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URBAN VOTER APATHY
Balle balle & bullied ballot? Record number of voters is cause for cheer, but concerns over why many of them voted lingerIn a remarkable turn of events, the latest elections in multiple Indian states and a Union Territory showcased an unprecedented voter turno...- 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...
- ET Graphics: Maharashtra assembly elections turnout stays flat; Jharkhand beats 2019 recordMaharashtra recorded an average voter turnout of 62% across its 288 assembly seats, while Jharkhand's second-phase voting for 38 seats saw ...
- ‘Democracy can wait, waist cannot’: Harsh Goenka criticises Mumbai's non-voting Gucci crowdMaharashtra Assembly Elections: As Maharashtra votes for its 288-member legislative assembly, RPG Group Chairman Harsh Goenka criticised Mu...
- EC asks Chief Electoral Officers to take measures to manage impact of hot weather in 6th phase LS pollsPolling is scheduled in 58 PCs across eight states/UTs. Haryana and NCT of Delhi will head to polls in this phase. Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu ...
- On poll eve, EC appeals to Delhi-NCR voters to break trend of urban apathyThe Election Commission has urged urban voters in urban centres to break the trend of urban apathy and attend the sixth phase of Lok Sabha ...
- Bengaluru did it again: Nearly half of the voters give Lok Sabha polls a missBengaluru's voting apathy persists in 2024. Despite Election Commission efforts, Silicon Valley had low turnout. Urban areas like Bangalore...
- EC identifies 266 LS seats with lower voter turnout; says 'one size fits all' approach won't workThe Election Commission on Friday said it has identified 266 parliamentary constituencies, including 215 in rural areas, with low voter tur...
- Election Commission strives to negate 'urban voter apathy' in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena has announced plans to increase the polling percentage in 20 urban Assembly const...
- EC to designate cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as 'national icon'Sachin Tendulkar was selected by Election Commission as a "national icon" to encourage greater voter participation in the electoral process...
- 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 ...
- The alarm bell sounded by urban indifference to electionsIt was an exceptional move from the Election Commission to go public with its concern about low urban turnout after the first phase of poll...
- Low turnouts: Election Commission data highlights continuing urban apathy to votingThe urban apathy in Gujarat is reminiscent of the trend seen in Himachal Pradesh, which went to polls on November 12, with its urban Shimla...
- India has 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100: CEC Rajiv KumarBesides, 1.80 crore voters are over 80 years of age, Kumar said after flagging off a bicycle rally in Maharashtra's Pune city on Wednesday ...
- Skipped polls, expect call from ECThe CEC said the Commission would also reach out to colleges and universities to increase their participation in the poll process. The Comm...
- CEC launches voter awareness radio seriesKumar said the programme will be a strong platform to connect with voters across the country. The programme, as a combination of informatio...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 'Elections in India have become a business'Some trivia is anything but trivial. Especially when it is to do with prospective policy makers of the country. Like that the number of pol...
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