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Wednesday, October 6, 1999, Chandigarh, India
   
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PM, Advani win; Badal's son, Bhajan Lal, Manmohan Singh lose
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 — The veil of suspense over the month-long elections to the 13th Lok Sabha and Assemblies of five states lifted today with the counting of votes cast in the five-phase polling beginning at 8 a.m. today.		  
The Chief Election Commissioner, Dr M.S. Gill, addressing a press conference in the Capital on Tuesday. — Photo by Vijender Tyagi
  Poll update at 3 pm (IST)
 

Prominent winners and losers

Punjab
Congress wins Faridkot, Patiala,
ahead in seven other seats

  13th Lok Sabha by Oct 10: CEC
NEW DELHI, Oct 5 — The Election Commission said today the 13th Lok Sabha would be constituted by October 10, the day it would hand over the list of newly elected MPs to the President of India.
Sharad Yadav begins fast
MADHEPURA (Bihar), Oct 5 — The local administration has decided to take up the counting of votes for the Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency tomorrow even as the Janata Dal (United) President and party candidate, Mr Sharad Yadav, began his indefinite fast, demanding the countermanding of the election to the seat.
  62 pc votes cast in repoll
NEW DELHI, Oct 5 — An estimated 62 per cent of the electorate today exercised their franchise in the repolling held in 244 booths spread across seven states, which was by and large peaceful.
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Amanullah Khan held, 21 hurt
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 — JKLF leader Amanullah Khan was today arrested as security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) fired teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge to thwart an attempt by his party activists to cross the Line of Control for the second consecutive day.

Troops on high alert along LoC
Two NC activists shot dead
JAMMU, Oct 5 — Troops continued to be on a high alert today to thwart any fresh move by activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front to cross the Line of Control after their attempt was foiled by the Pakistani authorities yesterday.
Elections '99
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35 pc hike in diesel price
NEW DELHI, Oct 5 — The government tonight effected a 35 per cent increase in the diesel prices to offset an upsurge in global oil prices and ease pressure on the burgeoning oil pool deficit.
Racketeers cheat kidney donors
AMRITSAR, Oct 5 — Even though Parliament has enacted an Act to discourage human organ trade, this business is flourishing here with racketeers finding new methods to circumvent the law. Amritsar has become one of the major centres of northern India where human organ trade is prevalent on a large scale with the connivance of health authorities and administration.

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