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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Even before the hangover of the Uttar Pradesh series could clear, electoral churning has become visible in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, both scheduled to go to polls by the end of the year. Elections to the high offices of President and Vice-President will fill the middle space. The non-stop cycle of general elections has provoked … Read more