Delhi elections 2025: High-octane campaigning ends today; AI spoofs, roadshows set stage for Feb 5 battleDelhi Assembly polls campaign ended with BJP hosting 22 roadshows seeking power after 25 years. AAP, relying on its welfare schemes, aims f...
03 Feb, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
Delhi Assembly Polls: Voter-friendly measures in place for smooth polling on Feb 5, says Chief Electoral OfficerAround 1.56 crore voters in Delhi are set to cast their votes on February 5 for the Assembly election. Voter-friendly measures include ramp...
31 Jan, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
J&K Assembly Polls Phase 3: Voting begins for final phase in J&K; Sajad Lone, Lal Singh among key contendersVoting for the final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections has begun. A total of 40 constituencies across the Jammu and Kashmir...
01 Oct, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
All polling stations in Mahe will be manned exclusively by women staffWomen will manage all 31 polling stations in Mahe during Lok Sabha polls, aiming to create 'model polling stations'. Various arrangements i...
02 Apr, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
Ballot boxes to EVMs: Incredible journey of Election Commission indelibly inked in historyThe Election Commission of India, established in 1950, has overseen 17 general elections and numerous others. It has adapted from ballot bo...
29 Feb, 2024, 09.57 PM IST
India's general election most inclusive poll: UN conference toldThe 2019 Indian general election was held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19. The poll results were declared on May 23.
12 Jun, 2019, 10.56 AM IST
Number of voters, polling stations go up; 1.5 crore new voters joinThe total electorate in the country this year has increased to approximately 90 crore compared to 81.5 crore in 2014.
11 Mar, 2019, 04.10 PM IST
Visually impaired, blind voters to get braille voter slips in Lok Sabha pollsIt is a tactile reading and writing system used by blind and visually impaired people who cannot access print material.
03 Feb, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
Election Commission takes a giant step forwardElection Commission of India is on a mission to ensure wider participation by people with disabilities.
21 Jul, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
Braille ballot papers for over 900 visually-challenged in Uttar PradeshThe district authorities have identified these voters in six assembly constituencies.DM said the ballot papers in Braille would be provided...
08 Feb, 2017, 02.32 PM IST
West Bengal gears up for 6th phase of Assembly polls tomorrowMaintaining a tight security cover, the poll panel has deployed 361 companies of central forces who are assisted by a contingent of 12,000 ...
04 May, 2016, 03.01 PM IST
No queue, wheel chairs, braille ballots for disabled voters"We flagged them in the electoral rolls. Wherever they were in large numbers the returning officers are ensuring more facilities," he said.
19 Apr, 2016, 02.33 PM IST
Poll fever grips DU, JNU; voting on September 11Polls at both universities have, over the decades, been keenly contested affairs and are considered a stepping stone to mainstream politics.
06 Sep, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
Lok Sabha 2014: Mixed experience for disabled votersMost booths had wheelchairs as well as an officer to assist disabled voters. However, at places the wheelchairs were kept a long way off fr...
11 Apr, 2014, 11.34 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: All voting booths to be disabled-friendlyThe chief electoral officer of Delhi, Vijay Dev, visited the East Delhi model polling station on Wednesday where ramps have been set up.
10 Apr, 2014, 11.22 AM IST
Poll booths in Cuttack to be disable-friendlyThe Collector instructed that all 2,171 booths of the district would have ramps and wheel-chairs to facilitate the movement of physically c...
09 Mar, 2014, 01.27 PM IST