The Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held across two phases beginning November 13, the Election Commission said Tuesday. Jharkhand will vote in two phases – on November 13 and November 20, and Maharashtra will vote in one phase – on November 20. Counting of votes for both states will take place on November 23, the poll panel said.… Continue reading "Assembly polls to be held in Maharashtra on 20 November"
A senior poll official on Sunday rejected allegations of Electronic Voting Machine hacking in the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat, stating that the EVM is a foolproof standalone device with no provision for communication. Returning Officer Vandana Suryavanshi, in a press conference in Mumbai, clarified that voting machines do not require an OTP to function. Her clarification came in… Continue reading "Poll official junks EVM hacking charge in North West Mumbai"
The Madras High Court on Monday ordered issuing notice to the Election Commission of India on a petition, which sought to appoint an independent commission comprising retired judges and human rights activists to oversee curbing the ‘corrupt’ practice of seeking votes in the name of religion, caste and language. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice… Continue reading "Plea in HC seeks commission to curb practice of seeking votes in name of religion and language"
The high decibel campaign for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha came to an end on Thursday after two months of intense electioneering. The fourth and final phase of the twin elections in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly segments will be held on June 1. The six parliamentary seats are Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and… Continue reading "High decibel campaign ends for LS, assembly polls in Odisha"
Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Kanyakumari from May 30 to June 1. During his trip, he will pay homage at the Rock Memorial and engage in meditation at the Dhyan Mandapam, the same place where Swami Vivekananda once meditated. Tight security arrangements have been made in Kanyakumari ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit. After the final leg of… Continue reading "Tight security arrangements and at Kanyakumari ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit"
The top leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are likely to meet in the national capital on June 1 to assess their performance in the Lok Sabha elections and chalk out their strategy ahead of the results. The proposed meeting, sources said, will be convened in the afternoon of June 1 when the last phase of polling will be underway.… Continue reading "INDIA bloc Leaders to meet on June 1 to decide about PM candidate"
Voting for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 is being held in 58 constituencies across six states and two union territories, including all the seven seats in Delhi, on Saturday, May 25. A voter turnout of 10.82 per cent was recorded till 9 am on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six States and two Union Territories where… Continue reading "Lok Sabha elections 2024: Phase 6 polling for 58 seats today"
The fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha (LS) elections recorded an average voter turnout of 63 per cent till 8 pm, the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday, which is lower than the 2019 voting percentage of a little over 69 per cent. Held in 96 seats across 10 states and Union Territories (UTs), the highlight of Monday’s polling… Continue reading "Fourth phase of LS polls records 63% voting among 96 seats"
The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA bloc fiercely attacking each other on issues like reservations and sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna concluded on Sunday evening in 92 seats spread over 11 states and Union Territories. The stakes are significant for the BJP in this… Continue reading "Campaigning ends for third phase of Lok Sabha elections"
The Madras high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a special polling in Coimbatore parliamentary constituency for the voters whose names were missing from the list in the Lok Sabha elections concluded on April 19. The bench comprising of chief justices Sanjay V Gangapurwala and justice G Chandrasekharan ruled that the court cannot pass such orders after the polling… Continue reading "Vote counting of coimbatore constituency will not be stopped : Madras HC"