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June 7, 2024 3:19 PM

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince congratulates PM Modi on triumph in general elections

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has extended congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his party's triumph in India's recently concluded general elections, highlighting the strong diplomatic relations between the two nations. "HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulates the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his political party's victory in the general elections," the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Friday. PM Modi is set for an unprecedented thi...

June 3, 2024 9:30 AM

Lok Sabha polls: Jubilation in BJP camp, INDIA bloc says ‘no truth’ in exit polls

While Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders rejoiced at the exit poll results predicted a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance, the opposition INDIA bloc leaders rubbished the outcomes saying that they will be forming the government at the Centre winning at least 295 seats. Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren said that the INDIA bloc will win more than 10 seats in the state and more than 295 seats in the country. "...INDIA alliance is winning more than 295 seats...there is ...

June 3, 2024 8:38 AM

Counting of votes for all seven phases of Lok Sabha elections to begin from 8 AM Tuesday

The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections will take place tomorrow (Tuesday). The counting of votes for the Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and bye-elections to Assembly Constituencies will also be held on the same day. The counting will begin from 8 AM. General elections were held from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared tomorrow. The Election Commission said that the ...

June 3, 2024 8:18 AM

Election Commission to hold a press conference today before counting of votes

The day before the mega counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections on June 4, the Election Commission is slated to hold a press conference on Monday in Delhi at 12.30 PM. "Press Conference by Election Commission of India on General Elections 2024," the media invite from the poll body said. This might be the first time in the country's electoral history that the poll body has convened a press conference on the conclusion of polls. Earlier on Sunday, the Election Commission sought factual info...

June 2, 2024 9:22 AM

Vote counting to begin from 8 am on June 4; EC releases handbook

The counting of votes for the General Election and the State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and bye-elections to Assembly Constituencies shall be held on June 4 starting at 8 am, the Election Commission said. The counting of votes for the General Election as well as the State Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start at 6 am on Sunday, it added. Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh San...

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 25: Voters showing Voter IDs as they stands in queue to cast their vote at a polling booth at Village Bharthal Dwarka, in West Delhi Lok Sabha Seat, on May 25, 2024 in New Delhi, India. Polling for the sixth phase of general elections concluded in 58 constituencies across six states and two Union territories, including all seven seats in Delhi. Voter turnout across six states and two Union Territories during Phase 6 polling has been recorded at approximately 58.84 per cent, according to the Voter Turnout App of the Election Commission. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

May 31, 2024 4:58 PM

Lok Sabha elections conclude with final phase of voting tomorrow

The Lok Sabha elections will come to a close tomorrow as the final phase of voting takes place in 57 constituencies across eight states and Union territories. This marks the end of the seven-phase elections that began on April 19. Voting will take place in 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine seats in West Bengal, eight seats in Bihar, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Himachal Pradesh, three seats in Jharkhand, and one seat in Chandigarh. A total of 904 candidates are contesting i...

May 27, 2024 2:31 PM

PM Modi commends voters in J&K’s Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency for record turnout

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the remarkable voter turnout in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed the highest polling percentage in the region in over three decades. Taking to X, the Prime Minister congratulated the people of the constituency for their "enthusiastic participation" and called it a "vibrant testament to their democratic spirit." "A very special congratulations to my sisters and brothers of Anantnag-Rajouri for the rec...

May 24, 2024 2:01 PM

Supreme Court declines to direct Election Commission to publish data of votes polled per booth

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to pass any direction on a plea seeking the uploading of Form 17C data on the Election Commission of India website and publication of booth-wise voter turnout data. A bench of Justices Dipankar Dutta and Satish Chandra Sharma refused to grant any interim relief to petitioners and said it could not interrupt the polls. The bench said that of the seven-phase elections, five phases are over, and the sixth phase is scheduled for Saturday. The "hands-off" approac...

May 10, 2024 5:13 PM

EC slams Congress chief Kharge over ‘baseless’ allegations on voter turnout data

The Election Commission on Friday castigated Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for obstructing the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, accusing him of making "baseless allegations" regarding the release of voter turnout data amidst the polls. The EC said that Kharge's allegations, made in the middle of the ongoing elections, were "designed to create confusion, misdirection and impediments in the conduct of free and fair polls." It further warned that such utterances could have a negative impact on...

May 8, 2024 1:48 PM

Maharashtra: EC successfully conducts voting at highest polling booth in Baramati’s Raireshwar

The Election Commission successfully conducted a logistical feat to ensure smooth proceedings for 160 voters at the picturesque Raireshwar Fort, nestled at a staggering altitude of 4,491 feet, the highest polling booth in the Baramati constituency during the third phase of Lok Sabha polls on May 7. Situated 30 kilometres from Bhor taluka in Pune rural, the polling party drove to the foothills of Raireshwar to reach the polling station. From there, a further 18 km journey via Rairi village led t...