Poll officers can’t force electors who ‘refuse’ to vote at poll booths, says EC rule

Poll officers can’t force electors who ‘refuse’ to vote at poll booths, says EC rule

Electors have the right to “refuse to vote” even after registering their identities before a presiding officer. File | Photo Credit: AFP At a time when the Election Commission pledges to leave no stone unturned to bring eligible voters to polling stations to exercise their franchise, not many electors are aware of their right to … Read more

Home voting process begins in Hyderabad for Telangana Assembly Elections

Home voting process begins in Hyderabad for Telangana Assembly Elections

The voting process for the Telangana Assembly election began with the exercise of franchise by voters above the age of 80 and by persons with disabilities. A total of 838 voters have been identified by the returning officers of various Assembly constituencies in the district who received Form-12D from the Election Commission of India. In … Read more

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls November 17 Phase 2 LIVE updates: Voting to begin

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls November 17 Phase 2 LIVE updates: Voting to begin

The second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections for the remaining 70 seats will be held on Friday and decide the electoral fate of political heavyweights like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his deputy T.S. Singh Deo, eight State Ministers and four members of Parliament. A total of 958 candidates — 827 men, 130 women … Read more

JD(S) tries to woo back Muslims, appeals for smart voting by community

JD(S) tries to woo back Muslims, appeals for smart voting by community

A file photo of former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and JD(S) Karnataka unit president C.M. Ibrahim. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram The Janata Dal (Secular), which has been banking heavily on the Vokkaliga votes in Old Mysuru region, is expecting a boost to its vote share from the Muslim community in the 2023 Karnataka … Read more

Opposition should take collective decision: Pawar on EC’s remote voting machine proposal

Opposition should take collective decision: Pawar on EC’s remote voting machine proposal

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. File. | Photo Credit: – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on January 15 said the Opposition should take a collective decision on Election Commission’s proposal regarding the remote electronic voting machine (RVM). He also said after a briefing by the election commission on Monday, if any … Read more

Remote voting for migrants will deepen democracy in India: Ashwani Kumar

Remote voting for migrants will deepen democracy in India: Ashwani Kumar

Political scientist Ashwani Kumar. Nistula Hebbar speaks to political scientist Ashwani Kumar, co-editor of the book “Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India” on Election Commission’s decision to explore Remote Voting for migrants….. Q. The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to start the process of enabling migrant workers to vote remotely in polls in their home … 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

Delhi MCD election live updates | Voting begins for 250 municipal wards in the National Capital

Delhi MCD election live updates | Voting begins for 250 municipal wards in the National Capital

Security personnel at a polling booth ahead of MCD elections at Gole Market in New Delhi on December 3, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Over 1.45 crore electors will decide the fate of 1,349 candidates today in the first civic polls since the merger of the three erstwhile municipal corporations — North, South and East … Read more

In pictures | Gujarat Assembly elections Phase 1 voting remains largely peaceful

In pictures | Gujarat Assembly elections Phase 1 voting remains largely peaceful

Voting for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and southern regions ended at 5 p.m. on December 1, 2022. Barring a few minor incidents and some reports of problems in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the voting process, which commenced at 8 am, remained largely … Read more

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 Live Updates | Voting in all 68 seats today; 412 candidates in fray

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 Live Updates | Voting in all 68 seats today; 412 candidates in fray

More than 55 lakh voters in the hill State will decide the fate of 412 candidates, including Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, former CM Virbhadhra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh and former BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti More than 55 lakh voters in the hill State will decide the fate of 412 candidates, including Chief Minister Jairam … Read more