Elon Musk lauds India's vote-counting mechanism, takes dig at US elections
Nov 24, 2024, at 09:11 pm
Sacramento: Billionaire Elon Musk, who remained prominent throughout the recently concluded US presidential elections with his open support for Donald Trump, lauded the vote-counting process in India and criticised the prolonged delays in parts of the United States, particularly California.
Nov 24, 2024, at 02:14 am
New Delhi: The emphatic triumph of the ruling Maha Yuti in Maharashtra and the impressive showing of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand on Saturday seems to vindicate the observation that the Congress is the weakest link in the I.N.D.I.A.
Sep 18, 2024, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to hold simultaneous elections in India, based on the recommendations of a high-level committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind.
NDA vs INDIA bloc: 13 Assembly seats in 7 states to go to bypolls
Jul 07, 2024, at 02:37 am
New Delhi: After a high-stakes contest in the Lok Sabha polls, which saw the opposition making a strong comeback, the INDIA bloc and the BJP-led NDA will face off on July 10 as bypolls are held in 13 Assembly constituencies across seven states, including four in West Bengal.
West Bengal: 58.46% voting recorded in final phase till 3 pm; violence reported from across state
Jun 01, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata: Violence marred voting in West Bengal in the 7th phase of Lok Sabha elections, with reports of clashes emerging from across the state. Despite violence in Bengal, the state witnessed one of the highest voter turnout at 58.46% in the final phase till 3pm, more than the overall.
Lok Sabha 7th phase poll: 40.09% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm
Jun 01, 2024, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 40.09 percent was recorded till 1 pm in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections across 57 parliamentary constituencies in eight states and Union Territories.
Violence reported across West Bengal in 7th phase LS polls; 13% voting so far
Jun 01, 2024, at 06:29 pm
Kolkata: Violence erupted in several parts of West Bengal on Saturday during the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, with 13 percent voter turnout recorded by 9 am.
Election Commission of India seizes record Rs. 4650 crores inducements ahead of general polls
Apr 16, 2024, at 03:40 pm
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced it has seized record Rs. 4650 crores inducements ahead of the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha polls.
INDIA bloc's March 31 rally not 'person or party specific': Congress's Jairam Ramesh
Mar 31, 2024, at 07:54 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Congress on Saturday asserted that the INDIA bloc’s rally on March 31 will not be 'person-specific or of one party' but to save the democracy and Constitution of the country and will be called 'Loktantra Bachao' rally.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Congress fields Karti Chidambaram, Digvijay Singh in fourth list
Mar 24, 2024, at 07:45 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Congress released its fourth list of 46 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Saturday which featured party veterans like Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh, Ajay Rai from Varanasi, Danish Ali from Amroha, and Karti Chidambaram from Sivaganga.
SC to hear plea seeking ban on announcement of freebies by political parties in election campaigns
Mar 21, 2024, at 05:37 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday decided to schedule a hearing for March 21 regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the tradition of political parties offering free incentives during electoral campaigns, media reported.
Voter numbers go up to 96.88 crore in 2024; over 2.18 lakh voters of above 100 years of age
Mar 17, 2024, at 03:54 am
New Delhi: The total number of registered voters in the country has increased to 96.88 crores as of January 1, 2024, compared to 89.6 crores at the time of the last general elections held in 2019 and the voter club of above 100 years of age is 2,18,442.
High-level committee submits report on 'One Nation One Election' to Prez Murmu
Mar 15, 2024, at 12:30 am
New Delhi: The high-level committee on 'One Nation One Election', headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind submitted its report on simultaneous polls to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
Lok Sabha polls: AAP, Congress agree on 4:3 seat sharing formula in Delhi
Feb 25, 2024, at 08:05 am
New Delhi: Congress and AAP on Saturday have agreed on seat sharing arrangement for Lok Sabha elections in Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Goa and Chandigarh, ending speculations that the two parties may not reach an understanding in the matter.
Election 2024: AAP, Congress reach seat-sharing deals in Goa, Delhi, Gujarat and Haryana
Feb 22, 2024, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reached a primary agreement to divide electoral constituencies in Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh, and Haryana ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, media reports said.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP releases names of election in-charges and co-in-charges for states
Jan 28, 2024, at 01:55 am
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party( BJP) on Saturday released the names of election in-charges and co-in-charges for states ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
Congress holds review meeting on Rajasthan poll defeat
Dec 10, 2023, at 05:28 am
New Delhi: After losing the Rajasthan Assembly election, Congress leaders held a review meeting on Saturday to evaluate the party’s performance.
Rajasthan Assembly poll: Over 69% voter turnout recorded
Nov 26, 2023, at 04:30 am
Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded over 69% voter turnout in Assembly polls held on Saturday.
Centre's plan to rope in bureaucrats as 'Rath Prabharis' hits roadblock from Election Commission
Oct 27, 2023, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre's plan to rope in bureaucrats for a countrywide mega rally to highlight the BJP-led central government's achievements has hit a hurdle with the Election Commission banning the yatra in five states where elections are due by the year-end.
Rajasthan Assembly polls: In a balancing act, BJP includes Vasundhara Raje in 2nd candidate list
Oct 22, 2023, at 01:13 am
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is among the 83 candidates announced by the BJP for the upcoming state assembly elections, media reports said.
Sale of electoral bonds at authorised State Bank of India branches from Oct 4
Sep 30, 2023, at 06:10 am
New Delhi: The government introduced the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018, amended in November 2022, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.
Sep 04, 2023, at 12:24 am
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has declined to be part of the eight-member committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to examine whether India can hold state and Parliamentary elections together, media reports said.
Sep 03, 2023, at 02:29 am
New Delhi: The government on Saturday named Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Home Minister Amit Shah, and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad among members to the High Level Committee (HLC) to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats.
Aug 18, 2023, at 02:31 am
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday announced the first lists of candidates for Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh due later this year. This is the first time the BJP has announced the names of candidates even before the Election Commission of India announces the poll dates.
Third meeting of INDIA alliance in Mumbai on Aug 31
Aug 06, 2023, at 05:09 am
Mumbai: The third meeting of the 'INDIA' alliance, formed by the key Opposition parties of the country, including the Congress party, will be held in city on August 31 and September 1, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole said on Saturday.
Nagaland elects its first ever woman MLA in NDPP's Hekani Jakhalu
Mar 02, 2023, at 10:05 pm
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland has created a milestone by electing a woman to its Assembly for the first time. Hekani Jakhalu, a member of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), has become the state's first female MLA.
United opposition can restrict BJP to 100 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Nitish
Feb 19, 2023, at 09:39 pm
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said the BJP wouldn’t cross 100 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if the Opposition parties counter BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a united front.
'Reverse urban apathy': EC urges Gujrat voters after low turnout in 1st phase of polls
Dec 04, 2022, at 03:40 am
Ahmedabad/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Saturday urged the voters in Gujarat to reverse "urban apathy" after the voting percentage in the first phase of assembly elections declined compared to the 2017 state polls.
Paramilitary jawan on Gujarat election duty kills 2 colleagues with service rifle
Nov 27, 2022, at 05:09 am
Porbandar (Gujarat): Two paramilitary jawans were killed and two others injured after one of their colleagues opened fire near Porbandar in Gujarat, where they were stationed for election duty ahead of next month’s assembly polls, media reported.
Fate of 412 candidates sealed in EVMs in HP polls
Nov 13, 2022, at 06:21 am
Dharamshala/UNI: Voters across Himachal Pradesh have decided the fate of 412 candidates in polling across 68 constituencies of the state which started at 0800 hrs and concluded in all the 68 assembly seats at 1700 hrs.