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Guwahati, April 11 A record 85.96 per cent of Assam's 2.50 crore electorate cast their votes in the April 9 assembly elections, the Election Commission said on Saturday.This marks the highest voter turnout in the state's history, surpassing the previous high of 84.72 per cent recorded in 2016...

Kathmandu, April 10 Ruby Kumari Thakur of the Shram Sanskriti Party was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives on Friday, with the support of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).During the voting in the Lower House, the majority of the lawmakers endorsed a...

New Delhi, April 10 – The final voter rolls for Uttar Pradesh were announced on Friday, following the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which fixed the total number of voters at 133,984,792 (approximately 13.39 crore).The final voter list for Uttar Pradesh, announced by the...

Assam Assembly elections conclude with high voter turnoutVoting for the Assam Legislative Assembly elections has concluded peacefully. Polling was held yesterday across 31,490 polling stations under tight security arrangements.An overall voter turnout of 85.91% was recorded. The fate of a...

The review of nomination papers for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections will take place today. The deadline for filing nominations for the 142 seats in this phase ended yesterday, with April 13 set as the final date for withdrawing candidacies. Prominent figures such as BJP...

Kohima, April 9 An estimated 80.62 per cent voter turnout was recorded as polling for the by-election to the Koridang assembly seat in Mokokchung district of Nagaland when voting ended at 5 pm on Thursday, the Election Commission said.The polling process remained largely peaceful, officials...

Puducherry, April 9 – Polling for the 30-member Puducherry Assembly concluded on Thursday under tight security, with the Union Territory recording a record-breaking voter turnout that underscored the intensity of the electoral battle.By 5 p.m., voter turnout reached an impressive 86.92...

Bengaluru, April 9 Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded until 5 pm in both Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where by-elections were held on Thursday.While the turnout in Bagalkot was 65.68 per cent, it was 63.04 per cent in Davanagere South.While the ruling Congress faces the...

Shimla, April 9 – Himachal Pradesh BJP President Rajeev Bindal, while launching a scathing attack, said on Thursday that the state government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, "is deliberately trying to manipulate the Panchayati Raj and municipal corporation...

Lucknow, April 9 – Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya, welcomed the Women's Reservation Bill on Thursday, calling it a historic move made possible under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a major boost to women's empowerment in the country.The Centre...

Bengaluru, April 9 The by-elections in Karnataka for two Assembly constituencies – Bagalkot and Davanagere South – where voting is in progress, saw a turnout of 54.82% and 49.66% respectively by 3 pm on Thursday.While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP...

New Delhi, April 9 – Voter turnout in the Assam Assembly elections was recorded at 59.63 per cent and in Puducherry at 56.83 per cent as of 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Meanwhile, in Kerala, the high-stakes Assembly election gained...

Bengaluru, April 9 At least 27.83 per cent of voters in Karnataka's Bagalkot, where polling for a by-election is underway, exercised their franchise by 11 am on Thursday.Davanagere South recorded a turnout of 22.01 per cent, the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said on Thursday.The...

Kolkata, April 9 – The 2021 electoral results from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal will be replicated this time in the entire state, especially the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, the Prime Minister said on Thursday.“East...

Patna, April 9 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday a by-election to the Bihar Legislative Council from the Bhojpur-cum-Buxar Local Authorities’ Constituency.This by-election has been necessitated due to a casual vacancy following the resignation of JD(U) leader Radha...

Jorhat (Assam), April 9 State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi cast his vote for the Assembly elections on Thursday and asserted that a "strong, fearless, confident, and new Assam" will emerge after the elections.Speaking to reporters after exercising his franchise along with his mother Dolly Gogoi...

Jorhat (Assam), April 9 State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi cast his vote for the Assembly polls in the state on Thursday and asserted that a powerful, fearless, confident and new Assam will emerge after the elections.Speaking to reporters after exercising his franchise along with his mother...

New Delhi, April 9 – Voters in Assam turned out in large numbers on Thursday to cast their ballots in the state assembly elections, with political leaders hailing the exercise as a celebration of democracy.The main contest is between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is seeking a...

Guwahati, April 9 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma appealed to all voters on Thursday to exercise their franchise in the assembly elections and take the state to new heights.Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began at 7 am to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates...

Chennai, April 9 – The process of finalizing candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has reached its final stage, with the deadline for withdrawing nominations scheduled for Thursday.Polling for the Assembly elections will take place on April 23. Nomination papers were filed...