From bamboo walls to AI eyes: West Bengal election gets unprecedented surveillance pushThe Election Commission of India is enhancing surveillance for the West Bengal Assembly polls by installing cameras for 100% webcasting, mo...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
EC to deploy 2,407 central forces for first phase of Bengal elections on April 23Central armed police forces will secure the first phase of West Bengal assembly polls on April 23. Over 2,400 companies will be deployed. M...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Puducherry elections 2026: Robot ‘Nila’ welcomes voters as polling begins in the Union TerritoryVoting for the 2026 Puducherry assembly elections commenced today. A robot named Nila greeted voters at a polling station. Early turnout st...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
9.50 lakh voters to decide fate of 294 candidates in Pondy; all arrangements in place: CEOPuducherry is buzzing with anticipation as it prepares for the Assembly elections on April 9! A whopping 9.50 lakh registered voters will t...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
Mobile phones won't be allowed inside polling booths in Mumbai during voting: Poll officialMumbai will enforce a mobile phone ban inside polling booths during the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20. Voters must...
16 Oct, 2024, 08.46 PM IST
Haryana polling stations: Over 2,700 'critical', more than 300 'vulnerable'Over 2,700 polling stations in Haryana have been classified as 'critical' and over 300 as 'vulnerable' by the Election Commission of India....
20 Sep, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
150 polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh to be managed by women: CEOArunachal Pradesh's electoral process involves women managing 150 polling stations, supported by 1,000+ women officers. CEO Sain praises wo...
18 Apr, 2024, 07.56 PM IST
Nearly 26% polling booths in Rajasthan, MP & Telangana critical: Election CommissionAround 26% of polling stations in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and 18% in Chhattisgarh have been labeled as "critical" due to high...
06 Oct, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
34% polling booths in Meghalaya vulnerable; 40% in Nagaland critical, says Election Commission'Critical' polling stations in EC parlance refers to areas with high political stakes in terms of vote share and margins of victory in the ...
16 Feb, 2023, 01.02 AM IST
Over 31% of polling stations in Gujarat identified as 'critical'Well over 51,700 polling stations are expected to be set up in Gujarat's 182 assembly constituencies for the upcoming poll and 16,207 of th...
30 Oct, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
Webcasting for 50% polling stations in Himachal bypollHe said to conduct free and fair elections and as a confidence-building measure for voters, arrangements for webcasting would be made in al...
18 Oct, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
West Bengal assembly polls: 9,800 booths vulnerable, 8,400 critical in next 3 phasesAs per the latest EC analysis for the next three phases, near 9,800 polling stations are designated as ‘critical’ and 8,400-plus stations a...
19 Apr, 2021, 09.30 AM IST
West Bengal assembly election date: Voting in eight phases from March 27 to April 29Counting for all the states - West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and one union territory - Pondicherry has been set for May 2.
01 Mar, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
Over 6,400 polling stations in Bengal vulnerable, says ECOver 6,400 polling stations in West Bengal have been identified as ‘vulnerable’ ahead of the assembly elections – the highest number among ...
23 Feb, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
1 lakh security personnel deployed for Punjab polls tomorrowUnlike previous polls, police check posts continued to stay at several locations before the 48 hours of the polls on the directions of the ...
03 Feb, 2017, 07.36 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Live digital surveillance of vulnerable polling boothsThe poll watchdog will install video cameras in vulnerable booths as additional security measure along with poll observers of various categ...
22 Mar, 2016, 12.51 PM IST
- Naxals remain a headache for election panel
Naxalite violence continues to be a concern in the third phase of polls.
30 Apr, 2009, 01.06 AM IST