Students raise voter awareness in Srinagar ahead of assembly elections in Jammu and KashmirScores of students from various educational institutions in Srinagar participated in the SVEEP initiative to promote voter awareness. The e...
12 Sep, 2024, 11.35 PM IST
Mumbai Voting Day Alert: Get 10% off Mumbai metro fares on May 20th; Check details insideThe MMMOCL operates metro line 2A between Andheri (west) and Dahisar (east) and line 7 between Dahisar (east) and Andheri (east). The initi...
03 May, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
Lok Sabha election: Experience trial voting through virtual reality in Kamrup election districtUnder the guidance of Kamrup District Commissioner and District Election Officer Keerthi Jalli, this initiative was inaugurated at Dakhin K...
30 Apr, 2024, 10.23 PM IST
IIT Guwahati unveils Innovative 3D Printed Dummy Ballot UnitIn a pioneering initiative aimed at enhancing voter awareness and engagement, the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation ...
22 Apr, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Here's how Jharkhand's Bokaro district is preparing for successful pollsA unique 'parents-teachers meeting (PTM) on voting' in Jharkhand's Bokaro district drew around 97,000 participants, who pledged to vote in ...
21 Apr, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
Assam sets record as over 40 lakh women pledge support for general electionMore than 40 lakh women members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from Assam came together on a single day to pledge their support for the forthco...
10 Apr, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Kamrup district students mobilise in postcard campaign to encourage votingOne lakh students hailing from 526 educational institutions across the district, ranging from Class VIII to Class XI, passionately crafted ...
10 Apr, 2024, 09.25 AM IST
Banks may be roped in to spread awareness among votersState-run banks together have around 86,000 branches across the country. These branches could provide a touchpoint for election authorities...
19 Jun, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
Election Comission to launch campaign to check 'urban apathy'The poll panel is also expected to launch a series of initiatives ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to ensure greater transparency and ...
10 Dec, 2022, 01.32 AM IST
View: GoI’s vaccination programme does have a backup communication strategySVEEP was born out of the realisation of the sticky gaps in voter registration and turnout. India’s national voting stagnated at around 55-...
31 Jan, 2021, 11.28 PM IST
More women are coming out to vote in general electionsThe 2014 Lok Sabha election earned the distinction of recording the highest voter turnout ever at 66.4%.
23 Mar, 2019, 01.18 PM IST
Red tape trips citizens’ effort to cast their votesIn fact, an official who was part of the election team said voter’s slips and voter’s guides were not delivered to his home too until he as...
16 May, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
Compulsory voting regime not feasible: Nasim Zaidi"Model of compulsory voting is successful in small countries. They can manage it as the number of electorate is very small but bringing tha...
01 Jul, 2017, 07.24 PM IST
- North-East actress Rajni Basumatary becomes brand Ambassador of SVEEP
Rajani, an actress from the north-eastern part of India, was approached by the Deputy Commissioner, Leh Simrandeep Singh, to support the SV...
21 Nov, 2014, 01.21 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: EC wants voters to pledge to vote 'ethically'"The purpose of this voting day reminder system is to persuade young voters as well as the urban middle class," said director general of EC...
05 Apr, 2014, 11.44 AM 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
Chhattisgarh poll officials hopeful of high voter turnout tomorrowOfficers in Chhattisgarh's Chief Electoral Office are hopeful of a high voter turnout.
18 Nov, 2013, 11.21 AM IST