West Bengal political parties voice objections over polling booth bifurcation ahead of 2026 electionsWest Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer is accepting objections regarding booth bifurcation until September 8, following political parties' d...
29 Aug, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
14,000 new polling booths likely in Bengal; all-party meet on August 29West Bengal is set to increase its polling booths by approximately 14,000 before the 2026 assembly elections. The Election Commission has s...
23 Aug, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
One Nation, One Poll: Over to lawmakers to debate and discussThe Union Cabinet's approval of the Kovind Committee recommendations has sparked a debate on simultaneous polls. With frequent elections di...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
LS polls: Srinagar records voter turnout at 36.58 pc, highest since 1996The Srinagar constituency recorded 36.58 per cent voting till 8 pm, the Election Commission of India said. This was the first general elect...
14 May, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
Quirky tales from '57 polls: Voter offering prayers to ballot box; candidate filing paper as 'Christ'During the 1957 elections, a voter in Madras chose to vote only for Sukumar Sen, the first CEC, amidst election propaganda harassment. Unus...
04 Apr, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Bill to give Jammu & Kashmir Pandits nominated seats likely this sessionMinistries of law, home, tribal affairs and social justice and the J&K administration are in the midst of final deliberations for piloting ...
12 Dec, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
Our objective is total integration of J&K with India: Manoj Sinha, LG, J-K“Delimitation Commission sought suggestions from people, parties and leaders. Five MPs, including three from NC, are its members. The oppos...
17 Sep, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Centre weighs legal options for Kashmiri Pandit quota in J&K assemblyThe government is considering bringing in an ordinance and following it up with amendments to the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 to allow for...
16 Jun, 2022, 12.24 AM IST
Election Commission's first meet on J&K elections indicates narrow window for pollsAccording to initial assessments, the overall poll preparations should be completed by early October, ET has learnt. It will leave a window...
01 Jun, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
Some heavy lifting still needed to hold JK pollsUnlike in 1995, when the last delimitation exercise was conducted in J&K and no such clause existed, section 62 of the J&K Reorganisation A...
07 May, 2022, 10.16 PM IST
DDC polls: Freezing weather fails to dampen spirit of voters in Jammu and KashmirThe enthusiasm was the same among all the age groups in Jammu division as witnessed in the previous five phases of the maiden DDC elections...
13 Dec, 2020, 08.58 PM IST
DDC polls: West Pakistan refugees outside booths in Jammu say justice done after 70 years of struggleWith the abrogation of Article 370, several communities like West Pakistan refugees, Valmikis and Gurkhas are now eligible to vote in local...
28 Nov, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
BSF told to keep close vigil on Bangla border: Tripura Chief Electoral OfficerTripura Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Sriram Taranikanti held a meeting with top Border Security Force (BSF) officials regarding the close...
30 Dec, 2017, 01.41 PM IST
Venkaiah Naidu hits out at Congress over filing police complaints against BJP, TDP leadershipRidiculing the opposition party, Naidu said "One day Congress may file a case against Surya Bhagwan if sun rays are not seen in time, block...
08 Sep, 2015, 10.12 PM IST
TMC sees boost to Lok Sabha tally as peace returns to naxal beltTMC’s confidence stems from its victory in the civic polls last year, when it won zilla parishads in all the three districts of Jangalmahal.
24 Feb, 2014, 08.50 AM IST
- Karnataka poll set for May
Ending the suspense over the timing of Karnataka assembly poll, the Election Commission on Thursday decided to hold it in phases before May...
21 Mar, 2008, 03.19 AM IST
- Karnataka may still have summer polls
Karnataka could go in for polls by mid-May. Notwithstanding the February 19 presidential notification giving immediate effect to delimitati...
28 Feb, 2008, 03.31 AM IST