Assembly elections

November 20, 2024 2:36 PM

Low voter turnout in Maharashtra at 32.18%; Jharkhand records 47.92% by 1 pm

Voter turnout in the ongoing single-phase assembly elections in Maharashtra remained sluggish on Wednesday, with only 32.18% of the electorate casting their ballots by 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. Among Maharashtra's constituencies, Gadchiroli district led with a turnout of 50.89%, while district of Mumbai city reported the lowest participation at 27.73%. As per the data of the ECI, Mumbai Suburban recorded a voter turnout of 30.43%, Nagpur 31.65%, Thane 28.35%, Aurang...

November 14, 2024 10:01 AM

PM Modi to address key rallies in Maharashtra ahead of assembly elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address several rallies in Maharashtra today ahead of the upcoming legislative assembly elections. The rallies are scheduled to take place at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Raigad, and Mumbai. Voting for the 288-seat assembly will take place on November 20, with vote counting scheduled three days later. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is contesting the assembly election as part of the Mahayuti alliance, which includes Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena...

November 13, 2024 5:12 PM

Jharkhand polls: Voter turnout of 59.28 pc recorded till 3 pm, Seraikella-Kharsawan leads with 66.38 pc turnout

A voter turnout of 59.28 per cent was recorded till 3 pm in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly polls, as per the Election Commission of India The Seraikella-Kharsawan constituency is leading with 66.38 per cent turnout, followed by Lohardaga and Simdega with 65.99 per cent and 64.31 per cent respectively. The state's capital city, Ranchi, recorded the lowest voter turnout of 53.40 per cent, while the district of Palamu recorded 56.57 per cent. The voter turnout for Ramgarh is 59.22 p...

November 10, 2024 9:23 AM

PM Modi to lead major roadshow in Ranchi on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a highly anticipated roadshow in Jharkhand’s Ranchi on Sunday, rallying support for the BJP in the lead-up to the state’s assembly elections. The roadshow, spanning approximately 3 kilometers, is expected to attract a substantial crowd, underscoring the significance of the event as a strategic show of strength for the party. Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge for Jharkhand, Himanta Biswa Sarma, emphasized the importance of the roadshow, des...

September 25, 2024 8:27 AM

Voting for 2nd phase of Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir begins

Voting for the second phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on Wednesday morning. Over 25 lakh eligible voters will seal the fate of 239 candidates across 26 constituencies in six districts of the Union Territory. Among the prominent candidates are former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah from both Budgam and Ganderbal seats, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina from Nowshera assembly seat and Pradesh Congress Committ...

September 16, 2024 5:35 PM

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Security tightened at counting centres & strong room ahead of counting of votes

In view of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections in the world's largest democracy, security has been heightened across the country with police and paramilitary forces conducting intensive patrolling. Visuals from the national capital showed that the North-East Delhi District Police along with paramilitary forces were patrolling and checking vehicles in Nand Nagri, Seelampur, Dayalpur, Sonia Vihar and Bhajanpura areas of Delhi. Patrolling is also at the Connaught Place and Barakhamba...

September 16, 2024 5:35 PM

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results: All set for counting of votes amid high security arrangements

The mammoth exercise to count votes polled for the Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections begins at 8 am today (Tuesday). Trends and results will also begin from 8 am itself. Results of the Assembly elections in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were also held simultaneously with voting for the 543-member Lok Sabha. Results of 175 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha and results of bypolls in 25 Assembly constituencies will also b...

September 16, 2024 5:44 PM

Vote counting for Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections to begin at 6 am on June 2

The counting of votes for the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections is set to begin at 6 AM on June 2. Assembly and Lok Sabha elections were held simultaneously in Arunachal Pradesh on April 19. Chief Electoral Officer Pawan Kumar Sain stated that the vote counting for the assembly elections would start at 6 AM on June 2, while the counting for the Lok Sabha polls would begin at 8 AM on June 4. Counting of votes for 50 assembly seats out of a total of 60, will be held in 24 centres in the stat...