Lok Sabha Elections

May 4, 2024 3:48 PM

LS elections: Poor mango yield, soil erosion, CAA top poll talk as Malda gears up to vote in Phase 3

As Malda and the neighboring Murshidabad district gear up for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 7, issues like poor mango yield, soil erosion, and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are taking center stage in the poll discourse. Four parliamentary constituencies in Bengal – Jangipur, Malda Uttar, Malda Dakshin, and Murshidabad – will go to polls in this phase. River erosion, inadequate healthcare infrastructure and perennial drinking water problems are the key electoral an...

September 16, 2024 6:02 PM

Election Commission issues notification for sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued a notification for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will take place on May 25 in 57 constituencies across six states and one Union Territory including Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and New Delhi. According to the ECI's notification, the last date for filing nominations is May 6. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on May 7. Deadline for the withdrawal of nomination is May 9. The first...

April 26, 2024 9:35 AM

Lok Sabha Polls: FM Sitharaman, Kerala CM Vijayan, Ashok Gehlot, Narayana Murthy & others cast their votes

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cast her vote at the BES polling booth in Bengaluru on Friday. She urged the people from South Bengaluru to come out in large numbers to cast their vote. Sitharaman also accused the Congress party of targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they have no positive agendas to speak about. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan arrived at RC Amala LP School in Kannur’s Pinarayi on April 26. He cast his vote at the polling center. He cast his vote along with hi...

April 26, 2024 8:59 AM

Lok Sabha Elections: Pink booth set up in Bangalore Rural constituency for women voters

As Bengaluru prepares for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 26, a pink booth model has been set up in the Ramnagar district of Bangalore Rural constituency for women voters, decorated with balloons, banners and chairs with pink colour etc. Polling in Karnataka for the 28 seats in the 18th Lok Sabha is being held on April 26 and May 7 in the second and third phases, respectively. First phase of voting is being on 14 seats on Friday and the seats are- Udupi Chikamagalur, Hassan, Da...

April 26, 2024 8:31 AM

Voting underway in 88 seats in second phase of Lok Sabha elections

Voting for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 began at 7:00 am on Friday across 88 Parliamentary Constituencies spread over 12 States and Union Territories. 89 general observers, 53 police Observers and 109 expenditure observers have been deployed in the regions. IMD has forecast normal weather for phase two Lok Sabha polls. The polling time has been extended till 6 PM in many polling stations in Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria and Munger constituencies in Bihar to facilitate voters in...

April 23, 2024 5:49 PM

Rajnath Singh slams Congress over their anti-minority remarks on PM Modi

Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday criticised the Congress, saying it had a history of dividing society based on religion. The defence minister was addressing a rally in Gautambudh Nagar. Dismissing the Congress' allegations against the PM Modi of being anti-minority, Singh said the BJP has never engaged in divisive politics. "I have known PM Narendra Modi for a long, and he has never done politics on the basis of religion or created a rift among religions. He has ...

September 16, 2024 6:00 PM

LS Polls: PM Modi to hold rallies In Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan today

Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address election rallies in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan today. In a post on X, PM Modi said he plans to visit Tonk-Sawaimadhopur in Rajasthan, along with Janjgir-Champa and Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh, on Tuesday. "In the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-NDA is receiving immense support from people all over the country. Amid this atmosphere of enthusiasm, I will be among my family members in two states today. At around 10:45 am, I wi...

April 22, 2024 5:35 PM

Believers Church Backs BJP Candidate in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta Constituency

Believers Church in Pathanamthitta constituency has thrown its support behind Anil Antony, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on April 26. This marks the first time a church body publicly endorses a BJP candidate in Kerala. At a gathering organized by the Believers Eastern Church in Thiruvalla, attended by over 100 priests, Anil Antony was endorsed as the preferred choice for Pathanamthitta's Lok Sabha representative. The Metropolitan of Keral...

April 19, 2024 8:28 AM

Lok Sabha elections: Election Commission urges women, PwDs, senior citizens to vote in maximum number

As the voting for the high-octane Lok Sabha Elections begins today (Friday), Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has urged people to participate in the general elections in maximum number, informing that around 16.86 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the first phase of polls for 102 constituencies and nearly 1.86 lakh polling stations have been set up for the purpose. The CEC told ANI in an interview that the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections started two ...

September 16, 2024 5:57 PM

Lok Sabha Elections: Voting begins in 102 seats in first phase in 21 states & UTs

Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Friday morning across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories as the mega seven-phase electoral exercise commenced at 7:00 am. Voters will exercise their franchise until 6:00 pm. The last general elections in 2019 were also held in seven phases. A total of 16.63 crore voters are going to vote in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, deciding the fate of 1625 candidates, with Nitin Gadkari, Kiren R...