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Supreme Court Upholds Election of Independent MLA in Arunachal

SC held that candidates are not required to disclose each and every moveable property owned by them

10 Apr 2024 1:59 AM

It is a time when the powerless are truly upgraded to the one trip of power, in this journey of life. (Representational Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | In praise of a season when voter is ‘king’

In a world defined by the stations of class, all those millionaires are forced to even pretend to drink the water they supply, or don’t

14 Nov 2023 12:01 AM

Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka on Saturday hours before polling in presidential elections got under way, police said. (Representational Image)

Gunmen fire on buses carrying Sri Lanka voters hours before polling, no casualties

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but a police official said the attackers had burnt tyres on the road.

16 Nov 2019 8:31 AM

Efforts were on to pursuade the voters to exercise their democratic right, MP's Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao told reporters here. (Representational Image)

Voters boycott polling at six booths in Madhya Pradesh

Out of the total 29 Lok Sabha seats in MP, six went to polls on April 29, seven on May 6 and eight on May 12.

19 May 2019 12:40 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to people on Sunday morning to vote for those who have done work. (Photo: File)

Kejriwal urges people to cast, says ‘Don't vote for those who stopped works of Delhi’

Over 1.43 crore people in Delhi are eligible to vote in this election which will decide the fate of 164 candidates, of which 18 are women.

12 May 2019 10:22 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to youngsters to go out and vote in record numbers. (Photo: File)

PM Modi urges youngsters to vote in record numbers

Ahead of the sixth phase, Modi tweeted, 'After all, their participation makes the polls even more special,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

12 May 2019 8:48 AM

Voters in the booth number 359 of Muniya Kheda village in Firozabad district have boycotted the polls on Tuesday, saying no developments have been done in the village in the past several years. (Photo: File)

Villagers boycott voting in Firozabad over development

Only eight votes were recorded in the polling booth till 9 am, where a total of 716 voters are listed.

23 Apr 2019 3:18 PM

'It is because of this democracy that we do not have hunger and poverty like those times,' says Mahamud Ali, the 116-year-old-voter. (Photo: ANI)

Age no bar: 116-year-old to cast his vote in Karimganj

Mahamud Ali, the 116-year-old is also a freedom fighter. He has also appealed young voters to cast their vote.

17 Apr 2019 10:29 AM

Since there is no bridge, the only way to cross the yamuna river is either on a boat and then walk three kms on a dirt track, or reach by road via Delhi and Faridabad covering 70 km on one side. (Photo: PTI)

Motorboat to ferry Noida voters across Yamuna

An official communication to a boat-owner on Thursday said his boat has been hired to facilitate voters on the polling day on April 11.

05 Apr 2019 2:05 AM

The survey pointed to the fact that voters’ priorities had been neglected by the government.

Government performed poorly on voters’ top priorities: Survey

The performance of the government on these priorities was rated as 2.27, 2.32 and 2.10, respectively.

04 Apr 2019 3:07 AM

The Thane constituency, which is neighbouring Palghar has the highest voters in the state at 23,07,232 voters.

Kids to convince parents to vote

There are 8,73,30,484 voters in the state comprising 4,57,02,579 men, 4,16,25,819 women.

02 Apr 2019 4:02 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi to appease voters, put reforms aside in pre-election budget

Govt embarks on measures to stimulate the economy by additional spending and cutting taxes to woo voters.

29 Jan 2019 9:28 AM

In MP, candidates polish shoe, sweep courtyards

Come elections, weird ideas strike politicians when they hit streets to woo voters.

28 Nov 2018 6:28 AM

The EC has also begun the process to induct new voters in the electoral list who have either turned 18 or will complete that age by January 1 next year.

Draft electoral roll sees a fall of over 1.4 lakh voters

‘Death, migration’ main reasons behind fall in number.

02 Sep 2018 1:31 AM

Chhattisgarh has over 3,000 centenarian voters

This was the first time the list of centenarian voters have been made public.

29 Jun 2018 12:55 AM

This points to the need for greater transparency in the political process so that voters can get to know what political work really is. (Photo: AP)

Voters pick politicians based on looks: study

There is a mismatch between the types of politicians that voters say they want and those who are deemed to perform well once in office.

01 May 2018 4:08 PM

The government has issued notice to Facebook on Wednesday seeking information over the alleged data leak. (Photo: AFP/File)

Did CA misuse personal data of Indian voters: Govt seeks Facebook reply by Apr 7

Earlier, the government had issued a notice to Cambridge Analytica on March 23 seeking details relating to breach of data from Facebook.

28 Mar 2018 7:34 PM

If trees were voters, they would not be hacked, Delhi High Court observed. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Trees would not be cut down if they were voters: Delhi High Court

The court was hearing a PIL initiated by it on the issue of air pollution and its causes, one of which was decline in green cover in Delhi.

06 Mar 2017 5:58 PM

Delay in voters’ list may impact results, says Ashish Shelar

Poonam Mahajan said that the party’s decision to break ties with Shiv Sena has given space to the party to grow in the city.

22 Feb 2017 2:05 AM

The prestigious Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls observed 55 voting percentage.

More city voters turn out for polls

BJP says it’s a sign of anti-incumbency, Sena says people have backed party’s work.

22 Feb 2017 1:14 AM

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