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April 08, New Delhi: Amidst tight security, polling parties in Puducherry departed for their respective locations on Wednesday. Carrying polling materials and EVMs, the teams traveled in buses escorted by police vehicles to ensure safety and smooth transportation.A DD correspondent spoke...

April 08, New Delhi: Assam is scheduled to hold single-phase Assembly elections on April 9, with voting taking place across all constituencies under extensive arrangements. The Election Commission has emphasized transparency and voter convenience.Polling will take place across 126 Assembly...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar appealed to the people of the state to exercise their right to vote freely and without fear in the upcoming assembly elections.In a message issued on the eve of the polls, the governor stated that voting is not only a...

Kolkata, April 8 The Election Commission removed Anurag Yadav, the general observer for Cooch Behar Dakshin, on Wednesday after it was found that he was unaware of the number of polling stations in the assembly constituency, an official said.During a briefing for observers, Yadav was unable to...

Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), April 8 TVK chief Vijay launched a scathing attack on the ruling DMK during a campaign rally in Tirunelveli, alleging that if Chief Minister M K Stalin had "full powers", the event would not have happened."The CM would have put some kind of obstacle and prevented us...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 Kerala entered the mandatory silence period on Wednesday ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, with candidates and party workers making last-ditch efforts to reach out to voters through door-to-door visits and personal contacts.After nearly a month-long campaign, a...

Kolkata, April 8 – Central security has been increased for Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury from the Baharampur constituency ahead of the Assembly elections, according to a government insider on Wednesday.Additional security personnel, including women, will be deployed, and five additional...

Jaipur, April 8 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot alleged on Wednesday that a "constitutional crisis" is deepening in the state due to the BJP government's "undemocratic approach".Gehlot said that elections to village councils and urban local bodies have not been held for over a...

Chennai, April 8 Tamil Nadu has seen a significant increase in first-time voters ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with the number of electors in the 18-19 age group increasing by nearly 33.6 per cent, according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer’s office on Wednesday.The...

April 7, Kohima: BJP Legislature Party leader and Deputy Chief Minister Y. Patton has strongly condemned the tragic loss of life following pre-poll violence in Longkhum village, under the Koridang Assembly Constituency in the Mokokchung district.Expressing deep sorrow, Mr. Patton said the...

April 7, Kohima: The Congress Party has appealed for peaceful, free, and fair elections in the upcoming by-election to the Koridang Assembly Constituency in the Mokokchung district.Speaking at a press conference in Kohima today, senior party leaders including Lok Sabha MP and AICC in-charge of...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 – At 6 PM on Tuesday, the final day of campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections came to a close, bringing to an end more than three weeks of intense, high-stakes campaigning. The state was left buzzing with anticipation and political activity.The finale...

New Delhi, April 7 Ahead of the elections to five state assemblies this month, Election Commission (EC) officials on Tuesday reminded that a returning officer can recommend a re-poll at a polling station if webcasting is deliberately interrupted.The EC officials were responding to a question...

Mumbai, April 7 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday termed as unnecessary the controversy surrounding his party's decision to field a candidate for the Baramati by-election against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar.Speaking to reporters here, he said that there was...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that there was no point in voting for the BJP in the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala, as they have no chance of coming to power, and it would be a "waste of votes" to cast the ballot in favour of the saffron party...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7: Expressing strong confidence ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated on Tuesday that the United Democratic Front (UDF) is poised for a "decisive victory," citing widespread anti-incumbency against the ruling Left Democratic Front...

Malappuram (Kerala), April 7 – Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman issued a clarification on Tuesday regarding his controversial remark about "Pakistan," asserting that the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) had deliberately misinterpreted his statement.The minister maintained that his...

New Delhi, April 7 The Election Commission has stated that exit polls cannot be conducted or disseminated from 7 am on April 9 until 6:30 pm on April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month.It has also cautioned that conducting or broadcasting exit polls during this period...

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...

Wayanad (Kerala), April 7 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the party's housing project for victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides was delayed due to a lack of approvals from the ruling Left government in Kerala.Addressing a UDF meeting in Kalpetta, Priyanka...