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New Delhi, April 11 – As many as 38 delegates from 22 countries praised the ECI after witnessing firsthand the scale, precision, and vibrancy of India’s electoral process during the April 9 assembly elections in Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam, an official said on Saturday.Branimir Farkas from...

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...

Guwahati, April 9 An estimated 84.42 per cent voter turnout was recorded as polling ended at 5 PM on Thursday in all 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, surpassing the previous 82.04 per cent voting in the 2021 elections, officials said.The BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in...

Guwahati, April 9 Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi appealed to all voters in the state to come out in large numbers and exercise their constitutional rights to secure their future.Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began at 7 am to determine the electoral fate of 722...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 – With less than 24 hours remaining before voting begins in Kerala’s 140 assembly constituencies, the sheer scale of the exercise highlights both its complexity and significance.A total of 883 candidates are contesting, averaging six to seven contestants per...

New Delhi, April 7 – Describing elections in India as festivals of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP), 2026, on Tuesday, paving the way for foreign delegates to learn from the upcoming Assembly elections in...

Kolkata, April 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the names of people belonging to specific communities were removed from the voter rolls in the state after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Addressing a rally in Chakdaha, Nadia district, Banerjee...

Aizawl, April 6 Mizoram's ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) announced an urban reform agenda on Monday ahead of the upcoming elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), promising to remove bureaucratic delays in building construction and revitalize the state capital's economy through...

Kolkata, April 4 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to voters to halt polling wherever instances of malfunctioning electronic voting machines (EVMs) are reported during the upcoming two-phase state assembly elections later this month.She also urged voters to...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Budget Session of Parliament will reconvene on April 16 after a brief recess to pass bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, aiming to implement the women's reservation law at the earliest, amid the upcoming elections.While the government is...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections, noting that a significant number of objections have already been adjudicated...

Kolkata, March 29 – The President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, alleged on Sunday that democratic rights are being systematically suppressed in West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress-led state government.Addressing a press...

The Election Commission has released the third supplementary voter list under the SIR process in West Bengal. This announcement was made late last night. While the exact number of voters included or excluded has not been disclosed.This publication marks another step in the ongoing revision of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video allegedly depicting the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner."In...

Maynaguri (WB), March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing them of misusing constitutional institutions to undermine democracy.Addressing an election rally in North Bengal's Maynaguri...

Poll preparations in Mankachar are in full swing.Ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, preparations have intensified in Mankachar, the only constituency in the South Salmara-Mankachar district.Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Gupta stated that the constituency has 311,152 voters.A total of...

Assam Assembly Elections 2026: 776 candidates declared valid after scrutinyGuwahati, March 25: The scrutiny of nomination papers for the Assam Assembly Elections 2026 was conducted on Tuesday, with verification completed in 124 out of the 126 constituencies.Scrutiny in the Barpeta and...

Agartala, March 25 The CPI(M)-led Left Front has demanded the deployment of central paramilitary forces at all polling booths for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), a senior leader said on Wednesday.Polling for the 28 seats of the tribal...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "U-turn Ustad" tactics, claiming that he now intends to implement the women's reservation law without completing the delimitation and census exercises by holding a "special two-day session" of Parliament in...

Final Day for Nominations in AssamToday was the final day for submitting nominations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place tomorrow, while March 26th has been set as the last date for withdrawing candidature.On the final day, candidates...