Page 13 - Elections

SC notice to Centre on plea for debarring convicted MLAs, MPs from polls

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union of India on the application (amended) filed by the petitioner and lawyer regarding debarring convicted MLAs and MPs from contesting elections for life

Number of voters polling station to be 1500 where polls are not due: EC

The Election Commission asked poll authorities of various states, except Bihar and UT of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, to rationalise polling stations

EU to review ties with Belarus, mulls action over election crackdown

"We will be assessing the Belarusian authorities' actions … and conducting an in-depth review of the EU's relations with Belarus," Borrell said in a statement

Belarus police crush protests as ruler claims landslide win in polls

About 3,000 people were held by law enforcement including 1,000 in the capital, Minsk, the Interior Ministry said Monday

Sri Lanka parliamentary election 2020: People cast vote wearing masks

Sri Lankans, wearing face masks, started voting in the twice-postponed parliamentary election which is expected to be won by the powerful Rajapaksa family-run party

New software to be developed for photo electoral rolls for gurdwara polls

The Directorate of Gurdwara Elections conducts elections to the DSGMC and the members have a term of four years

United Nations welcomes setting date for early elections in Iraq

Hennis-Plasschaert also said that she is confident that all political parties wish to see a prosperous Iraq free from crises

Exit polls show Poland's presidential runoff is too close to call

The exit poll by the Ipsos institute showed Duda with 50.4 per cent of the vote and Trzaskowski with 49.6 per cent

Singapore re-instates faith in PM Lee, Opposition strength rises

The principal Opposition, the Workers' Party, put up a good fight in key group representation constituencies (GRCs), increasing its seat tally to 10 against the earlier six

Amid anti-China sentiments, police use TikTok to spread Covid-19 awareness

Besides Covid-related information, the Bengaluru police has used TikTok to highlight issues related to women's safety and online frauds.

Letter to BS: Politicians should stop making reckless election promises

Across the globe democratic leaders make pre-poll promises like the anti-immigrant rhetoric in the US and Europe and like our own leaders offering freebies, farm loan waivers and so on

Scientists probe link between poll promises and chances of women winning

Ethnic security being probed in the study includes security from violence, access to law enforcement, and non-discrimination by the state institutions when faced with ethnic violence

Creating the nation

The larger question here is how important is the right to vote for the average Indian? How satisfied is the average Indian with the nation's tryst with electoral democracy?

Voters casting ballot on economic issues in many states: Rahul Mukherji

Rahul Mukherji discusses contemporary political issues with Business Standard

Delhi elections 2020: Voters' slips to have QR code to help identification

Technology will be an important component in the upcoming Delhi polls as voters' slips will carry QR code to facilitate electors and speed up their identification, officials said on Monday. The CEO Office here had recently said that Delhi will be the first state/UT in which a booth app shall be used in every polling station for the first time in the country. "This latest technological innovation will make the poll process fast through use of QR (Quick Response) Code reading of voter slips of electors," a senior official said. This provision will help in faster identification of electors. The app will give the status of electors waiting in the queue to the public, who can plan their visit to polling station accordingly for their convenience. Booth app will also give voter turnout on a real-time basis on polling day, the official said. Sources said, a proposal is also being considered to allow carrying mobile phones to booths to download QR code from the voters helpline app, if a vo

Jharkhand Assembly polls: 1 killed in violence, 58.8% votes cast till 3 pm

While the voting exercise in 18 seats will end at 3 pm, voters in Jamshedpur (East) and Jamshedpur (West) constituencies can vote till 5 pm, an Election Commission release said

Jharkhand Assembly elections: 46.8% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

The voting commenced at 7 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m., Election Commission officials said

A lot rides on Sri Lanka elections

The winner of its upcoming presidential elections could alter the nature of India's relationship with that country

Shekhar Gupta: Early winds of change

Modi hasn't lost popularity. But more voters are returning to the basics as they're hurting too deep and want the return of economic optimism

By-election results throw up a rude surprise for some turncoats

There was good news for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, with the party winning seven of the 11 seats that had bypolls