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EC rolls out SIR Phase III across India except J&K, Ladakh & Himachal PradeshThe Election Commission of India has launched Phase III of its Special Intensive Revision exercise. This initiative will update electoral r...
Gujarat local body polls: Amit Shah casts vote with family in GandhinagarUnion Home Minister Amit Shah and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel participated in the Gujarat local body elections. Voting commenced...
Multi-pronged contests to mark Gujarat local body polls; around 10,000 candidates in frayGujarat is gearing up for a pivotal showdown as local and civic body elections draw near. The BJP, long the frontrunner in the region, is b...
Bengal, Tamil Nadu record highest-ever turnout since Independence in Phase 1 of polling, says Gyanesh KumarVoter turnout in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu reached historic highs on Thursday. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced the rec...
ET Graphics: Bengal picture abhi bhi baaki hai; SIR’s changing playbookIndia's Election Commission is revising voter lists, removing over 5.98 crore names. The process, starting in Bihar, has changed significan...
TMC, BJP trade barbs on campaign trail during Poila BoishakhWest Bengal witnessed high-octane campaigning on Bengali New Year. TMC and BJP leaders clashed over cultural identity and governance. The T...
Gujarat voter list revised: 68.12 lakh names deleted, total electorate at 4.40 croreGujarat's final voter list shows 4.40 crore eligible voters. Over 68 lakh names were removed during a special revision. The list added 5.6 ...
Poor electoral participation of overseas Indian voters in LS polls, 2024: EC dataNearly 1.2 lakh overseas Indians registered as electors for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with Kerala recording the highest registrations. ...
Delegates from 23 countries arrive to watch Lok Sabha elections in IndiaAs the world's largest democracy is undergoing the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India has invited 75 international ...
Representatives of poll bodies from 23 nations to see LS elections up closeElection management bodies of Bhutan, Mongolia, Australia, Madagascar, Fiji, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Moldova, Tunisia, Seychelles, Cam...
Lok Sabha Elections: Gujarat govt declares public holiday on May 7The Gujarat government has declared May 7 as a public holiday for voting in all 26 Lok Sabha seats and five Assembly bypolls. Employees wor...
LS polls: Poll officials to send out 20 lakh invites to Gujarat voters in bid to increase turnoutElection authorities in Gujarat are planning to boost voter turnout, especially among women, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections by sending...
The alarm bell sounded by urban indifference to electionsIt was an exceptional move from the Election Commission to go public with its concern about low urban turnout after the first phase of poll...
Fate of 788 candidates sealed in Gujarat electionsTribal-dominated Narmada recorded the highest voter turnout among the 19 districts that went to polls in the first phase of assembly electi...
Don’t force us to vote: Instead of compulsory voting, focus on other mechanisms of citizen engagementIn Karnataka where compulsory voting was applicable for the first time in the panchayat polls, no enforcement mechanism was put into place.
Gujarat's compulsory voting: Is it a pilot project with an eye on countrywide implementation?With this Bill, an act that conventional wisdom in the country presumes is voluntary, will henceforth invite adjudication in case of absten...
Dhubri sees over 88% turnout, Srinagar a shade less than 26%69 constituencies saw turnout in excess of 80% while 165 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats saw a higher percentage of women electors exercising th...
Elections 2014: How celebs, sportspersons delivered in pollsMany celebs and sportsperson participated in Lok Sabha 2014 polls. Some of them were able to win votes, while others only managed to grab s...
Overseas Gujaratis have no interest in state electionsGlobally placed sizable chunk of Gujaratis apparently have no interest in elections back home, as just five overseas electors have enrolled...
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh poll schedules in 'due time': Chief Election Commissioner
The schedules for the Assembly polls in Gujarat and HP will be declared in "due time," Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said today.