Election Commission readies plan to increase voter turnout in 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh

Election Commission readies plan to increase voter turnout in 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh

The voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections was quite low at 59.11%, even though the State has the highest number of voters. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the … Read more

Impressive turnout at Tejashwi’s Jan Vishwas Yatra in Bihar

Impressive turnout at Tejashwi’s Jan Vishwas Yatra in Bihar

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses his supporters during ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’, in Sitamarhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Out of power due to the sudden switch of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) to the BJP-led NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has hit the ground with his Jan Vishwas Yatra (people’s trust journey) ahead … Read more

Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout

Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout

A man walks past signs for candidates during the district council election in Hong Kong on December 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A “patriots only” district election in Hong Kong that barred opposition democrats from the ballot sheet amid a national security squeeze had a record low voter turnout of 27.5% as many voters spurned what was seen as … Read more

Rajasthan records 71.64% turnout in peaceful polling

Rajasthan records 71.64% turnout in peaceful polling

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the Rajasthan assembly elections, in Jodhpur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 71.64% in the Assembly election on Saturday with the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP locking horns in a tightly contested campaign. The polling passed off peacefully, … Read more

Bypolls in three States record decent voter turnout

Bypolls in three States record decent voter turnout

Voters waiting in long queue to cast their vote at a polling station in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Monday. | Photo Credit: Govarthan M Voting for Assembly by-elections were held in three States — Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and West Bengal — on Monday. The results of the bypolls will be declared on March 2, along with the … Read more

Modi government alarmed by huge turnout in `Bharat Jodo Yatra’, says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Modi government alarmed by huge turnout in `Bharat Jodo Yatra’, says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi takes a selfie with Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Narendra Modi government at the Centre were so alarmed by the huge turnout in `Bharat Jodo Yatra’, that they were shooting off … Read more

Gujarat Assembly polls live updates | Voting ends for Phase II, turnout at 58.7% as of 5 p.m.

Gujarat Assembly polls live updates | Voting ends for Phase II, turnout at 58.7% as of 5 p.m.

More than 2.5 crore people were eligible to vote in Phase II of the Assembly elections in Gujarat. Under the second phase, voting was held for 93 seats in 14 districts, including Ahmedabad and Vadodara, across north and central regions on Monday.  There were 833 candidates in the fray, including high-profile candidates such as Chief … Read more