Church-backed watchdog MPF hogs limelight in Mizoram pollsThe Mizoram People's Forum (MPF), a church-sponsored election watchdog, played a crucial role in ensuring adherence to all election-related...
07 Nov, 2023, 06.15 PM IST
Displaced 26 years ago, 14,000 Reang tribals to cast vote in Tripura pollsThe 14,005 voters are part of the 37,136 Reang tribals who fled to Tripura in October 1997 and in subsequent years and took shelter in seve...
15 Feb, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Nearly 50 per cent displaced Mizoram Reang tribe voters enrolled in TripuraThese 21,703 eligible men and women voters are part of the 37,136 displaced Reang tribes, who migrated from Mizoram and sheltered in seven ...
08 Nov, 2022, 08.55 PM IST
Mizoram starts issuing identity cards to Myanmarese refugees: OfficialThe identity cards, which will be valid only in Mizoram, will facilitate speedy and easier identification of the refugees, besides preventi...
09 Apr, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
Number of women voters increases but still not 50%Number rises from 47% (2014) to about 48% (2019); women MPs in 16th Lok Sabha: 11.2%
12 Mar, 2019, 06.57 AM IST
Bru organisation fears drop in polling percentage, wants to exercise franchise from relief campsBru organisations feel that polling percentage will drastically come down if they have to come to native village in Mizoram to cast their v...
16 Nov, 2018, 11.15 AM IST
- Aizawl bench of Gauhati high court has admitted a PIL regarding BRU Refugees
On November 6, police had to fire teargas shell to control the situation after a mob attack on the office of the Kolasib deputy commissione...
14 Nov, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Mizoram polls: Political parties flay chief electoral officerThe Election Commission of India (ECI) Saturday announced its decision to replace Shashank following massive protests by civil society grou...
11 Nov, 2018, 11.53 AM IST
Protest in Mizoram subsides as Chief Electoral Officer SB Shashank leaves for New DelhiHe is expected to meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) officials on Thursday. Agitating organisations said that they will decide the...
07 Nov, 2018, 05.43 PM IST
How Election Commission is learning from experiences to overcome hurdlesFive states will go to polls soon and the Election Commission is learning from its experiences before the general elections next year.
30 Sep, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Mizo officials on Bru voters' list revision duty strandedMizoram officials assigned to conduct special summary revision of voters list in Bru relief camps in Tripura, have been stranded in Mizoram...
12 Nov, 2015, 10.48 PM IST
After Assam, illegal influx raises hackles in Meghalaya, ManipurBlocking of voter enrollment in Meghalaya, demand for Inner Line Permit in Manipur and similar debates in Assam point to tense days ahead.
07 Apr, 2015, 10.58 AM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Mizoram Joint NGO Coordination Committee calls off bandhMizoram Joint NGO Coordination Committee today called off its 72-hour state-wide bandh after the Election Commission and the state governme...
08 Apr, 2014, 04.05 PM IST
In 10 states, less than 40 per cent new voters are womenCompared to 47.6% women in the national electorate as on February 14 this year, the fairer sex constitutes just 41.4% of the 2.3 crore elec...
04 Apr, 2014, 10.44 AM IST
- Mizos protest voting rights of Bru refugees
The agitators burnt copies of the Bru voters' lists and the impugned instruction of the EC in front of the state election office.
24 Mar, 2014, 05.11 PM IST
Increased youth voter enrolment resulted in high turnout: ECA significant enrolment of young voters in electoral rolls led to unusually high voter turnout in state assembly elections, according to CE...
14 Dec, 2013, 11.21 AM IST
Election Commission, social media drive record turnoutsDuring the just-concluded polls, all states except Madhya Pradesh recorded their highest-ever turnouts.
09 Dec, 2013, 12.01 PM IST