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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 7 A lively dance video featuring Kerala's CEO, Rathan U Kelkar, has gone viral on social media.As a novel initiative aimed at motivating young voters to participate in the April 9 Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had launched the video...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 – In a refreshing and unconventional move to boost voter turnout ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections, Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Rathan U Kelkar, has successfully engaged the youth, quite literally.A lively dance video featuring the senior IAS...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 – At a time when senior bureaucrats are often perceived as distant and inaccessible, a quiet administrative shift by top election officials is earning widespread praise in Kerala.At the heart of this are Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar and his deputy, P. B...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar sent the Deputy CEO and a section officer back to their parent departments on Saturday over an EC document sent to political parties that bore a BJP seal.The decision was taken following an inquiry into the incident...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 BJP Kerala general secretary S Suresh on Saturday alleged that Election Commission officials, including the state CEO, were colluding with the government and the ruling CPI(M) to "undermine" free and fair elections in the state.Addressing a press conference here...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 BJP Kerala general secretary S Suresh on Saturday alleged that Election Commission officials, including the state CEO, were colluding with the government and the ruling CPI(M) to "undermine" free and fair elections in the state.Addressing a press conference here...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 – The Election Commission of India has received a total of 2,125 nomination papers from 1,254 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 The CPI (M) in Kerala on Monday criticized the Election Commission's decision not to consider voter list inclusion applications submitted after March 15, saying this amounts to an "infringement of the constitutional right to vote."The ruling party also urged the EC...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 With the deadline for filing nomination papers ending on Monday, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar has clarified that only voter registration applications submitted at least 10 days prior are being processed for inclusion in the electoral roll ahead of...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 Senior BJP leader and the party candidate in Guruvayur, B Gopalakrishnan, was booked on Sunday for his alleged communal remarks in a campaign video related to the upcoming Assembly polls, police said.The case was registered based on a complaint from the Returning...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 A controversy has erupted in Kerala, which is heading for elections, over alleged communal remarks made by BJP candidate B Gopalakrishnan in the Guruvayur constituency during his campaign video. The ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress have approached the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar lodged a complaint with the cyber police on Tuesday regarding a widely circulated fake audio message related to the training of election officials ahead of the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections.The purported audio...