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CEC lauds role of returning officers, SPs in conducting LS polls CEC Rajiv Kumar appreciates the exemplary performance and leadership in conducting Lok Sabha polls, creating a huge electoral surplus in the challenged democratic space worldwide.
07 Jun, 2024, 09.14 PM ISTMore than 11,000 poll-related seizure FIRs registered in Andhra Pradesh In Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission oversaw the registration of 11,249 seizure FIRs, amounting to Rs 483 crore in cash, liquor, drugs, and other items. Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena shared data revealing election-related violence...
03 Jun, 2024, 10.10 PM ISTBJP seeks repoll at multiple booths in Bengal's Diamond Harbour LS seat The BJP has requested repoll at several booths in the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, alleging malpractices during the voting process. The party claims booth agents were driven out, CCTV cameras were facing in the wrong direction, and...
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Arunachal assembly polls: Votes to be counted on Sunday, 133 candidates wait anxiously The counting for the 50 Assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh will be done on Sunday. As many as 133 candidates contested the election. The final results expected by noon. 82.71% voted in the Assembly polls. Security arrangements are in place and medi...
02 Jun, 2024, 01.48 PM ISTDelhi Exit Polls 2024 Result Live: BJP looks to clean sweep national capital, yet again, predicts multiple exit polls Exit Polls 2024 Delhi: In a closely contested battle between the BJP and the AAP-Congress alliance for Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats, voter turnout on May 25 surpassed 54 percent, despite the scorching summer heat. In the 2019 elections, the voter t...
01 Jun, 2024, 08.14 PM ISTManipur: Three layer security cordon in all counting centres on June 4 Counting of votes for the General Elections in Manipur will take place on June 4, with a three-layer security cordon enforced at 24 counting centres. Additionally, over two lakh people in Manipur are affected by floods triggered by cyclones.
01 Jun, 2024, 04.58 PM ISTCounting of votes for Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections to begin at 6 am on June 2 Counting of votes for the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections is set to begin on June 2 at 6 am. The elections in the state were held on April 19 for both Assembly and Lok Sabha. The results are expected to be announced by noon on the same day. Sec...
29 May, 2024, 02.41 PM IST48 polling stations in West Bengal damaged by Cyclone Remal: Official Polling for the nine Lok Sabha seats - Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, and Kolkata Uttar - is scheduled on Saturday. Among these, several assembly constituencies under Diamond Harbour and...
27 May, 2024, 09.43 PM ISTLok Sabha polls: Haryana records 55.93 pc turnout till 5 pm Haryana recorded a 55.93% voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections for its 10 seats. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini contested in the Karnal assembly seat bypoll. BJP won all 10 seats in 2019.
25 May, 2024, 08.19 PM ISTHC grants interim protection from arrest to YSRCP MLA who smashed EVM The Andhra Pradesh High Court granted interim protection from arrest to Macherla YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy, who is accused of smashing an EVM on polling day, till June 6 due to his candidacy in the Assembly election. The court issued restriction...
24 May, 2024, 03.09 PM ISTArunchal forged ID case: State Human Rights Commission registers complaint Rita Chakma filed a complaint of forgery and cheating committed by Drishyamuni Chakma with respect to his forged voter ID bearing No. UBV2587045 from 3-Avoipur village under 49 Diyun-Bordumsa constituency, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh and s...
22 May, 2024, 08.59 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh police teams on hunt for YSRCP MLA who damaged EVM Andhra Pradesh CEO Mukesh Kumar Meena disclosed the formation of police teams to arrest YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy, who vandalised an EVM. Reddy, named accused number one, was identified through footage. The Election Commission instructed the pol...
22 May, 2024, 04.14 PM ISTLok Sabha polls: Around 58 per cent voter turnout recorded in UP Approximately 58% voter turnout recorded in Uttar Pradesh during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, with detailed polling information and candidate updates.
20 May, 2024, 09.16 PM ISTJailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh gets ' mike' as poll symbol Amritpal, the chief of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit, is lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act.
19 May, 2024, 06.43 PM ISTDelhi poll body has roped in social media influencers for voter awareness: Chief Electoral Officer Keeping up with the times, the Delhi poll body has roped in social media influencers to encourage youth to exercise their franchise on May 25 when the national capital goes to polls. Speaking to PTI, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Krishnamurt...
14 May, 2024, 08.44 PM ISTElection Commission flags off cycling expedition to world's highest polling station in Himachal Pradesh's Tashigang The Election Commission of India (ECI) launched an awareness program with two cyclists to boost voter turnout in Himachal Pradesh. The program targets young voters. The awareness program, led by the Chief Electoral Officer, flagged off from Shimla t...
14 May, 2024, 11.48 AM ISTLok Sabha election: Electors cast vote fearlessly for first time at former Maoist hotbed 'Budha Pahad' booth Halkan Kisan, 37, voted for the first time at 'Budha Pahad', his own booth, in Jharkhand's Palamu Lok Sabha constituency. Budha Pahad was a former Maoist stronghold. It has been freed by security forces after three decades. Kisan, from Hesatu villag...
13 May, 2024, 03.21 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh records voter turnout of 66.12% in nine seats till 6 pm A provisional voter turnout of 66.12% was recorded in the third phase of polling for nine Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, with no untoward incidents reported. The polling was peaceful and recorded a total of 127 candidates, including Union minist...
07 May, 2024, 09.28 PM ISTLS polls: Drugs, unaccounted cash, liquor worth Rs 321 crore seized so far in Punjab Punjab's law enforcement seized drugs, cash, liquor, valuables worth Rs 321.51 crore post model conduct for Lok Sabha polls. CEO Sibin C stated details. Amritsar led with Rs 60.3 crore seizures.
25 Apr, 2024, 05.56 PM ISTOver 1,500 poll code violation complaints from Rajasthan registered on cVigil app in 7 days Over 1,500 complaints of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violations in Rajasthan have been registered on the cVigil app in the last week, with an average of 200 complaints daily since March 16. The app resolves complaints within 100 minutes, with Tonk d...
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