Siddaramaiah sees red on EC letter, accuses poll body of bias against CongressKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly criticized the Election Commission. He called the EC's demand for details on guarantee s...
08 Apr, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Congress launches 'Pyari Didi' scheme ahead of Delhi electionsKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar launched the 'Pyari Didi' scheme. The scheme will provide Rs 2,500 per month to eligible wome...
06 Jan, 2025, 12.40 PM IST
Phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections sees active participation across 13 states and UT; Here's a recap of the dayThe second phase of the Lok Sabha elections has begun, with voters in 13 states and union territories casting their votes for 88 seats. Ove...
26 Apr, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
How women formed a vote bank that parties can ignore at own riskLok Sabha Elections: As India prepares for the Lok Sabha polls, parties are focusing on women voters. BJP's Ladli Behna scheme and Congress...
08 Mar, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Congress will implement Karnataka model in other states, says Priyanka Gandhi after free bus travel for women kicks offAll five promises are estimated to cost upwards of Rs 60,000 crore to the government, but Karnataka’s finances have already been under grea...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Ruling BJP's term in Karnataka to end on May 24, says Chief Election CommissionerThe Chief Election Commissioner expressed his displeasure over low rate of voter turnout especially in Bengaluru in 2018 general assembly e...
11 Mar, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
States try to secure women votes with budget sopsA new scheme, Shrama Shakthi, has been announced by the Basavaraj Bommai government, which will provide financial assistance of Rs 500 per ...
04 Mar, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
Hijab row: Karnataka BJP makes efforts at local levels to woo Muslim womenSections of BJP legislators in Karnataka have begun a quiet outreach in their constituencies in a bid to convince Muslim women that the par...
21 Feb, 2022, 08.00 AM IST
Women turn out in greater numbers than in previous electionsWhile the average turnout of men was 68.3% in the first four phases of polling held from April 11 to April 29, the figure for women was 68%...
20 May, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
India may witness highest voting turnout since 1947: SBI studyAfter four phases of elections, the voting percentage is 67 per cent, comparable to 67.6 per cent in 2014, said SBI Ecowrap report.
02 May, 2019, 05.46 PM IST
Concerned by low voter turnout last year, Congress Minister writes to Bengaluru citizens to come out and voteIn the upcoming polls, seven Lakh first-time voters will be eligible to exercise their franchise in Karnataka, and more than 20000 in Benga...
13 Apr, 2019, 01.55 PM IST
Number of women voters increases but still not 50%Number rises from 47% (2014) to about 48% (2019); women MPs in 16th Lok Sabha: 11.2%
12 Mar, 2019, 06.57 AM IST
Voter turnout in Karnataka highest since 1952 Assembly polls: CEO"The voter turnout in the polls broke all records last night. By midnight, the figures showed that it was 72.13 per cent," he told.
13 May, 2018, 07.58 PM IST
Rural women refuse to follow menfolk blindly in KarnatakaWomen voters appear to be just as forthcoming as men to discuss issues such as caste, religion, candidates and parties before taking a call...
10 May, 2018, 01.17 PM IST
No candidature but parties woo womenThis election season, candidates are distributing freebies like pressure cookers, copper pots, sarees, gas stoves and jewellery, clearly ta...
30 Apr, 2018, 09.33 AM IST
No fair play, 49% voters are women but few get ticketOf Karnataka’s 30 districts, five – Raichur, Udupi, Ramanagara, Dakshin Kannada and Kodagu – have more women voters than men.
23 Apr, 2018, 07.01 AM IST
Of 12 major states, women have least chance of winning in KarnatakaThe electorate rejected nine of 10 women who contested in the past six elections — 1989 to 2013 — with eight of 10 even losing their deposi...
17 Apr, 2018, 11.30 AM IST