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Aizawl, April 7, 2026: In exercise of the power conferred under sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 and Rule 56 of the Mara Autonomous District Council (Election to Village Councils) Rules, 2014, as amended, the State Election Commission of Mizoram has directed that in the case of an elector who has not yet...

Aizawl, April 7, 2026: In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 243K of the Constitution of India, read with sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Mara Autonomous District Council (Election to Village Councils) Rules, 2014, the State Election Commission of Mizoram has ordered that any...

April 07, New Delhi: Key political figures are making a final push in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry, as Tuesday is the last day of campaigning for the state assembly elections in the two states and a Union Territory.Single-phase polling will take place for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Kerala...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Press Council of India (PCI) advised the print media on Monday to adhere to its guidelines on election reporting and the Norms of Journalistic Conduct, 2022, particularly with regard to paid news, during the upcoming Assembly elections.Assembly elections are scheduled...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 26 An announcement by a senior IUML leader offering a "free Gulf trip" to local party functionaries if the UDF candidate in the Thavanur constituency secures a significant victory has sparked a debate in the poll-bound district of Kerala.The Indian Union Muslim...

Washington, March 24 – US President Donald Trump urged Republicans to link voter identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements to a key Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, escalating a political standoff with Democrats over airport disruptions and border security...

The bill, which requires a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate for candidates contesting council elections, was unanimously passed on Monday during a Special Session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. The session, held at the District Council Hall in Tura, was convened under Rule 36 (5)...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha ended at 6 pm on Monday, as at least five MLAs from the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favour of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, Dilip Ray.The polling for the Rajya Sabha elections was held in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha was halted for about half an hour on Monday due to a dispute over the issuance of a second ballot paper to a BJP MLA.The BJD agent, representing the opposition, objected to the issuance of a second ballot paper to BJP MLA...

Gwalior, March 9 – The Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the election of Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra from the Vijaypur Assembly constituency in Sheopur district as "null and void" on Monday, stating that there were "irregularities" and "concealment" in the electoral process.The High Court...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Intensifying the campaign for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Odisha, the opposition-backed common candidate, Datteswar Hota, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Saturday, while BJP-backed Independent candidate Dilip Ray expressed confidence of...

Kolkata, February 28 An association of university professors in West Bengal on Saturday demanded the cancellation of the Jadavpur University notification for elections to representative panels in the institute, alleging that the process has been initiated under "obsolete and legally untenable"...

Mumbai, February 14 The Maharashtra State Election Commission has ordered the suspension of a polling officer and a police constable in Solapur for allowing a minor boy to enter a polling booth with his father, who was a candidate in the Zilla Parishad election.A video went viral on social...