Voters

Former Union Minister Smriti Irani suffered a massive defeat in her constituency. Competing against Congress’ KL Sharma. Smriti Irani lost by a margin of 1,67,196 votes. The people of her constituency highlighted various factors that led to the actor-turned-politician’s election debacle

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Karnataka records 69.2% polling; low turnout in Bengaluru

Voting has concluded in 14 out of the 28 Karnataka constituencies on April 26. According to EC records, the voting percentage in Bengaluru is around 53%, which is almost close to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls (54.1%) but lower than the 56% recorded in 2014 election.

Elderly pride, newlyweds, family selfies: Capturing India's democratic diversity on polling day phase 1

Lok Sabha elections 2024: India's Election Day showcases the rich tapestry of diversity that defines the nation. Citizens from all walks of life come together to exercise their democratic rights

MC Interview: QR codes in voter slips, online queue tracking, parking space to boost Bengaluru's voter turnout: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer

Once a voter scans the electoral slip with a QR code, it will navigate to the polling booth through Google Maps, says Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Meena, who is hoping for a minimum turnout of 72 percent in Karnataka and at least 60 percent in Bengaluru.

EC promotes inclusivity and voter education through cricket match, voters' guide

The event underscored the Election Commission’s commitment to inclusivity and empowerment, inspiring fellow voters with disabilities to enrol and participate in the electoral process.

Voters have right to know about fulfillment of assurances by parties; matter sub judice: CEC

Political parties have a right to make promises in their election manifestoes and the electorate has a right to know if these are genuine and how these programmes could be funded, he said, adding the entire matter forms part of an ongoing case and the matter was sub judice.

Over 1.59 lakh declared as 'foreigners' in Assam: CM

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 96,000 have been marked as 'Doubtful' (D) voters.

Why political leaders are so unpopular now

Voters are reacting to long-term problems, and looking for fresh fixes

Sikkim records 1 pc rise in voters to 4.62 lakh

Sikkim witnesses nearly a 1% rise in total voters, as indicated by the latest electoral rolls.

Karnataka Elections: Will HD Kumaraswamy continue to rule in Channapatna?

Kumaraswamy is facing stiff competition in his home base from BJP leader CP Yogeshwara, who has won the Assembly polls five times but was defeated by Kumaraswamy in 2018.

How women voters became front and centre of the electoral outreach by political parties

Take any recent election manifesto and notice how the promises made to women voters are the most eye-catching. The reason for this is two big transformations in Indian elections over the last decade: Women voters outperforming males in turnout and more women taking independent voting decisions

MCD poll: 30% voter turnout recorded till 2.30 pm

While the turnout at 12.30 pm was 18 per cent, the polling picked pace as the day progressed and will continue till 5.30 pm. The counting of votes will take place on December 7.

MCD poll: Feel empowered after voting, say differently-abled voters

Praveen (56), whose family brought him to the booth on a wheelchair, said, ”Every vote matters”. ”Everyone should come out and exercise their right. Cleanliness was the main issue on my mind when I cast my vote,” he said.

Azam Khan's name removed from voters list

The decision means the senior SP leader will not be able to vote in the December 5 by-election in his traditional seat of Rampur Sadar (urban).

India has 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100: CEC Rajiv Kumar

Besides, 1.80 crore voters are over 80 years of age, Kumar said after flagging off a bicycle rally in Maharashtra's Pune city on Wednesday to create an awareness about voter registration as part of the national level launch of a special summary revision of the voters' list.

BJP misrepresenting, misinterpreting law to justify inclusion of non-local voters in J&K: AAP leader

Singh, a lawyer by profession, claimed that sec-19 RPA Act nowhere states that a person can get registered himself as a voter outside his parent State or Union Territory merely on the ground that he is ordinarily residing there.

Freebies are never 'free'; political parties must be required to inform voters about financial implications: RBI MPC Member Ashima Goyal

Goyal further said a cost is imposed somewhere when governments provide freebies, but this is worth incurring for public goods and services that build capacity.

Misrepresentation of facts by vested interests: Jammu & Kashmir administration on reports of inclusion of 25 lakh voters

It said that the revision of electoral rolls will cover existing residents of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

National Voters' Day 2022: Significance, celebrations and the theme this year

National Voters' Day 2022 is being celebrated ahead of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand in February.

National Voters' Day: Facebook to remind Indians to register as voters ahead of Lok Sabha elections

As a part of the program, users will get a reminder with a ‘Register Now’ button, that will redirect them to the National Voters’ Services Portal

UP elections: Final phase records 60% voter turnout

The average turnout in the seven phases of polling that began on February 11 has been around 60-61 percent compared to 59.48 percent in 2012.

Polling begins for phase-I of UP Assembly elections

Amid tight security, polling began this morning for the first of the seven phases of the high-stake Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections with voters queueing up to cast their ballots in 73 constituencies spread over 15 districts of western UP.

Bihar elections: What is worrying the youth?

CNCB-TV18‘s Archana Shukla travels to the interiors of the state to find out what worries the youth of Bihar and what they want from the new government.

Bihar win will improve BJP sentiment in Parliament: Expert

Outcome of Bihar elections is a prestige issue for the two main competitors - Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, said Sanjay Kumar, professor at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

Bihar polls: Rs 12 crore cash seized so far, double than LS

EC sources said here that till yesterday evening, Rs 12.17 crore cash was seized. Besides, the authorities also seized Rs 60.30 lakh of foreign currency, Rs 58.12 lakh of Nepalese Rupee and Rs 13.22 lakh worth of fake Indian currency notes.