SC defers hearing on Congress leaders’ plea on duplicate voters
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred to September 27 the hearing on pleas of Congress leaders alleging the existence of …
Congress alleges deliberate manipulation in Telangana voters list
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Accusing the Telangana government of trying to vitiate the upcoming Assembly polls by “manipulating voters lists”, the Congress on Sunday …
Over 1 lakh duplicate voters in Jaipur deleted from electoral list
Jaipur, Sep 16 (IANS) A total of 1,05,299 duplicate/fake voters appeared in Jaipurs electoral rolls and all these have been deleted, said district collector Siddharth …
Most US voters oppose Trump’s impeachment: Poll
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) The majority of US voters said they would not like to see Congress begin impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump, …
EC wants maximum voting by differently-abled eligible voters (Lead, correcting para 6)
Agartala, Sep 1 (IANS) The Election Commission would conduct intensive mapping aiming at getting the maximum number of differently-abled voters to exercise their franchise including …
EC wants maximum voting by differently-abled eligible voters
Agartala, Sep 1 (IANS) The Election Commission would conduct intensive mapping aiming at getting the maximum number of differently-abled voters to exercise their franchise including …
SC to EC: If voters list in text mode given in Rajasthan, why not in Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission to explain why it has not provided the draft voters’ list …
ABVP to attract first-time voters to BJP
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Wednesday said it had formulated a …
Voters must have ‘proper information’ about criminal antecedents of candidates: SC
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday favoured “proper” dissemination of information about criminal antecedents, if any, of the candidates being fielded …
SC seeks EC’s response on duplicate voters in MP, Rajasthan
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Election Commission’s response on a plea by Congress leaders alleging the existence of …
Chhattisgarh has 1.81 cr voters for assembly poll
Raipur, Aug 21 (IANS) The electoral roll for Chhattisgarh was published on Tuesday, placing the total number of voters at 1,81,79,435 ahead of assembly polls. …
EC to provide Braille photo ID cards to blind voters
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) will provide Braille photo ID cards to visually challenged voters across the country, Chief Election Commissioner …
Poll shows 66% of US voters oppose family separations
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Sixty-six per cent of US voters oppose the administration’s controversial policy of separating children from their parents who get caught crossing …
Poll panel keen for maximum voting by disabled voters
Agartala, June 11 (IANS) The Election Commission, through its state panels, would conduct intensive mapping aiming at getting the maximum number of disabled eligible voters …
EC rejects Congress charges of fake voters in MP
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) After a probe, the Election Commission (EC) has rejected Congress’ charges of enrolment of fake voters on a large scale …
Congress blames BJP for 60 lakh fake voters in MP
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of deliberately enrolling approximately 60 lakh fake voters in the …
By poll blues hit BJP in UP as voters give thumbs-up to opposition unity
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) With a resurgent and united opposition on Thursday wresting both Kairana Lok Sabha seat and the Noorpur Assembly seat from the …
Over 66% voters favour scrapping anti-abortion laws in Ireland
Dublin, May 27 (IANS) A total of 66.4 per cent of voters voted to scrap the present anti-abortion laws in Ireland in a referendum, according …
Betrayed voters waiting to bid good-bye to BJP in state, centre: Pilot
Jaipur, May 26 (IANS) Anarchy has been ruling the roost in Rajasthan as well as India under the ruling BJP and the betrayed voters are …
Poll suggests working-class and ‘elite’ voters favour PCs
TORONTO All polls now strongly suggest a PC majority on June 7th and it is Doug Ford’s folksy appeal to “the people” and disdain for …
Rahul thanks Congress voters, says will fight for them
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday thanked people in Karnataka who had voted for the party in the assembly polls …
Karnataka voters rejected divisive politics of Congress: Sitharaman (Lead, correcting 2nd para)
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday the people of Karnataka have rejected the “divisive, toxic and very negative” politics …
Modi visited temples in Nepal to influence voters, says Gehlot
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting temples in Nepal when polling was …
First-time voters get free dosas in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 12 (IANS) In a bid to encourage first-time voters, an eatery here was giving away free dosas to those had voted in the …
Congress using fake IDs to create fake voters, rig polls: Shah
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of using fake voter IDs to create fictitious voters and rig …
Congress woos Bengaluru voters with Rs 1 lakh-crore for infra
Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) With a dedicated manifesto for India’s tech hub, Bengaluru region, the ruling Congress on Saturday promised to spend Rs 1 lakh-crore …
11 lakh ineligible voters of MP to be removed from list: CEC
Bhopal, April 11 (IANS) The names of around 11 lakh voters in Madhya Pradesh will be removed from the rolls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O.P. …
Sting shows some media houses ready to polarize voters for money
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A news website on Monday alleged that a sting operation on some media houses has revealed that they were ready …
Water a priority for Karnataka voters: Report
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Improving the quality and supply of water in the state is one of the most important issues for voters in poll-bound …
68% polling in Nagaland till end of voting hours, voters in queues
Kohima, Feb 27 (IANS) Over 68 per cent of the total 11.70 lakh voters exercised their franchise in Nagaland Assembly elections by the end of …
Give BJP chance to serve Meghalaya, Modi tells voters
Phulbari (Meghalaya), Feb 22 (IANS) Exhorting the 18.43 lakh electorate in Meghalaya to vote for the BJP in the February 27 Assembly elections, Prime Minister …
Kejriwal urges Tamil Nadu voters to replicate ‘Delhi example’
Madurai, Feb 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged the people of Tamil Nadu to replicate the “Delhi example” by giving votes …
MP leaders ride ‘rath’, bullock cart to woo voters
Bhopal, Feb 20 (IANS) A modern ‘rath’ and a bullock cart are among the preferred modes of transport for top Madhya Pradesh leaders to campaign …
EC removes MP Collector after discrepancies in voters list
Bhopal, Feb 20 (IANS) The Election Commission has ordered the removal of Ashoknagar Collector B.S. Jamod after discrepancies were found in the electoral lists for …
Congress approaches EC over voters list ‘discrepancies’ in MP
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission to complain of “massive discrepancies” in the voters list ahead of the …
BJP, BJD accuse each other of luring voters in Odisha’s Bijepur bypoll
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday accused each other of using money to lure …
60 lakh new voters in poll-bound Karnataka: Official
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) About 60 lakh people have enrolled as new voters across Karnataka ahead of the 15th assembly elections, due in late April …
Don’t fall for BJP’s false promises, Gogoi tells Meghalaya voters
Shillong, Feb 17 (IANS) Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday appealed to the Meghalaya voters not to fall for the BJP’s “false promises” …
NPF urges Nagaland voters not to be swayed by money during polls
Mokokochung (Nagaland), Feb 13 (IANS) Ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) legislator C. Apok Jamir on Tuesday urged voters not to be “swayed by money or …
Voters find religious candidates more trustworthy
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) Talking directly or subtly about religion during campaigns can increase a candidate’s chances of winning an election as voters tend …