Page 6 - Elections

Assembly polls: EC team reaches Punjab to review poll preparedness

The team comprised of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra, Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey

Political chemistry needed for winning polls, not arithmetic: Fadnavis

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won four out of six seats on Tuesday

BJP wins 4 of 6 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council elections

Devendra Fadnavis said the BJP has busted the MVA's myth that the three parties (Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) can win every election

Plans afoot to have 4 cut-off dates for new voters to enrol, par panel told

The Election Commission of India (ECI) had been pushing for multiple cut-off dates to allow more eligible people to register as voters

New Caledonia votes on Sunday on whether to stay part of France

The referendum is important for French geopolitical ambitions in Indo-Pacific

Ex- CEC Arora joins board of body which supports sustainable democracies

The Election Commission said in a statement on Tuesday that Arora was invited to join the International IDEA's board of advisers.

Australian PM, behind in polls, faces tough road to re-election: Analysis

A chaotic parliament session has left Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison seeking a reset

Modi's top priorities with two years to go until election day

With a string of state polls next year, the government appears set to implement populist policies as Modi looks to secure a third term

Can't see Congress securing 300 seats in 2024 elections: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that he does not see the grand old party winning 300 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Speaking on reversing the decision of the government on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Azad while addressing a rally in Pooch district said that only Supreme Court can take such a decision or Congress has to come power with 300 plus seats but he does not see that happening. However, Azad said that he prays that Congress wins over 300 seats."Only Supreme Court can decide on Article 370. Besides the apex court, only the ruling government can do it. The current government has abrogated it, how will they do it? And I cannot assure you that Congress will win 300 seats in the 2024 elections. I pray that Congress wins 300 seats but I don't see that happening now," said the Congress leader.Earlier this week, Azad had urged political parties to create an environment in the state ..

Women's participation in elections has exceeded that of men: CEC Chandra

Taking note of the historical perspective of barriers and challenges faced by women in participation in elections in the country, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that today seven decades and 17 general elections later, women's participation in exercising franchise has exceeded that of men."After 7 decades and 17 General Elections since Independence, women's participation in India has exceeded that of men and stood at more than 67 per cent in the 2019 General Election. "The gender gap, a crucial parameter, which was -16.71 per cent in 1962, has not only closed but reversed to +0.17 per cent in 2019. In fact, India has witnessed a 235.72 per cent increase in female electors since the 1971 elections," he said in an international webinar on the theme 'Enhancing electoral participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) & Senior citizen Voters: Sharing Best Practices and New Initiatives in New Delhi.He highlighted various initiatives taken by the ECI to ...

Romanian president swears in new coalition, says crisis over

The vote in parliament approving the new administration, which passed overwhelmingly, caps a protracted political crisis

Late dictator Gadhafi's son barred from running for president in Libya

Libya's top electoral body disqualified the son and onetime heir apparent of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from running for president in elections to be held next month

Municipal council poll: Not impressed with submissions of UP & SEC, says SC

It also noted that there is a statutory bar for continuing the term of administrator, which admittedly had expired long back

As you sow

The Modi government's defeat on farm laws underlines the perils of governing an entire continent-sized, diverse and federal nation like the chief minister of a state

3 US cities could be on verge of seeing their first Asian American mayors

Candidacies signal just how large the Asian American and Pacific Islander electorate has multiplied with more feeling empowered to be a voice in US politics.

Top EC officials likely to brief parl panel on electoral reforms: Report

A discussion will be held on various other electoral reforms planned by the EC, including singular voter list for the Lok Sabha, state assembly and panchayat elections: Report

Voting underway in bypolls to one Lok Sabha, three Assembly seats in MP

Voting began Saturday morning for by-elections in Madhya Pradesh

Voting begins for bypoll to Haryana's Ellenabad Assembly constituency

Voting for the bypoll in Haryana began on Saturday morning, officials said

Polling underway in Telangana's Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-election

Polling was underway amid tight security in the by-election to the Huzurabad Assembly constituency

Statsguru: Four charts explain how gender-equal are India's elections

As against their nearly equal share in population (48.6 per cent), women have not yet crossed the 10 per cent barrier among candidates to the parliamentary election