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Ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, the political landscape is abuzz with activity, with parties carefully crafting their strategies to win over voters.
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uring the purification process, it was noted that numerous voters were listed with non-standard house numbers in the electoral rolls. Consequently, a campaign was launched to identify and rectify discrepancies, leading to the identification and rectification of 1,81,405 such entries.
While considerable people were displaced due to the recent ethnic clash in Manipur , the north- eastern state is preparing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections by setting up 29 special polling stations.
In an attempt to attack the foundation of democratic values of Bharat, a students’ group with communist ideological belonging, promoted NOTA in Pune's renowned Gokhle Institute, with 'JNU-pattern'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (Mar 18) hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his Shakti remark and said that he is willing to ssacrifice his life for 'Shakti.' He was addressing a rally in Jagtial.
In a strategic move aimed at ensuring free, fair, and peaceful parliamentary elections in West Bengal, the Centre has initiated the deployment of 100 companies of the CAPF
A 101-year-old voter set an example by casting his vote in the 24-Champhai South Assembly Constituency in Mizoram. The centenarian, Pu Rualhnudala came to vote along with his 86-year-old wife.
The district administration of West Jaintia Hills has imposed curfew in Meghalaya's Sahsniang village till further orders, following reports of post-vote counting violence on Thursday (Mar 2). Meanwhile, BJP created history by returning to power in Tripura & the NDPP-BJP alliance swept the polls in Nagaland.
Rushing back to home state for mere voting sounds quite archaic in this digital age. So, why can’t we have an online voting facility now
What a great nation may mean different things to different people but feeling to be a part of a great nation would be a gross emotion that cannot be described easily- and yet it is palpable in every citizen’s heart.
Outgoing UK PM Boris Johnson will soon be replaced as voting by Tory members for their choice between Indian-origin former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss which started early August was closed on Friday (Sept 2) evening.
Congress MLA from Odisha Mohammed Moquim defied his party and voted in favour of NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu saying, "It's my personal decision as I've listened to my heart."
The notification will be issued on July 5 and the last date for filing nominations is July 19. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on July 20, the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures is July 22, and voting, if necessary, will take place on August 6.
Low voter turnouts in Thursday’s Lok Sabha bypolls in Rampur and Azamgarh indicated neck-and-neck fights for both seats in Uttar Pradesh. Till 1pm, in almost six hours of polling time, Azamgarh recorded 29.48 per cent polling whereas the turnout in Muslim-majority Rampur was lower, at 26.39 per cent. The average polling was 27.99 per cent, as per the Election Commission.
In Haryana, Congress faces a tough challenge having nominated Ajay Maken, considered an “outsider”, for the Rajya Sabha elections.
Voting was held amid tight security in 54 assembly constituencies of nine districts of Purvanchal in the seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on Monday.
Polling for the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be held in 59 constituencies on Wednesday as curtains came down for the intense electioneering yesterday. The fate of all the 624 candidates contesting in the fourth phase of the UP elections will be sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) tomorrow. These 59 Assembly seats are spread across the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda, and Fatehpur.
Uttar Pradesh recorded an average voter turnout of more than 63% in the third phase polls of the seven-phase state assembly election across 59 constituencies spread over 16 districts on Sunday, according to data available with the election commission.
Over 60 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of polling for 58 Assembly constituencies spread across 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, according to officials. Kairana constituency in Shamli district recorded the highest turnout of 75 percent among the seats where polling was held, they said.
The United States Supreme court on Thursday allowed the January 6 committee to get Donald Trump documents. Those documents now have revealed sensational information.
The Bengal election results have thrown some very vital issues related to our basic structure as a nation. The author discusses in this two-part article the necessity to redraw strategies in search of our basic structure.
Indian Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has emphasized the need for people to elect their representatives on the basis of 4Cs of Character, Conduct, Calibre and Capacity and not other considerations.
Around 55 per cent polling was registered in the 6th phase of DDC polls in J&K.
The race for the White House is underway and the Americans are ready to choose their 46th presidency of the United States of America on Tuesday.
Elaborate arrangements have been made for the first phase of assembly elections in Bihar
Gearing up for the upcoming Delhi elections, the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh on Tuesday said that one booth application will be used in every one district of 11 assembly constituencies during the next month's elections in the city. The polling for 70-member Delhi assembly will be held on February 8. The counting of votes will take place on February 11.
Polling is underway for the fifth and final phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand. 49 percent voting was recorded till 1 PM. If we see in detail then, Pakur-58.38%, Maheshpur-59.38%, Shikaripada-53.18%, Nala-53.54%, Jamtara-51.86%, Dumka-42.09%, JAMA-46.98%, Jarmundi-45.47%, till 1 pm Sarath was -51.36%, Podaihat-36.01%, 45.75%, Mahgama-44.06%.
The ongoing counting of votes in Karnataka bypolls clears that the BJP is close to winning in 12 constituencies of the 15 seats which went to the bypolls in Karnataka. While Congress has won in two constituencies the independent has won in only one constituency.
Several steps have been taken by the Election Commission to ensure the participation of voters in the electoral process. In this connection, for the first time, the voters of Divyang and above 80 years of age are giving the facility of voting by postal ballot. Giving details in this regard, Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey, in a meeting with the District Social Welfare Officers of all the districts, today said that it is being implemented as a pilot in all the polling stations of seven assembly c
Moving ahead faster than Maharashtra, around 9% voters in Haryana turned out in the first three hours of polling today by 10.00 am. 1.83 crore voters are expected to vote to elect 90 members of the Haryana State Assembly.
Grabbing the opportunity to spread environmental awareness, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today set a new precedent! He rode a bicycle to cast his vote in the state assembly election.
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed 299 election observers to make the assembly election process smooth, transparent and peaceful.
As there are two vacancies in State of Gujarat Legislative Assembly, the Election Commission has decided to hold by-elections on October 21, 2019. Last Date of Nominations is September 30 while votes will be counted on October 24.
Israeli citizens are casting their ballots for the second time this year, in an electoral race that is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is the first time in Israel's history that two elections have been held in the same year.
In the wake of State Assembly Elections scheduled in the month of October this year, the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer on Thursday said that the voting machines were technically very secure and could never store a false vote.
The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking 100 % matching of Voter Variable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the counting of votes for Lok Sabha elections.
Today, the Lok Sabha Election Yatra came to an end with last phase (Phase 7) end. 59 constituencies, spread over 7 states, 1 Union territory went to the polls in this phase. Voting is taking place for 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine in West Bengal, eight seats each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, all four constituencies of Himachal Pradesh; three in Jharkhand and the lone seat of Chandigarh. As per the Election Commission data, around 62.89% voter turnout was recorded till 8.30 pm.
On May 19, the Lok Sabha Election Yatra is going to enter into its last phase (Phase 7). 59 constituencies spread over 7 states and one union territory will go to the polls tomorrow. Voting in this phase will take place for 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine in West Bengal, eight seats each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, all four constituencies of Himachal Pradesh; three in Jharkhand and the lone seat of Chandigarh.
In first of its kind, women will handle the entire work of counting votes in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh. Harda district is a part of Betul parliamentary seat and the counting of votes of Timarni and Harda assembly segments will take place at Harda district headquarters. At present, 84 women are being trained for counting in Polytechnic College.
Polling has come to an end in Jammu and Kashmir with the Shopian and Pulwama Districts of the Anantnag constituency as also the Ladakh constituency casting their votes on May, 6. The polling was spread over a month with the first phase taking off from Baramulla and Jammu on April, 11. Ladakh, as always, came out with full strength and witnessed a turnout of more than 63 percent.
Today, the Lok Sabha Election Yatra is going to enter into its second last phase (Phase 6). 59 constituencies, spread over 7 states, will go to the polls in this phase. Voting is taking place for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh; all 10 in Haryana; eight each in West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh; all seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand. As per the Election Commission data, around 25% voter turnout has been recorded till 12 pm.
On May 12, the Lok Sabha Election Yatra is going to enter into its second last phase (Phase 6). 59 constituencies, spread over 7 states, will go to the polls in this phase. Voting will take place for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh; all 10 in Haryana; eight each in West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh; all seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand.
In order to ensure smooth functioning of the election process in West Bengal, 713 companies of Central forces have been deployed in the state. This is in consideration to all the five phases of elections which were marred by violence, all thanks to Trinamool Congress. The hooligans of the party used all its force to demean the democratic procedure by hurling stones on vehicles or signifying their ‘didigiri’ during polls.
With India entering the fifth phase of elections, the polling fever has escalated as people step out to vote wisely. As per the Election Commission data, 24.2% voter turnout has been recorded till 10 am. 7 states, 51 constituencies will decide the fate of India as the battle for election and reigning the thrown to become the next political power intensifies with each phase coming along. The spectrum of politics has widened as many popular faces from different fields are entering politics with full-fledged c
Entering into the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, the voters continued to display their zeal and enthusiasm to cast their votes. With 51 parliamentary constituencies, this phase was ought to be the smallest phase of the 2019 general elections. Except seven constituencies in West Bengal and Anantnag and Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, this phase of election is entirely in Hindi speaking states.
With the fourth phase of the said LS elections, the state of Maharashtra has waved off the procedure for the season with 57 per cent of voting in its termination phase. The Election Commission also estimated the total voting rate of all four phases to be 60.68 per cent measuring 35 basis points more when compared to that of year 2014.
The lady known for her honest stand, known for her boldness and veracity, has again proved herself to be lively and loud enough to support advancement and nation’s evolution. While casting her vote at Mumbai yesterday, the reel ‘Jhansi ki Raani’ took potshots on Congress, alleging them of keeping the country poor when in rule.
Since India got freedom this area had never voted to choose its favourite candidate for Lok Sabha or any other elections but today it got the first chance to do so. Amid tight security, voting is underway for the first time at booth number 249 in Jagodih area of Palamu constituency.
With India entering the fourth phase of elections, the polling fever has escalated as people step out to vote wisely. As per the Election Commission data, 38.28% voter turnout has been recorded till 2 pm. 9 states, 72 constituencies will decide the fate of India as the battle for election and reigning the thrown to become the next political power intensifies with each phase coming along. The spectrum of politics has widened as many popular faces from different fields are entering politics with full-fledged
With India entering the fourth phase of elections, the polling fever escalated as people step out to vote wisely. As per the Election Commission data updated at 8 pm, 62.50% voter turnout has been recorded. 9 states, 72 constituencies have kind of decided the fate of India as the battle for election and reigning the thrown to become the next political power intensifies with each phase coming along. The spectrum of politics has widened as many popular faces from different fields are entering politics with fu