Election Commission

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 4, 2024 3:48 PM

EC reschedules by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rescheduled by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Punjab, shifting the polling date from November 13 to November 20. The decision comes after requests from national and state parties, including INC, BJP, BSP, and RLD, to avoid low voter turnout. National and state parties had requested the EC to shift the dates in these states due to various festivities. The Congress party had raised concerns that a large number of voters in the Palakkad assembly con...

October 29, 2024 11:37 PM

Search committee for Election Commission to be declared soon: Asif Nazrul, Law Adviser of Bangladesh

A search committee has been formed to establish the Election Commission, Asif Nazrul, Law Affairs Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, announced on Tuesday. "The interim government’s journey towards holding the next general election has begun. This will be an extraordinary election, and the voter list will be updated," Nazrul told the media in Dhaka following a meeting with the visiting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk. The High Commissioner is on a two-day offic...

October 15, 2024 9:28 PM

EC announces bypoll for Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, Priyanka Gandhi to make her election debut

The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala and the Nanded seat in Maharashtra. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is expected to make her electoral debut by contesting from Wayanad. The Wayanad seat was vacated by Rahul Gandhi after he also secured a Lok Sabha win from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh during the general elections held earlier this year. In June, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge confirmed that Rahul Gandhi would retain Rae Bareli,...

October 5, 2024 7:39 PM

Haryana Assembly Polls: 61% voter turnout recorded till 5 PM

Haryana witnessed a 61 percent voter turnout by 5 pm on Saturday across all 90 assembly constituencies in the ongoing single-phase state elections, according to data from the Election Commission of India (ECI). Mewat led the voter turnout with 68.28 percent, while Gurugram reported the lowest at 49.97 percent. Other districts also saw a significant turnout: Yamunanagar registered 67.93 percent, Palwal 67.69 percent, Fatehabad 67.05 percent, Jind 66.02 percent, Mahendragarh 65.76 percent, Kuruks...

September 18, 2024 3:12 PM

J-K records 41.17 % turnout as of 1 pm in first phase of polls

Jammu and Kashmir has reported a voter turnout of 41.17% as of 1 PM in the first phase of the assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). According to the ECI, Kishtwar recorded a 56.86% turnout followed by Doda 50.81%, Ramban 49.68%, Kulgam 39.91%, Shopian 38.72%, Anantnag 37.90% and Pulwama 29.84%. Voting began at 7 AM and is set to continue until 6 PM across the Union Territory. A brief suspension of voting occurred at a polling station in Bagwan Mohalla, Kishtw...

September 18, 2024 12:31 PM

J&K LG Manoj Sinha urges voters to turnout in record numbers for first phase voting

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha made a public appeal to voters to participate in record numbers as the first phase of voting for the J&K Assembly elections kicked off on Wednesday. In a post on X, Sinha encouraged youth, women, and first-time voters to exercise their democratic rights. "The J&K Assembly elections commence today. I call upon all voters whose constituencies are voting in the first phase to turn out in record numbers and exercise their democratic rights. ...

September 16, 2024 3:24 PM

PM Modi to address rally in J-K’s Doda today, first Prime Minister to visit district in 50 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a rally in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the district in nearly five decades. The visit comes just days before the Union Territory's upcoming assembly elections, slated to begin on September 18. Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who inspected the venue on Friday, highlighted the significance of PM Modi's visit "There is a lot of excitement among the public as PM Modi has given priori...

September 5, 2024 2:29 PM

Bangladesh: five-member Election Commission resigns saying the situation in the country has changed

In Bangladesh, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday announced the resignation of the five-member commission. He made the announcement at a press conference held at the Nirbachan Bhaban, Dhaka, a month after the fall of the Awami League government in the face of a student-led mass upsurge. The chief election commissioner said the he and the election commissioners have decided to resign as the situation in the country has changed. They submitted their resignation letters t...

September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

Assembly polls for Haryana postponed to October 5; Vote counting to be held along with J-K on October 8: Election Commission

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday revised the polling day for Haryana Assembly polls from October 1 to October 5, this year as well as moved the counting of votes for both Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana Assemblies from October 4 to October 8. The decision has been taken to honour both the voting rights and the traditions of the Bishnoi community, which has upheld a centuries-old practice of participating in the Asoj Amavasya festival celebration in remembrance of their Guru Jamb...