women voters

In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee, and the TMC, women in West Bengal have been a crucial support base for nearly 15 years. The BJP aims to win over Bengal's women to gain power.The BJP has unveiled a manifesto focusing on cash transfers, welfare promises, and safety measures exclusively for women...

Kolkata, April 10 By combining firm promises on infiltration, a Uniform Civil Code, and a vision of "Ram Rajya" with a comprehensive welfare package for women, unemployed youth, and farmers, the BJP unveiled its West Bengal election manifesto on Friday. This move appears to be the BJP's most...

April 9, Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati/Puducherry – Voting in the Thursday assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry saw record voter turnout, with women participating in greater numbers than men.The election process was largely peaceful, despite heavy security deployment, with only...

New Delhi, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the upcoming assembly elections in the two states and the Union Territory.In separate messages in English, in addition to...

Kolkata, April 8 The West Bengal state assembly elections in 2026 will be held on a newly drawn electoral map by the Election Commission, which has removed over 90.83 lakh names from the voter rolls, significantly altering the electoral landscape in numerous constituencies and creating...

In Guwahati, on April 7, women nearly match the number of men in Assam's electoral rolls, and they outnumber men in 16 out of the 35 districts. However, they constitute only 59 out of the 722 candidates contesting in the 126-member Assam Assembly election.Women, dressed in their bright and...

Cooch Behar, Apr 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies would start benefiting them from the 2029 parliamentary polls, as he sought to weaken West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's strongest electoral...

Aizawl, March 30 A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, are contesting in the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, a senior official said on Monday.Polling for the 19-member AMC will take place on April 21, and the votes will be counted on April 27.Mizoram State Election...

Chandigarh, March 29 – The Punjab Cabinet on Sunday approved the ‘Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna’, under which women will receive a monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000, while those belonging to the Scheduled Castes will receive Rs 1,500 a month.The scheme will benefit more than 97...

Kolkata, March 27 The Election Commission (EC) conducted a major voter awareness campaign in Howrah on Friday as part of its SVEEP campaign ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, an official said.The initiative, held under the theme 'Festival of Elections, Pride of West Bengal', is part...

Kolkata, March 27 – The office of the District Election Office (DEO), Howrah, along with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, has intensified its voter awareness outreach through the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) cyclothon, urging citizens to...

Aizawl, March 26 A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, from four major political parties have filed their nominations for the upcoming elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), election officials said on Thursday.Polling for the 19-member municipal corporation will be held...

Chennai, March 23 The ruling DMK alliance is projected to win 180 of the 234 constituencies in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, according to a pre-poll survey released on Monday.Addressing the media here, R Suresh Kumar, CEO of Agni News Service (ANS), which conducted the survey...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 21 – A 40-year-old visitor died in a freak elevator accident at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday morning, raising concerns about administrative lapses and criminal activity that allegedly affect services at even West Bengal's reputable public...

Kolkata, March 20 The TMC on Friday unveiled its manifesto for the West Bengal assembly elections, focusing on welfare expansion, outreach to women and minorities, and targeted social schemes, as it seeks a fourth consecutive term.Releasing the document titled 'Banglar Jonno Didir 10...

In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) focuses its 2026 election manifesto on women, minorities, and Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) in an effort to counter the BJP's challenge and secure a fourth consecutive term.The manifesto, which includes 10 pledges, combines welfare...

Kolkata, March 20 The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the West Bengal elections on Friday, betting heavily on welfare politics and appealing to its strong base of female voters with 10 pledges encompassing expanding existing welfare schemes, improved healthcare access, and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15. With a total electorate of 2.71 crore spread across 140 Assembly constituencies, Kerala is set to go to the polls on April 9 after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule on Sunday.The poll panel unveiled the election calendar at a...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed West Bengal’s women and youth, promising safety, employment, and an end to the "culture of taking money" and "dictatorial rule," while declaring that a "revolution" for a new Bengal has begun.Speaking at a large rally at the...

Kolkata, March 8 – The special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal has introduced a new political variable ahead of the assembly polls, with Election Commission data showing a marginally sharper decline in women electors than men – a shift analysts say could influence outcomes...