Assembly Polls

As Bengal heads into Assembly polls, parties intensify outreach to young voters with welfare promises and competing employment narratives

Bench led by the CJI warns that unchecked largesse strains taxpayers, deepens deficits and may weaken economic foundations as States expand subsidies ahead of elections

The final electoral roll comprises nearly 12.5 million men, 12.4 million women and 343 third-gender voters

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said she hoped that Indians would exercise their right to vote by employing wisdom and shunning allurement, prejudice and misinformation to strengthen the country's electoral system. She also lauded women voters for coming out in large numbers to exercise their franchise during elections. Addressing a 16th National Voters' Day event held here, Murmu asserted that while the right to vote is important, it is also imperative that all citizens exercise it by keeping in mind their constitutional duties. For the last 16 years, the foundation day of the Election Commission (EC) has been celebrated as the National Voters' Day. On November 26, 1949, when the Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution, 16 of its articles came into force immediately, including one that pertained to the creation of the EC. The EC came into existence on January 25, 1950, a day before India became a republic. The remaining part of the Constitution came into force on

The state is learning that the loss of a cultural icon can be more politically potent than any promise in an election manifesto

JDU dominates with big jumps in vote share while AIMIM suffers sharp declines, even in seats it retained, as Bihar records a strong 66.9% voter turnout

In an exclusive interview with Aditi Phadnis, Bihar's Road and Infrastructre as well as Urban Development Minister Nitin Nabin enumerates the developmental strides the state has taken

Despite voter roll deletions under the SIR process, Bihar's 2025 election saw a record 66.9% turnout, driven by strong participation of women voters across all 243 constituencies

Bihar Assembly elections 2025: The first-time voters, mostly students, are seeing through the facade of slogans and promises. They want change

PM Modi visits five states in three days, calls for peace in Manipur, attacks Congress in Assam, and launches Rs 36,000 crore projects in Bihar ahead of assembly polls

Petitions by RJD, ADR, PUCL, and others argue that Bihar's new verification norms violate electoral laws and fundamental rights ahead of the 2025 polls

ECI said that this grassroots-level engagement has been welcomed by political parties, with their active and enthusiastic participation in meetings

Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who holds the finance portfolio, tabled a Rs 3.17 trillion Budget in the Assembly

Rahul Gandhi casts vote at Nirman Bhawan's polling booth. >

Delhi elections on Feb 5, counting on Feb 8

Internationally, 2025 will be far less frenetic than 2024, which saw more than 60 countries, including India, hold their national electio­ns

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to revert to ballot paper voting in elections in the country. "What happens is, when you win the election, EVMs (electronic voting machine) are not tampered. When you lose the election, EVMs are tampered (with)," remarked a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and P B Varale. Apart from ballot paper voting, the plea sought several directions including a directive to the Election Commission to disqualify candidates for a minimum of five years if found guilty of distributing money, liquor or other material inducement to the voters during polls. When petitioner-in-person K A Paul said he filed the PIL, the bench said, "You have interesting PILs. How do you get these brilliant ideas?". The petitioner said he is the president of an organisation which has rescued over three lakh orphans and 40 lakh widows. "Why are you getting into this political arena? Your area of work is very different," the bench retorted. After Paul revealed he ha

Jharkhand and Maharashtra assembly elections concluded on November 20. Can the exit polls predict accurately, or will surprises emerge like in previous elections? Watch the video to find out.

Polling for the Jharkhand Assembly elections has concluded, with voting held in two phases on November 13 and 20.

The second phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections concluded on November 20. Watch the video for a district-wise breakdown of voter turnout.