19 May 2016 Current Affairs

19 May 2016 Current Affairs
Assam Assembly Election 2016 Results
Election Commission on 19 May 2016 announced results of 2016 Legislative Assembly Election of Assam. The elections were held in two phases on 4 April 2016 and 11 April 2016 for 126 assembly seats. Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance partners have won an absolute majority in 2016 Assam state assembly election by winning 87 seats (16.46% votes) in the 126 member House. BJP alone has won 60 seats (29.5% votes) on its own, thus making history by winning an Assam assembly election for the first time. BJP’s ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has won 14 seats (8.1% votes) while another ally Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) has bagged 13 seats (3.9% votes). Indian National Congress (INC) has won 26 seats (31% votes), while its ally All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) won 13 seats (13% votes) and one seat was won be an independent candidate. BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal has won from Majuli seat, defeating his nearest rival by more than 18000 votes. Outgoing Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has won in Titabar seat, with a margin of over 17000 votes.

Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results
“Election Commission on 19 May 2016 announced results of 2016 Legislative Assembly Election of Kerala. The coalition of Left Democratic Front (LDF) has won the 2016 Kerala Assembly Election by the absolute majority by winning 91 seats (44.94% votes) of the total 140 seats. Among the LDF, Communist Party of India (Marxist) by winning 58 seats has emerged single largest party. Other LDF allies have won
Communist Party of India – 19 seats.
Janata Dal (Secular) – 3 seats.
Nationalist Congress Party – 2 seats.
Other LDF supporters – 9 seats.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) led by outgoing Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has emerged as largest opposition front. It has won total 47 seats (45.83% votes). Party wise result is as follows Indian National Congress: 22 seats. Indian Union Muslim League: 18 seats. Kerala Congress (M): 6 seats. Kerala Congress (Jacob): 1 seat.”

West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 Results
“Ruling All India Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has emerged victorious in the 2016 West Bengal Assembly Election. TMC has won 211 seats i.e. two-third seats of total 295 seats. Coalition of Indian National Congress (INC) and Left combine has won 76 seats emerging as largest opposition front. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Supremo Mamta Banerjee has won from Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency.
Party wise Result
Party wise Result All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) – 211 seats.
Indian National Congress (INC) – 44 seats.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) – 26 seats.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – 3 seats.
Revolutionary Socialist Party – 3 seats.
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha – 3 seats.
Communist Party of India (CPI) – 1 seat.
Independent – 1 seat.”

Indian-American Rupa Iyer Awarded with Highest Teaching Award in US
An Indian-American biotechnologist Rupa Iyer was on 19 May 2016 awarded with the University of Houston’s Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence Award, the highest teaching award of United States.Presently, she is Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Houston’s College of Technology




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