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...
14 May, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
ET Awards: Sitharaman flags AI threat and global risks, says reforms on the way to support India Inc growthFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is preparing new reforms to ease business compliance. She believes strong domestic consumption will hel...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
Kerala polls: Youth weigh disillusionment, EC pushes for higher voter turnoutKerala Assembly elections 2026: Young voters in Kerala are grappling with a mix of disillusionment and duty ahead of the April 9 Assembly p...
30 Mar, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Rajasthan SIR 2026 complete, EC publishes final voter list with over 5.15 crore electorsRajasthan's electoral rolls have been updated. The Election Commission published the final list with over 5.15 crore voters. This revision ...
21 Feb, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
PM Modi hails Election Commission, says global community should study its workingPrime Minister Narendra Modi lauded India's 'neutral and independent' Election Commission for its management of the world's largest democra...
16 Mar, 2025, 09.21 PM IST
Mere 1 pc increase in literacy rate in India, leads to 25 pc rise in female voter's turnout: SBI ReportA report by State Bank of India reveals that a 1% rise in literacy in India increases female voter turnout by 25%. Employment schemes, sani...
13 Jan, 2025, 09.29 AM IST
India likely to enter top 3 globally in terms of voter participation in elections: SBIIndia may soon be among the top three in global voter turnout. Currently, it ranks fourth with 66.1 per cent participation. The report also...
10 Jan, 2025, 08.29 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Banks, schools, offices, colleges, factories in Noida, Greater Noida to stay closed on April 26Lok Sabha elections 2024: District Magistrate Verma ordered school closure in Gautam Buddh Nagar for election, providing paid leave for vot...
25 Apr, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
Increasing turnout, less EVM complaints in 2023's state electionsStarting with Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in November-December 2022, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Karnataka went to polls in early 2023 w...
05 Dec, 2023, 10.27 AM IST
No proposal to use remote voting machine in "upcoming election" in country: Rijiju in LSRijiju noted that public sector unit Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), under the guidance of the EC and the Technical Expert ...
03 Feb, 2023, 04.09 PM IST
Parliamentary panel asks EC to examine reasons for low voter turnoutThe parliamentary standing committee on personnel, public grievances, law and justice has also made a fresh pitch for a common electoral ro...
29 Mar, 2022, 12.47 AM 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
CEC expresses concern over declining voter turnout in pollsChief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi expressed concern at the declining voter turnout in elections and said voters' education is the onl...
14 Jan, 2016, 08.23 PM IST
Is voter apathy a math fallacy?The uniformly low voter turnout across wards in Bengaluru raises three questions over and above the well-recognised issue of voter apathy.
24 Aug, 2015, 10.26 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: EC making all efforts to increase voter turnout in JharkhandIt also elaborate on the initiative of all aspects of voters' awareness and education aimed towards improving electoral participation, buil...
27 Mar, 2014, 01.57 PM IST
UP Assembly Elections 2012: Election Commission 'sveeps' polls in first phaseThe turnout would have been higher but heavy rain in the morning was a spoiler. "In the remaining phases, we expect a higher turnout. There...
09 Feb, 2012, 10.49 AM IST