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Gandhinagar/Anand, April 9 – The by-election to Gujarat's Umreth Assembly seat will see a six-way contest after the deadline for withdrawing nominations ended on Thursday, with election authorities confirming the final list of candidates.According to officials, six candidates remain in the...

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati, April 9 Assam recorded a record voter turnout of over 85.64 per cent, while Kerala witnessed impressive polling with more than 78 per cent in the assembly elections on Thursday, according to the latest Election Commission figures. The ruling parties in both states...

Kolkata, April 9 – Senior police officers in Kolkata will be required to patrol the streets from 10 pm to 2 am, according to a directive issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand.On Thursday, he held a meeting with senior police officers in the city and issued this directive during the...

New Delhi, April 9 – Welcoming the high turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections on Thursday, which may be the highest in five decades, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar greeted voters and poll officials, emphasizing that the impressive voting figures reflect the people's trust...

New Delhi, April 9 Assam and Puducherry achieved record-high voter turnout on Thursday, with 85.38 per cent and 89.83 per cent respectively, according to the Election Commission.Previously, the highest voter turnout in Assam and Puducherry was 84.67 per cent (2016 assembly elections) and 86.19...

Bengaluru, April 9 More than 68 per cent of voters turned out in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday, as the Congress is aiming to retain these key seats, while the BJP seeks to gain ground there.According to the Election...

New Delhi, April 9 Voting in the by-elections, which were largely peaceful, took place in four assembly constituencies in Karnataka, Tripura, and Nagaland on Thursday, with voter turnout ranging from 68 to over 82.The by-elections were held for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South constituencies...

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati, April 9 Assam registered a record voter turnout of over 85 per cent while Kerala witnessed an impressive polling with more than 78 per cent in the assembly elections on Thursday, according to the latest Election Commission figures, as the ruling dispensations in the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar expressed confidence on Thursday that the party is on track to make history in the Kerala Assembly election.Javadekar, who is the in-charge for BJP in Kerala, wrote on 'X' that he was returning to Pune after 50 days of intensive...

Guwahati, April 9 Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies ended at 5 pm on Thursday, with an estimated voter turnout of 85.21 per cent, surpassing the previous figure of 82.04 per cent in the 2021 elections, officials said.The poll percentage was expected to rise further as people...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Kerala surpassed the 75% voter turnout by 5 pm, as polling continued in 140 assembly constituencies on Thursday.These crucial elections will determine whether the ruling LDF will secure a straight third term, or if the UDF makes a comeback, or if the BJP surprises...

Kolkata, April 9 – The Election Commission of India has filed an FIR against Trinamool Congress candidate Pabitra Kar of Nandigram after receiving a complaint from BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari. According to the commission, the complaint was filed on Thursday morning.Incidentally, on...

Panaji, April 9 The Goa state assembly by-election in Ponda was cancelled due to a "political conspiracy" between the Election Commission of India and the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party alleged on Thursday.The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Election Commission's notification for the...

Panihati (West Bengal), April 9 – BJP leader Smriti Irani accompanied Ratna Debnath, the mother of the victim of the RG Kar rape-murder, as she filed her nomination as a candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Panihati, West Bengal.During the event, Irani launched a strong attack on the...

New Delhi, April 9 – An elector-friendly robot, dressed in a saree, greeted visitors at the polling station for the Puducherry Assembly elections on Thursday, according to the ECI, while highlighting its technological initiatives for voter convenience and attracting young voters.In a social...

Mumbai, April 9 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday that the opposition had an opportunity to get its demand for the registration of an FIR in the Ajit Pawar plane crash fulfilled in exchange for the withdrawal of the Congress candidate from the Baramati assembly bypoll.He said...

New Delhi, April 9 – Voter turnout in the Kerala Assembly elections was recorded at 62.71 per cent, and in Puducherry at 72.40 per cent as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Meanwhile, Assam recorded a robust voter turnout, reflecting...

New Delhi, April 9 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has raised serious concerns over large-scale deletions from electoral rolls in West Bengal, with its General Secretary M A Baby writing to the Election Commission seeking urgent intervention.In a letter addressed to Chief Election...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Thursday that the voting pattern indicates that the target of 90 per cent turnout can be achieved.Chief Electoral Officer Kelkar appealed to all voters to come and exercise their right."If the current trend continues, by the time...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Thursday saw brisk voting in the elections to the 140 Assembly constituencies in Kerala, with 50% of the voters casting their votes by 1 pm, the Election Commission said.These crucial elections will determine whether the ruling LDF will secure a straight third term...