61.   Devi is not a member of the state assembly, but was expected to be sworn in later Friday.

62.   Dozens of men in the federal parliament and state assemblies have been charged or are suspects in crimes ranging up to murder.

63.   Elections for the state assembly are expected to be held in September or October.

64.   Elections to the state assembly began last week amid threats by Muslim separatists to kill voters.

65.   Earlier in the day, a Muslim legislator was shot and killed during a Samajwadi Party political rally outside the state assembly building.

66.   Governor A.R. Kidwai administered the oath of office to Devi, who is not a member of the state assembly.

67.   Gov. Keiichi Inamine made the comment during a state assembly session, said Okinawa government official Yasunari Kohakura.

68.   Helping Congress gain national stature now might backfire next year for Naidu, when state assembly elections are scheduled.

69.   India -- State assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh in south India, the home state of Prime Minister Rao.

70.   Jepak state assembly constituency also contains the many plantations along the Bintulu-Miri road.