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Over 27.1 million voters in Kerala will head to the polling booths on Thursday, capping a frenetic campaign by the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the state assembly elections. The votes will be counted on May 4. The electorate comprises 13.2 million men, 13.9 million women, 273 transgenders and over 242,000 overseas voters across 140 constituencies. Chief electoral officer, Rathan U Kelka ...Read More >
Assam Assembly Election 2026: Real-time polling updates, voter turnout trends, and on-ground reports from across constituencies as voting unfolds live. As the Assam assembly elections 2026 enter the decisive polling phase on Thursday (April 9), a total of 2,50,54,463 electors will determine the fate of 722 candidates across 126 Assembly constituencies, bringing months of intense political campaigning to a close. The contest features 663 male and 59 female candidates, representing 27 political p ...Read More >
Kochi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a timely intervention on the eve of polling, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed authorities to take immediate corrective measures to ensure that election duty personnel receive their postal ballots without further delay. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the directive while hearing a writ petition filed by the Kerala NGO Union, which flagged a widespread denial of voting rights to government officials deployed for election duties. The petition highl ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam is ready to hold its 2026 Legislative Assembly elections in a single phase on April 9, with authorities aiming to ensure smooth, safe, and transparent polling across all 126 constituencies. Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel said the state administration has completed all necessary arrangements, and different departments are working together to make sure voting proceeds smoothly. Officials from the central government are stationed across the state to keep track of security and ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 8: Campaigning for the high-stakes Assam Assembly elections concluded, with political parties making their final push before the 48-hour silence period ahead of the April 9 polling for 126 constituencies. The curtain fell on a high-decibel campaign at 5 pm, as mandated by the Election Commission, bringing to a halt rallies, roadshows and all forms of canvassing across the State on Tuesday evening. The last day witnessed an intense flurry of activity, with top leaders across par ...Read More >
T'puram: Chief electoral officer Rathan U Kelkar on Tuesday said that preparations for the assembly elections were completed, as he released key data on voters and polling arrangements ahead of voting on Thursday. A total of 2,71,42,952 voters are eligible to cast their votes in the state, with 883 candidates in the fray. As part of the arrangements, 30,495 polling booths have been set up, including 24 auxiliary booths, which have been arranged in stations with more than 1,200 voters. Kelkar sai ...Read More >
Officials said the state has a total of 1,45,598 voters in the AVSC (85+) category and 62,159 voters in the AVPD category. In a bid to boost voter turnout and make the electoral process more inclusive, the Election Commission has rolled out a range of measures in Kerala for the upcoming Assembly elections. These include home voting facilities for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, along with special arrangements to assist voters who are unwell, ensuring that more people are able to ...Read More >
Guwahati: More than 26,000 voters in Assam have been approved to avail the home voting facility ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, according to the Election Commission of India. The provision, introduced under Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, allows electors aged above 85 and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to cast their votes from home through postal ballots. In Assam, 19,774 senior citizens and 6,638 PwD voters have been cleared for the facili ...Read More >
Guwahati, Mar 30: With the Assam Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, over 26,000 electors in the state have been approved to avail the home voting facility, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The facility, introduced under Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, enables voters aged above 85 and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to cast their votes through postal ballots from their residences. In Assam, 19,774 elderly voters and 6,638 PwD electors hav ...Read More >
Srinagar: The bypoll results in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday showed clear signs of changing voter behavior, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) taking the Budgam seat from the National Conference (NC) for the first time in decades and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retaining Nagrota with a smaller margin than last year. The numbers from both constituencies point to evolving political preferences and stronger voter engagement. Budgam reported a turnout of 50.01 percent, with 73,833 of its 1 ...Read More >
Srinagar- All MLAs of Jammu and Kashmir have cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha elections held on Friday. According to details, all 86 MLAs voted in the RS polls. Sources said that the postal ballot of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, who is currently in detention, has also reached the Returning Officer and will be included in the counting. "The polling has ended, but it will be formally closed at 4:00 PM," sources said, as per news agency KNO. The total strength of the J&K Assembly is 88. While Mehra ...Read More >
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed the high court that necessary arrangements had been made to ensure that detained AAP MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, was able to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.A bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri was told that the government had already dispatched the postal ballot to the competent authority to facilitate Malik's participation in the election, scheduled for Oct 24.Earlier, hearing Malik's application seeking permission to vote in ...Read More >
Bihar assembly election: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday outlined key measures for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, stating that "no polling station will have more than 1,200 voters" to ensure smoother voting. The Chief Election Commissioner also highlighted several new initiatives aimed at enhancing transparency and improving the voter experience. Addressing a press conference in Patna, the CEC Gyanesh Kumar said, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Describing election observers as beacons of democracy, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday instructed the 425 officers appointed as observers for the upcoming assembly poll in Bihar and bye-polls in other states, to promptly report any misconduct or unaccounted expenditure by the party leaders and candidates, while maintaining the highest level of probity and impartiality themselves.At a briefing for general, police and expenditure observers -- comprising 287 IAS offic ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: The Bihar Assembly elections are in full swing, with all political parties working tirelessly to ensure they are ready for the elections. The election dates in Bihar could be announced any time now. The Election Commission has already released the final voter list after a special, thorough review. Now, everyone is awaiting the announcement of the election dates. It is believed that the Election Commission may announce the schedule for the Assembly elections next week, on O ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced another major change in the electoral process, this time focusing on the counting of postal ballots. The move comes as part of the Commission's 30th initiative in the last six months to streamline voting and counting procedures, just months before the high stakes Bihar assembly elections. Currently, the counting of votes has two parallel components: postal ballots/Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs) and Electronic Votin ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission, which has faced constant criticism from the opposition, is now in action. Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission has made a significant change. The Election Commission has surprised everyone by making a significant change to the vote-counting rules. This significant change has been made regarding the counting of postal ballots. This means that postal ballots will no longer be counted first; they will be counted in the round before the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
New Delhi: Four days after the Supreme Court's directive, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has started publishing the names of voters omitted from the draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. The lists are now available on the websites of the respective district electoral officers (DEOs). The omitted voters are broadly categorised as Absentee, Shifted, and Dead (ASD), along with those marked as "Pahle Se Panjikrit" (already registered). The inclusion ...Read More >
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