kerala elections

New Delhi, April 11 – The record voter turnout in the April 9 Assembly polls is attributed to several factors, with a similar outcome anticipated in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at the end of April.The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held on April 23, while West Bengal will vote in two...

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...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 – The Congress in Kerala, on Friday, intensified its attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led CPI-M government over the proposed shutdown of the State Secretariat's e-office system, with senior party leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V.D. Satheesan alleging a suspicious move...

New Delhi, April 10 – K.C. Venugopal, General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and a Member of Parliament, accused Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, of "clear witch-hunting" against Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday, after making false allegations against another...

On Thursday, Kerala recorded over 78% voter turnout – four percentage points higher than in the 2021 Assembly elections – in a crucial election that will determine whether the ruling LDF secures a rare third consecutive term, or if the opposition UDF makes a comeback. The BJP also seeks to gain...

New Delhi, April 9 Assam and Puducherry achieved record-high voter turnout on Thursday, with 85.38 per cent and 89.83 per cent respectively, according to the Election Commission.Previously, the highest voter turnout in Assam and Puducherry was 84.67 per cent (2016 assembly elections) and 86.19...

Thrissur (Kerala), April 9 A young mother in this central district claimed on Thursday that she was being denied the right to vote by the presiding officer of a polling booth at Kurkancheri due to a serious injury on her left index finger, which was bandaged.The woman, Akshaya, told reporters...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Kerala surpassed the 75% voter turnout by 5 pm, as polling continued in 140 assembly constituencies on Thursday.These crucial elections will determine whether the ruling LDF will secure a straight third term, or if the UDF makes a comeback, or if the BJP surprises...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Kerala recorded a voter turnout of 62 per cent by 3 pm, as polling continued in 140 assembly constituencies on Thursday.These crucial elections will determine whether the ruling LDF will secure a straight third term, or if the UDF makes a comeback, or if the BJP...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Polling across Kerala proceeded largely peacefully, but protests were reported at several booths on Thursday over allegations of fraudulent voting.A minor scuffle broke out between Congress and BJP activists in Manalur, Thrissur district, after UDF candidate T N...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Thursday that the voting pattern indicates that the target of 90 per cent turnout can be achieved.Chief Electoral Officer Kelkar appealed to all voters to come and exercise their right."If the current trend continues, by the time...

Pathanamthitta/Wayanad (Kerala), April 9 A newly-married couple in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala made a special stop at the polling station on Thursday, heading straight from their wedding to cast their votes.Their detour was a statement about the importance of democratic...

Nagpur, April 9 The Congress will face consequences if it does not allow NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati assembly by-election unopposed, said minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday.The party’s “downfall” will begin from Baramati, he...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 – With just hours remaining before Kerala votes to elect 140 MLAs, the electoral landscape is characterized more by a series of undercurrents than by any single dominant narrative, making this contest unusually complex.The intense competition between the Left...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 – Kerala will hold elections on April 9 to elect 140 members to its Legislative Assembly, with voting set to begin at 7 a.m. and continue till 6 p.m.A total of 2.71 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise, including 1.32 crore men, 1.39 crore women...

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...

New Delhi, April 8 – Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge expressed regret on Wednesday over his recent remarks during a Kerala election rally in Idukki, where he contrasted “educated and clever” Keralites with “illiterate” people in Gujarat.He claimed that his statements are being...

Kottayam (Kerala), April 7 A farmer was found dead by hanging at the premises of a CPI office in the Kottayam district of Kerala on Tuesday, police said.The incident occurred in Thalayazham, near Vaikom, and the deceased was identified as Chellappan Pulikkasheri, a local farmer."He was a...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 – A sharp and unusually personal exchange of words between Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan escalated on Tuesday, turning into a full-blown political confrontation that has drawn national attention.The exchange...

April 07, New Delhi: In an exclusive interview with DD, former senior CPM leader G Sudhakaran, who left the party and is running as an independent candidate against the LDF, criticized Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF government for betraying the party's ideology.With Sudhakaran...