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New Delhi, Apr 10 The Congress on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of playing politics over the women's reservation law and asserted that the proposed delimitation exercise linked to it was "unconstitutional" and could have "grave consequences," warranting thorough deliberation after...

Dibrugarh (Assam), April 10 A search operation was reportedly conducted at the residence of Lurinjyoti Gogoi, president of the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and a candidate in the Assembly elections, on Friday, in connection with an incident that occurred on election day, a police officer said...

Alappuzha (Kerala), April 10 Police have registered a case against Congress leader Shanimol Usman and over 50 party workers for allegedly gathering unlawfully in front of a polling booth at Perumbalam here, officials said on Friday.Usman is the Congress candidate for the Aroor constituency in...

Shimla, April 10 – In a significant development in the pending Rajya Sabha election petition, BJP leader and Member of Parliament Harsh Mahajan has secured a major legal relief from the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday, dismissing an application filed by senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu...

Guwahati, April 9 The Assam unit of the Congress said on Thursday that it has filed a police complaint against its Udalguri candidate, Suren Daimari, who announced his resignation from the party and "withdrew" his candidature a day before the polls.In a statement, the opposition party said the...

Diphu (Assam), April 9 A police complaint was filed by the Karbi Anglong district administration of Assam on Thursday regarding a video shared on social media, purportedly showing the voting process inside a polling station, officials said.The video was reportedly shot inside a polling station...

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...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 Police on Wednesday registered a case against representatives of the BJP-led NDA in the Palakkad constituency, alleging that they bribed a voter ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections.The First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Palakkad Town South police...

Kochi, April 8 – In a timely intervention on the eve of the polls, 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...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the Election Commission of India's notification for the Ponda Assembly by-election as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 poll. The Congress said it would challenge this decision in the Supreme Court.Justices Valmiki...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the Election Commission of India's notification for the Ponda Assembly by-election as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 poll.Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar of the Goa bench of the HC passed the order...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the Election Commission of India's notification for the Ponda Assembly by-election as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 poll.Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar of the Goa bench of the HC passed the order...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday noted that political advertisements were appearing on channels and online platforms in the run-up to the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls and sought that they be removed immediately.The instruction was circulated by the EC's...

Thrissur (Kerala), April 6 A case has been registered after kits containing pulses and cereals, allegedly intended to influence voters, were seized from a warehouse in the Manaloor constituency here, officials said on Monday.In a press release, the District Collector and District Election...

New Delhi, April 4: In the lead-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has welcomed recent action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accused of intimidating voters, calling it a sign that the elections will be "free and fair."Amit Malviya, Chief of the BJP's Information...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO) in poll-bound West Bengal and directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against her.The poll body, however, did not mention the grounds for the action.In a...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a prospective Congress candidate to approach the newly constituted appellate tribunal in Kolkata against the deletion of his name from the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.A bench comprising Chief...

Panaji, April 2 The Bombay High Court completed hearing arguments on Thursday regarding two petitions filed against the upcoming by-election for the Ponda assembly seat in Goa, according to the lawyer representing one of the petitioners.The bench, comprising Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit...

According to directives from the Supreme Court, appellate tribunals are scheduled to begin proceedings today to hear cases of voters whose names were excluded from the list under consideration as part of the SIR (Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls). All applications, documents, and information...

New Delhi, April 1 Nineteen appellate tribunals, headed by former chief justices and high court judges, will decide on the pleas of those excluded from the voter list during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, the Supreme Court said on...