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New Delhi, April 9 – Voter turnout in the Assam Assembly elections was recorded at 59.63 per cent and in Puducherry at 56.83 per cent as of 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Meanwhile, in Kerala, the high-stakes Assembly election gained...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 – In a significant moment that underscores India’s electoral credibility, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended a warm welcome to a high-powered international delegation to observe the Kerala Assembly elections as part of its International Election...

Chennai, April 9 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday defended the Election Commission's decision to transfer the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and DGP, saying the move was aimed at ensuring free and fair elections in the state.Questioning Chief Minister M K Stalin's opposition to the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 A 33 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling in the Kerala Assembly elections on Thursday, officials said.The crucial elections will determine whether the ruling LDF will secure a straight third term, or if the UDF makes a comeback, or...

Davanagere/Bagalkot, April 9. Voting at polling stations in the Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies of Karnataka crossed 20 per cent by 11 A.M. on Thursday. Voting commenced at 7 A.M., and voters can exercise their franchise until 6 P.M.According to official data released by...

New Delhi, April 9 – According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voter turnout in the Assam Assembly elections was recorded at 38.92% as of 11 a.m. on Thursday. In Kerala, the turnout was recorded at 33.28%, while in Puducherry, it was 37.06%.Polling for the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Voting in the Kerala Assembly elections saw a turnout of over 16 per cent after the first two hours of voting on Thursday.According to Election Commission (EC) figures, polling till 9 am recorded a turnout of 16.23 per cent, with the highest being in the Ernakulam...

Chennai, April 9 – The process of finalizing candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has reached its final stage, with the deadline for withdrawing nominations scheduled for Thursday.Polling for the Assembly elections will take place on April 23. Nomination papers were filed...

Dispur, April 9 – As the Assam Assembly elections are underway, Sri Lankan delegates planted a sapling during their visit to a polling station in the Kamrup district on Thursday to observe the electoral process under the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP).The Election Commission...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Polling in all 140 Assembly constituencies in Kerala began at 7 am on Thursday.Voting commenced after mock polling was completed.People started arriving early in the morning at the 30,495 polling stations across the state to avoid the hot weather, which was...

Kolkata, April 9 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a plea to immediately ban and impose campaign restrictions on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a specific period, amid the crucial two-phase state assembly elections later this...

Panaji, April 8 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) abruptly scrapped the entire process of the by-election to Goa's 21-Ponda Assembly Constituency on Wednesday, just a day before the polling was scheduled.The Commission issued a fresh notification formally rescinding its earlier order of...

New Delhi, April 8 Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi criticised the rejection of the opposition's notices to move a motion in Parliament to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar from his post, alleging that the decision undermines constitutional processes and weakens...

Chennai, April 8 The ECI ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N Muruganandam and appointed senior IAS officer M Sai Kumar in his place with immediate effect, on Wednesday.Chief Minister M K Stalin, who strongly objected to the transfer of the Chief Secretary, described the...

New Delhi, April 8 Members of the Gujarati community held a protest outside the Congress office here on Wednesday, protesting alleged insults by the party's national president, Mallikarjun Kharge, during a recent election campaign in Kerala.Kharge had stirred controversy during a rally in...

Dimapur, April 8 A day before the by-election in Nagaland's Koridang (ST) assembly constituency, the National People's Party lodged a complaint with the Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that anti-social elements are impersonating as personnel of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) in...

New Delhi, April 8 The BJP raised concerns with the Election Commission on Wednesday regarding the alleged "inflammatory" statements of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her associates, stating that an atmosphere of "lawlessness and fear" was being created in West Bengal, and demanded strict...

Guwahati, April 8 A foreign delegation arrived here on Wednesday for a two-day visit to witness the Assam Assembly elections as part of the Election Commission's International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP), officials said.Polling in Assam will take place on Thursday.The 15-member...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 The Congress on Wednesday alleged that BJP candidate Sobha Surendran was "caught red-handed" distributing cash to voters in Palakkad ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections, sparking claims and counter-charges during the silent campaign period in Kerala.Surendran...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Election Commission of India's notification for the by-election to the Ponda assembly seat in Goa, a day before the polling, citing violation of the Representation of the People Act, as the legislature's term was set to expire in...