Election

Around half the electorate voted in the BMC and 28 other civic bodies in Maharashtra, with exit polls projecting a Mahayuti alliance win in Mumbai as counting is set for Friday

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which runs roads, water supply, healthcare and infrastructure, is India's richest civic body and a major political power centre

The Election Commission on Saturday appointed four more Special Roll Observers (SROs) for West Bengal to strengthen supervision of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Those named as SROs were Ratan Biswas, Vikas Singh, Sandeep Rewaji Rathod and Dr Shailesh, according to a notification. "The SROs will closely monitor the revision and verification exercises and ensure strict adherence to statutory instructions," an official said. "The SROs were appointed to ensure transparency, accuracy and uniform implementation of instructions related to electoral rolls. They will independently review the process on the ground and flag any deviations for immediate corrective action," he added. Besides SROs, the EC has appointed observers at multiple levels to oversee the SIR exercise. "The focus is on strengthening public confidence in the integrity of the electoral rolls," the official said. The appointments will take effect immediately and remain in force until furt

The parental mapping of 70 per cent voters in Jharkhand with that of the 2003 electoral rolls when the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was last held has been completed, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), K Ravi Kumar, said on Saturday. Kumar asked the officials to prioritise the mapping of voters in urban areas. The CEO held a meeting with district election officers (DEO), electoral registration officers (ERO), assistant electoral registration officers (AERO) and deputy election officers on Saturday to assess the pre-revision exercise of the proposed SIR. He said the parental mapping of 70 per cent of voters of the current voter list with that of the 2003 electoral rolls has been completed. Kumar asked the officials to organise camps in government offices to train all officers and employees for mapping. He said that voters who came from outside the state should be mapped with the voter list of the previous SIR of their respective states, and their names should be entered in the ...

More than 3.67 crore voter names have been omitted from draft electoral rolls after the second round of the Special Intensive Revision. The deletions span 11 states and Union Territories

Bangladesh has been rocked by protests and political tension after the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a key leader of the July uprising and an election candidate, who succumbed to gunshot injuries in Sin

Speaking at the conclave, RPSG Group Chairman Sanjiv Goenka said that over the last 15 years, the group has invested Rs 26,500 crore in the state

Following the SIR, the draft roll is expected to include around 70 million voters, down from nearly 76 million electors listed before the SIR

The project, named Dasnac Westminster, will be developed on a 1.94-acre plot and will comprise 264 premium apartments

Ukrainian officials were expected to hand their latest peace proposals to United States negotiators Wednesday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who also said Ukraine would be ready for elections within three months if partners can guarantee a safe vote during wartime and if its electoral law can be altered. Zelenskyy was responding to comments by US President Donald Trump in which he questioned Ukraine's democracy and suggested the Ukrainian leader was using the war as an excuse not to hold an election. Zelenskyy told reporters late Tuesday that he is ready for an election but would need help from the US and possibly Europe to ensure security for a vote to happen. He suggested that Ukraine could be ready to hold balloting in 60 to 90 days if that proviso is met. To hold elections, two issues must be addressed: primarily, security how to conduct them, how to do it under strikes, under missile attacks; and a question regarding our military how they would vote, Zelenskyy .

The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said the booth-level agents appointed by political parties will be provided with a list of dead, shifted and dead voters before the publication of the draft voters' list in the 12 states and Union territories where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise is underway. The draft electoral rolls in these nine states and three Union territories will be published on December 16. The EC said the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of the 12 states and Union territories have been asked to share a booth-wise list of absent, shifted and dead or duplicate voters with the booth-level agents (BLAs). These are the voters with whom the booth-level officers (BLOs) could not establish contact despite three attempts. The EC had followed a similar procedure during the Bihar SIR.

Here's a look at who BLOs are, what their work involves, their role in the SIR process, and what is causing rising stress levels among them

Polls opened in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election amid the arrests of opposition figures and the closure of independent media outlets. It is expected to cement the grip of President Sadyr Zhaparov, who has sought to suppress dissent in what was once Central Asia's most democratic country. The vote is being held a year earlier than scheduled, a move that officials have justified by arguing that the parliamentary elections would otherwise fall too close to the 2027 presidential elections. There have also been sweeping changes to Kyrgyzstan's electoral system, with 30 constituencies electing three lawmakers each. According to the Central Election Commission, 467 candidates are vying for the 90 seats in Kyrgyzstan's one-chamber parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh. There's also a gender quota system that requires at least one female lawmaker from each district. Analysts say candidates loyal to Zhaparov are likely to succeed thanks to the rapi

A decisive mandate, a reshaped voter base, and a campaign that hit every nerve point. Here’s a breakdown of the key factors that pushed the NDA past 200 seats in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.

The NDA has secured a historic landslide win in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Here are the top leaders and high-profile candidates who shaped the contest, and where they stand

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Exit polls are out for the Bihar Assembly Election 2025! Most surveys predict a clear edge for the NDA, with the Mahagathbandhan trailing far behind. Watch to know what the exit polls say.

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old progressive Democrat, has made history by becoming New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor.

The 34-year-old assemblyman won the Democratic primary by defying the city's all-powerful establishment. He secured the mayoralty by delicately disarming it