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Four-phase rural poll in Jharkhand from May 14 to elect 4345 mukhiyas

The first phase of polling will take place on May 14, while the second, third and last phase of polls are scheduled on May 19, May 24 and May 27 respectively

Over 90% polling in UP legislative council polls till 2 pm

There are 95 candidates in the fray and polling is being held at 739 centres, according to the Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer

SEC orders re-polling in 6 booths of Odisha's Dhamnagar NAC on April 5

The SEC in Odisha has ordered re-polling on April 5 in six booths under the Dhamnagar Notified Area Council (NAC) in Bhadrak district, where elections could not be held due to disruptions.

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2024 elections a done deal?

This is what PM Modi believes but Prashant Kishor and Opposition leaders are of the opinion that the BJP can still lose

Odisha govt declares 'dry day' in state for urban polls from Mar 22

Following the instruction of the State Election Commission (SEC) in view of the urban polls on March 24, the Odisha government on Tuesday announced "dry day" for five days from March 22

Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri's party wins big again in state elections

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri's Malay party has defeated its allies in the ruling party and the opposition to score a landslide victory in a second state election

Election results: BJP, AAP prepare for govt formation, Congress sulks

Some leaders from the 'Group of 23' of Congress that had questioned the party leadership met at the residence of Ghulam Nabi Azad

Punjab polls: Among 13 winning women candidates, 11 belong to AAP

Thirteen of the 93 women who contested the Punjab polls tasted victory and 11 of them belong to the Aam Aadmi Party, which registered a landslide win bagging 92 of the 117 assembly seats.

South Koreans vote for new president in tight, bitter election

South Koreans were voting for a new president Wednesday, with a liberal ruling party candidate considered a maverick and a conservative former prosecutor considered the favourites in a tight race

UP Assembly polls: Over 150,000 security personnel deployed for 6th phase

Gorakhpur City, from where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is in the fray, is among the nine sensitive assembly constituencies in the state going to polls in the sixth phase on Thursday. Over 1.5 lakh security personnel will be deployed in this phase covering 57 assembly seats in 10 districts, where 2.1 crore people are eligible to vote, according to police. Voting will be held at 13,930 polling stations and 25,319 polling booths under 179 police station areas, the UP police said in a statement. Nine assembly constituencies - Gorakhpur City, Bansi, Etawah, Dumariaganj, Ballia Nagar, Phephna Bairia, Sikanderpur and Bansdih - have been kept in the sensitive category, the police said. The Samajwadi Party has pitted the wife of late Upendra Dutt Shukla, a former BJP leader, against Adityanath in Gorakhpur City. Azad Samaj Party founder Chandrashekhar Azad is also a contesting against the chief minister. The 10 districts where the elections will be held in this phase are .

TMC takes early lead in 3 civic bodies as Bengal civic poll counting begins

The ruling Trinamool Congress took early leads in three municipalities as the counting of votes polled in 107 civic bodies in West Bengal began on Wednesday morning.

Actor Sonu Sood booked in Moga for violating poll orders in Punjab

Police have booked actor Sonu Sood for violating orders of the Moga additional district magistrate in connection with the model code of conduct.

Urban civic polls: TN registers 60.70% poll percentage, Chennai lowest

The single-phase election was held to fill up 12,838 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, 490 town panchayats and 649 urban local bodies in the state

Hong Kong postpones leader election amid Covid-19 outbreak

Hong Kong will postpone the election of its next leader until May 8 as it grapples with a worsening coronavirus outbreak with thousands of new infections daily

Manipur Assembly polls rescheduled; now on February 28 and March 5

The Election Commission on Thursday rescheduled the dates for the two-phase assembly polls in Manipur which will now be held on February 28 and March 5.

Assembly elections: Goa declares 'polling day' as public holiday

Goa is scheduled to go to the Assembly polls on February 14.

The test of popularity: Five of the most furious contests in Assembly polls

In some places, candidates have jumped ship and will now laud the very side they had been rubbishing over the past five years

EC opens up physical campaigning events; ban on roadshows continues

The Election Commission extended the ban on roadshows, 'pad yatras', cycle and vehicle rallies but gave fresh relaxations for indoor and outdoor physical campaigning events for the polls

Election Commission grants further relaxations for physical public meetings

The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued revised guidelines following an improvement in the prevailing Covid situation and considering the short period remaining for campaigning for elections.