Elections

NEW DELHI: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal cast her vote for Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday, urging Delhi residents to participate actively in the democratic process.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia cast their votes on Wednesday as polling continues across all 70 Assembly seats in the national Capital.

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu cast her vote for the Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday, exercising her franchise at Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, President's Estate, amid tight security arrangements.

NEW DELHI: Voting for the 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi is underway, with several prominent leaders casting their ballots early on Wednesday morning.

NEW DELHI: In a move to facilitate the smooth conduct of the Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday, the Delhi government has declared a public holiday. The holiday applies to all government and private sector offices across the national Capital.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, Delhi Police is maintaining strict vigilance and has heightened security across the city.

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address several major public gatherings across Delhi on Monday as part of the BJP's ongoing campaign for the Assembly polls.

NEW DELHI: The high-voltage campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections will come to an end at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, with all three major political parties, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, making their final efforts to woo voters.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress high command has been pondering a rejig in its Kerala unit to expand the party base.

NEW DELHI: Before filing his nomination for the Assembly polls, former Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma prayed at the Gauri Shankar temple in the national capital and held a roadshow, which was attended by a large crowd.

NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will file his nomination for the Assembly election from the New Delhi constituency on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP ) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said this election will probably expose the "hidden partnership" of the BJP and Congress.

JAIPUR: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday reiterated that the INDIA bloc was formed exclusively for the Lok Sabha elections and asserted that the party is gaining significant momentum ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.

NEW DELHI: Over 1.55 crore Delhi voters will elect their 70 new legislators in a single-phase Assembly election on February 5 and the results will be declared on February 8, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced February 5 as the date for the bypoll to Tamil Nadu's Erode East Assembly constituency.

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced February 5 as the date of voting for the 70-member Delhi Legislative Assembly and the results will be declared on February 8.

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday unveiled its campaign song, 'Phir Layenge Kejriwal' (We Will Bring Kejriwal Again), ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

DHARAMSALA: In a recent incident that has raised serious concerns about public safety, four trekking guides have been booked by the District Administration under Section 55 of the Disaster Management Act 2005 and Section 223, 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, for violating the ban on trekking to higher reaches of Dharamshala.

CHANDIGARH: An official spokesperson of the Punjab State Election Commission said that the Model Code of Conduct which was enforced from 08.12.2024 following the announcement of election schedule for General/Bye Elections to various Municipalities in the State of Punjab, now ceases to be in operation in the revenue estates of the concerned Municipalities in the State with immediate effect, with the conclusion of Elections Schedule.

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari has given a notice to oppose the introduction of a Bill on the One Nation, One Election by the government in the Lok Sabha.

CHANDIGARH: An official spokesperson of Punjab State Election Commission said that a total of 86 nominations have been rejected after scrutiny for five Municipal Corporation Elections on 13 December 2024.

PATNA: The bye-election for the Tirhut Graduate Constituency of the Bihar Legislative Council has drawn significant attention due to the competitive political landscape and its implications for regional politics.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab State Election Commission today announced the election schedule for the conduct of the elections to various Municipal Corporations, Councils, and Nagar Panchayats in accordance with the notifications dated 22/11/2024 of the Local Government Department in which it has been directed that the elections to various Municipal Corporations, Councils, and Nagar Panchayats to be held by the end of December, 2024.

ACCRA: Ghana's general election voting closed giving way to the counting of ballots.

PATNA: The voting for the Tirhut Graduate MLC by-election in Bihar was underway as voters were steadily queuing up outside polling stations on Thursday.

MUMBAI: The recent state assembly election victories have further consolidated the position of BJP-led NDA which will provide much-needed stability and resolve to push for economic reforms, according to a report on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Saturday won three of the four Assembly constituencies on which elections were held on November 20, giving a morale boost to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

KERALA: The contest in Kerala's Palakkad Assembly bypoll was described as a triangular fight, but Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil on Saturday won by a record margin of over 18,000 votes and it turned out to be more of a battle between the second- and third-placed candidates.

NEW DELHI: In the hotly contested poll between BJP-led NDA and JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the people of the state seem to have restored their faith in the incumbent Hemant Soren government, show early trends.

NEW DELHI: Counting of votes for 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand began on Saturday at 8 a.m. According to the Election Commission data till 10 a.m., the JMM-led INDIA bloc is leading on more than 35 seats while BJP-led NDA is seen taking the lead on 22 seats.

BENGALURU: The counting of votes for three Assembly constituencies began in Karnataka on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. at designated places. The early counting trends indicate that NDA is leading in two segments and Congress on one.

CHANDIGARH: Polling began on Wednesday morning for bypoll to Punjab's four Assembly seats, which are witnessing a triangular contest that saw high-pitched and aggressive campaigning among the state's ruling AAP, the main opposition Congress and the BJP.

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday said that seizures in the ongoing elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and bypolls have crossed the Rs 1000 crore mark.

JAIPUR: As the voting for the bypolls concluded on Wednesday across Rajasthan in seven Assembly seats, Khinvsar recorded the highest voting percentage at 75.62 while Dausa witnessed the lowest voting at 62.1 per cent, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has said that its vigilance squads have made seizure of more than Rs 500 crores from across the poll-bound state in the past few days.