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Brazzaville, March 15 – More than three million registered voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be heading to the polls on Sunday for the country's presidential election, with polling stations open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time.According to a decree by the Ministry of the...

Mumbai, March 15 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that all efforts would be made to ensure that the by-elections for the Baramati and Rahuri assembly seats are held unopposed through consensus, but asserted that the BJP is ready if it comes down to a contest.Chief...

Chennai, March 15 Tamil Nadu is preparing for a major electoral exercise with a diverse voter base that includes 12.51 lakh first-time voters, a significant elderly population, and a large number of young voters.According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the...

The Election Commission of India announced today that elections for the Assembly in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase, while polling in West Bengal will take place in two phases. Announcing the election schedule in New Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner...

New Delhi, March 15 Elections to the assemblies in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry will be held on a single day, April 9, in Tamil Nadu on April 23, and in two phases in West Bengal on April 23 and 29, while votes will be counted for all polls on May 4, the Election Commission announced on Sunday...

Chennai, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday the schedule for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, highlighting the participation of 7,617 registered third-gender voters among the state's 5.67 crore voters.Polling for all 234 Assembly constituencies...

New Delhi, March 15 Election teams must trek through the hills of the Buxa Tiger Reserve to reach three polling booths with less than 1,500 voters in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference here to announce...

New Delhi, March 15 – While announcing the dates for the Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar sent a strong message on Sunday to those attempting to misuse deepfakes and AI in election campaigns to mislead voters...

New Delhi, March 15 A total of 17.4 crore voters are eligible to participate in the upcoming assembly elections in four states – Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala, and one Union Territory, Puducherry, to elect 824 MLAs, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said here on Sunday...

New Delhi, March 13 Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision of the voter lists in the national capital, the Election Commission has designated Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) as electoral registration officers (EROs) for all 70 assembly constituencies...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi government on Thursday directed officials not to assign additional work to staff deployed as booth-level officers for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, and stressed the need to complete the exercise on time.A circular issued by the Department of...

New Delhi, March 10 The office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has appealed to the Divisional Commissioner to exempt around 7,500 school teachers, who are deployed as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) program, from Census-related work, officials said...

Kolkata, March 10 As West Bengal prepares for crucial assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated on Tuesday that the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) would be addressed, assuring that no eligible voter's name would be removed from the...

Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday that over 6,000 centenarian voters and 5.23 lakh new electors in the 18-19 age group will be eligible to vote in the upcoming assembly polls in West Bengal.Kumar also said that approximately 1.31 crore voters in...

The Chief Electoral Officer of Ladakh, Rahul Sharma, held a meeting to review the preparations for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the Union Territory of Ladakh. During the meeting, the Chief Electoral Officer reviewed the current status of polling...

In Kolkata, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asserted that no eligible voter’s name would be removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal during the upcoming assembly elections. He emphasized that the Election Commission's priority is to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polls in the...

Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated on Tuesday that no eligible voter's name would be removed from the electoral rolls and that the Election Commission's priority is to ensure free, fair, and peaceful elections in West Bengal.Addressing a press conference in...

Kolkata, March 9 Several political parties in West Bengal on Monday suggested that the upcoming assembly polls be held in one or two phases, as the Election Commission warned of strict action against any lapse in law and order and asserted zero tolerance towards poll-related violence.The...

Chennai, March 8 – The Tamil Nadu Election Department has redeployed 1,249 personnel from various government departments to strengthen preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. This move is part of a broader effort to manage the increasing administrative and...

In Kochi, March 7, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that accurate voter lists are the foundation of democracy, and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists was conducted with the clear objective of ensuring that all eligible voters are included and no ineligible...