41.   He said the money involved in holding the polls would have been better spent on feeding the country, ruined by almost five years of civil war.

42.   He did not say when exactly in April polls will be held.

43.   However, because of the number of member parties in the Hurriyat it was possible that there could be differences of opinion on holding polls, he added.

44.   In choosing a pre-Christmas date, the Liberal Party premier breaks a long-standing tradition in Western Australia, where polls are usually held in February or March.

45.   India, where elections last year produced a hung parliament, will have to hold snap polls if no coalition can form a government.

46.   India will hold parliamentary polls next year.

47.   Indian-administered Kashmir is set to hold polls for the state legislature by mid-October.

48.   A presidential poll will be held alongside already announced legislative elections in March, an election official told AFP on Sunday.

49.   According to the constitution, if the government falls, the country automatically holds mid-term polls, he said.

50.   Alam also complained that the commission lacked the financial autonomy to operate efficiently, though he said the polls would be held as scheduled.