Rush of voter applications at age 18 could overwhelm authorities, open floodgates: HCIn a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has directed officials to proceed with a young woman's voter registration after she was deni...
06 Nov, 2025, 03.17 PM IST
MNS seeks probe into 'irregularities' in voter registrations in Navi MumbaiThe Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has approached the Navi Mumbai police commissioner. They are demanding an investigation into voter registrat...
25 Oct, 2025, 01.07 PM IST
EC vs Rahul Gandhi: Submit declaration on voter list claims, poll body writes to Congress MP; asks for proofThe Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to formally back his claims of voter list manipulation by su...
08 Aug, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
43 booked in Jalgaon over 'irregularities' in birth certificatesAn FIR has been filed against 43 individuals for fraudulent practices in issuing birth certificates in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. These bogus ce...
06 Apr, 2025, 08.34 AM IST
TMC meets EC bench over duplicate voter id issue, say Aadhaar also being clonedTrinamool Congress leaders have met the Election Commission regarding the issue of duplicate voter ID numbers and possible Aadhaar card clo...
11 Mar, 2025, 10.51 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi ignores ECI responses to keep attacking pollsIn a recent address, Rahul Gandhi questioned the addition of one crore new voters in Maharashtra between Lok Sabha and assembly polls. The ...
18 Jan, 2025, 11.03 PM IST
Why are Mumbai voters skipping the polls? Here's how to fix itMaharashtra assembly elections witnessed an impressive voter turnout of 66.05%, the highest in three decades, with rural areas outpacing ur...
24 Nov, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
Maharashtra Assembly Election: You can still vote with these documents even without voter IDMaharashtra gears up for a single-phase Assembly election on November 20, with the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance facing off against the opposit...
20 Nov, 2024, 11.18 AM IST
Maharashtra leads in 85+ voter category, UP and Bihar followsWomen outnumber men in the 85 and above age category both nationally and within Maharashtra. Of the 81 lakh voters in this group nationwide...
14 Apr, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
Over 1.50 lakh new voters added in eight Lok Sabha seats of MaharashtraA political party functionary working for a Lok Sabha poll candidate said, "With the new provision of the ECI to allow registration of vote...
11 Apr, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Upsurge seen in first-time, young voters in latest electoral rollsIndia prepares for Lok Sabha elections with a focus on first-time voters. Several states report a surge in the number of young voters. Part...
25 Jan, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
Maharashtra to make voter registration mandatory for students above 18 years seeking admission to collegesTaking note of the dismal percentage of voter registration by students of universities and colleges, state Higher and Technical Education M...
25 Nov, 2022, 12.06 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
NRIs to vote for first time, 97% of 11,844 from KeralaKerala accounts for the bulk of the NRI voters at 11,488, while Punjab with 138 and Tamil Nadu with 112 come a far second and third, respec...
10 Mar, 2014, 11.03 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: 6 of 10 eligible voters aren’t registeredMeanwhile, the EC, with the help of its SVEEP, plans to address this problem by reaching out to youth on college campuses, organizing aware...
19 Nov, 2013, 12.52 PM IST
- Software to detect duplicate voter entries in Maharashtra
A software to check duplicate entries of voters in the electoral rolls in Maharashtra will be used ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
16 Nov, 2008, 03.04 PM IST
- SC/STs get more seats in state
Maharashtra’s political map is getting redrawn with more seats being reserved for SC/ST candidates.
01 Aug, 2006, 12.05 AM IST