has become the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries after his hundred against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup in Dhaka.

It has been more than a year since he hit his last, against South Africa in Nagpur in a World Cup match, which is the longest time that he has had to wait for a century since his first Test century against England at Old Trafford in August 1990 and his second one against Australia 17 months later in January 1992.

Tendulkar has now hit 49 ODI centuries and 51 in Tests and went on to make 114 before being dismissed.

SACHIN TENDULKAR LIST OF RECORDS

Its been 21 years since Sachin Tendulkar stepped in to the International arena of Cricket. Sachin has been breaking cricket records ever since his debut, and will surely break more records in the time to come. Following Sachin Tendulkar records list has been growing ever year, and will grow until he plays.

1. Record number of matches played – 442 matches
2. First player to play a record 400 innings
3. Number of consecutive ODI appearances – 190 matches
4. Cricket grounds played on – 90 grounds
5. Highest individual score by a single player – 200*
6. Most runs in a cricket career – 17,598 runs
7. Record number of ODI centuries – 46 Centuries
8. Record number of centuries in ODIs against an opponent – 9 Centuries
9. Record number of centuries in tournament finals – 6 Centuries
10. Record number of centuries in all formats against an opponent – 19 centuries
11. On Sachin’s Debut, he was the second youngest debutant after Aaqib Javed of Pakistan
12. First player to score 10,000 runs
13. First player to score 11,000 runs
14. First player to score 12,000 runs
15. First player to score 13,000 runs
16. First player to score 14,000 runs
17. First player to score 15,000 runs
18. First player to score 16,000 runs
19. First player to score 17,000 runs
20. Only male player to score a double century in ODIs
21. Tendulkar has scored more than 1,000 runs against every major cricket playing nation
22. Sachin is the only player to score more than 3000 runs against a single opponent – Sri Lanka and Australia
23. Holds the record to score more than 1,000 runs in a single calender year. He has done this 7 times so far.
24. Most number of runs in tournament finals – 1833 runs
25. Most fours in an innings – 25 against South Africa
26. Record number of scores above 150  in an innings – 5
27. Most Half Centuries in ODIs – 93 Half Centuries
28. Highest number of scores over 50 – 139
29. Most Man of the Match awards in ODIs – 61
30. Most Man of the Series awards in ODIs – 19
31. Most half centuries in world cup matches – 13
32. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs in ODIs in a calendar year – 1894 runs in 1998

Kerala Political Dictionary

ഇലക്ഷനറി (പിറവം തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് സ്പെഷ്യല്‍ ഡിക്ഷനറി )
(വി.എസ് വക)
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അഭിസാരിക= കറിവേപ്പില/ സിന്ധു ജോയ്
മൌനി ബാബ = എ.കെ ആന്റണി
കുരങ്ങന്റെ കയ്യിലെ പൂമാല = ആന്റണിയുടെ കയ്യിലെ ഭരണം
ബുദ്ധിയില്ലാത്ത കുട്ടി= സിന്ധു ജോയ്

(പി.സി ജോര്‍ജ് വക)
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പെരട്ട് കാള = വി.എസ് അച്യുതാനന്ദന്‍
നിശ്ചല പാവ = വി.എസ് അച്യുതാനന്ദന്‍
മ്ലേച്ഛന്‍ = വി.എസ് അച്യുതാനന്ദന്‍
ബിംബം = വി.എസ് അച്യുതാനന്ദന്‍
മുതലാളി = പിണറായി
മുങ്ങിയ കപ്പിത്താന്‍ = പിണറായി
മുങ്ങിയ കപ്പല്‍ = എല്‍ .ഡി.എഫ്
ആരാച്ചാര്‍ = ഇ.പി ജയരാജന്‍

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Samvritha sunil marriage confirmed - samvritha sunil marriage photos

We love actress Samvrutha Sunil, and news reports that have been pouring in online today, have been nothing short of shocking. These reports that appeared in leading online Malayalam news portals claim that the actress has got married secretly on January 19, 2012 at the Arya Samajam at Calicut. Akhil, an engineer based in California and a native of Calicut, is the groom.

Reports also claim that both Samvrutha and Akhil had arrived on the same day evening at Calicut Janasevana Kendram to get their marriage registered. Samvrutha is currently busy with the shooting of ‘Diamond Necklace’ in Dubai, and has not responded to the rumours that have been floating online.

Election Results - 2012 Polls

	Alliance Trends/Tally
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2012 Results	Alliance TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING BSP 77 124    80 126    SP 223 126     224 127     CONG+ 36 4     37 5     BJP 45 4    47 4    OTHERS 15 2    15 2    Total 396/403

	Party Wise Trends/Tally
	Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING BSP BSP 77 124    80 126    SP SP 223 126     224 127     CONG+ INC 27 5     28 6     CONG+ RLD 9 1    9 1    BJP BJP 45 4    47 4

Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2012 Results  Alliance Trends/Tally Alliance TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING BJP 29 3    31 3    BSP 3 5    3 5    CONG 31 10     32 11     OTHERS 4 2    4 3    Total 67/70 Party Wise Trends/Tally Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING CONG INC 31 10     32 11     BJP BJP 29 3    31 3    BSP BSP 3 5    3 5

	Punjab Assembly Election 2012 Results
	Alliance Trends/Tally
	Alliance TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING CONG 46 2     46 2     SAD+ 68 1     68 1     BSP 0 0 0 0 OTHERS 3 3    3 3    Total 117/117

	Party Wise Trends/Tally
	Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING CONG INC 46 2     46 2     SAD+ SAD 56 8     56 8     SAD+ BJP 12 7    12 7    BSP BSP 0 0 0 0

Manipur Assembly Election 2012 Results	Alliance Trends/Tally
	Alliance TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING CONG 42 12     42 12     MPP+ 1 9    1 9    BJP 0 0 0 0 OTHERS 17 3    17 3    Total 60/60

	Party Wise Trends/Tally
	Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING CONG INC 42 12     42 12     MPP+ NCP 1 4    1 4    MPP+ JD (U) 0 0 0 0 MPP+ MPP (D) 0 5    0 5    BJP BJP 0 0 0 0

Goa Assembly Election 2012 Results	Alliance Trends/Tally
	Alliance TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING CONG+ 9 10    9 10    BJP+ 24 8     24 8     LEFT 0 0 0 0 OTHERS 7 2     7 2     Total 40/40

	Party Wise Trends/Tally
	Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY TALLY:SWING TRENDS TRENDS:SWING CONG+ INC 9 7    9 7    CONG+ NCP 0 3    0 3    BJP+ BJP 21 7     21 7     BJP+ MGP 3 1     3 1     LEFT CPI 0 0 0 0 LEFT CPI (M) 0 0 0 0