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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...- "Not democracy but TMC's reign of terror": Rahul Gandhi condems killing of Congress worker Debdeep ChatterjeeRahul Gandhi and the West Bengal Congress have strongly condemned the alleged murder of Congress worker Debdeep Chatterjee. They claim TMC-...
- Bulgarians head to polls to elect parliament for eighth time in 5 yearsBulgarians are voting for the eighth time in five years. They hope to elect a stable parliament to end political deadlock. Nationwide prote...
- SC says people can't be compelled to vote; rejects PILThe Supreme Court has rejected a plea to penalize citizens who do not vote. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant found the idea impracti...
- Don't fall for all that vote-shamingElection season brings pressure to vote. However, the article argues voting is a right, not a compulsion. Citizens are free to abstain for ...
- Change is palpable in Assam, says Kharge as he urges voters to defeat 'politics of division'Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called on Assam voters to defeat division and apathy. He urged them to choose unity and development f...
- North Bengal’s high-stakes battle: Siliguri and Dabgram-Fulbari in the election spotlightNorth Bengal's Siliguri and Dabgram-Fulbari constituencies are set for intense assembly election battles. Development, identity, and law an...
- 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...
- High voter turnouts are nice, but for...Bihar witnessed an impressive voter turnout during its elections, but it’s interesting to note that lower participation rates can sometimes...
- Zombie voters who choose not to voteAs Bihar's election season heats up, a curious phenomenon emerges: the sudden outrage of habitually apathetic citizens over voter list disc...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Why nearly 50 per cent of Bengaluru people stay away from voting, experts discussExperts discuss Bengaluru's 50% voter turnout challenges, suggesting engaging youth, improving voter list accuracy, and involving booth-lev...
- Election Commission sweats over missing summer collectionECI addresses low voter turnout in Phase 1, plans interventions for upcoming phases, including engaging political parties, mobilizing young...
- Why young voters are less interested in elections?As per data, India's youngest voters, aged 18 and 19, are showing dismally low interest in the upcoming elections, with less than 40% regis...
- 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.
- Municipal polls: Low voter turnout in MumbaiMarked by a poor turnout, polling is in progress today in 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the cash-rich Brihanmumba...
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