Elections In India

Prepare for polls for 5 yrs, not 6 months: Kharge to Cong district chiefs

The meeting at Indira Gandhi Bhawan was attended by 302 DCC presidents from Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh

Why Trump lauded India's voting system in his US elections overhaul order

Donald Trump praises India's biometric voter ID system as the US moves to tighten election rules, mandating citizenship proof for voter registration

Trump suggests India help US with its elections after criticising funding

Trump, in turn, proposed they go back to paper ballots and have India assist with the election process, saying, Wouldn't that be nice?

Trump's voter turnout claim false: $21 mn funded to Bangladesh, not India

USAID's official records confirm that no projects funded by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening have been implemented in India since 2008

BJP's only term in Delhi: How onions led to the party's defeat in 1998

Delhi exit polls forecast a comeback for the BJP in the national capital after 27 years. Here's a look back at their previous term in Delhi

Mini Kejriwal returns as vote counting begins in Delhi elections 2025

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: As counting of votes begins, young AAP supporter Avyan Tomar (also nicknamed 'Baby Mufflerman'), dons Mini Arvind Kejriwal getup

Ballimaran Assembly poll results: AAP's Imran Hussain wins by 57,004 votes

Ballimaran Assembly election results 2025: With a voter turnout of 63.87 per cent, the electorate of Ballimaran has actively participated in shaping the constituency's political future

Delhi poll of exit polls predicts 38-43 seats for BJP, AAP may get 26-32

Delhi elections 2025: If the exit poll predictions hold, BJP will return to power in Delhi for the first time since 1998

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: 57.7% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: Mustafabad reported the highest voter participation at 66.68%, whereas Karol Bagh saw the lowest at 47.40%

Late night FIRs against AAP leaders Kejriwal, Atishi and Amanatullah Khan

The police also registered an FIR against AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya after a woman filed a complaint against him for giving a flying kiss to her during the poll campaign

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: What time do polls open today, Feb 5

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: Over 15.5 million voters will cast their ballots across 13,033 polling stations in Delhi on Wednesday, counting of votes to take place on Feb 8

Congress promises caste census, permanent jobs in Delhi election manifesto

In the first part of its manifesto, Congress had already announced five guarantees, including Rs 2,500 per month under the Pyari Didi Yojana, Rs 25 lakh health insurance for all

Delhi Police blocking AAP complaints against BJP: Atishi writes to EC

Delhi elections 2025: AAP alleges police collusion in intimidation case, calls for transfers of accused officials

India nears 1 bn voters, with youth, women driving electoral growth: EC

The number of voters in India now stands at 99.1 crore, up from 96.88 crore when the Lok Sabha elections were held last year, the Election Commission (EC) said on Wednesday. In a statement issued ahead of National Voters' Day, the EC said the electoral rolls bear a youthful and gender-balanced look with 21.7 crore young electors in the 18-29 age group and a six-point increase in electoral gender ratio from 948 in 2024 to 954 in 2025. National Voters' Day is celebrated on January 25 every year to mark the foundation day of the EC, which was established on this day in 1950. Addressing a press conference here on January 7 to announce the Delhi assembly poll schedule, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said India would soon create a new record of one billion-plus voters. "Electoral rolls were released yesterday (January 6). We are crossing 99 crore voters... We are going to be a nation of one billion voters very soon, which will be another record in voting," he said. "After

BJP MP Parvesh Verma files Rs 100 cr defamation suit against Kejriwal, Mann

Delhi election: Parvesh Verma accused AAP leaders of influencing voters through the distribution of CCTV cameras from Chinese manufacturers, liquor, and cash

Delhi Elections 2025: AAP vs BJP vs Cong- Who promised what? A comparison

Voting for all 70 assembly seats in Delhi is scheduled for February 5, with vote counting set for February 8

AAP vows to extend free power, water for tenants in latest poll promise

In the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has promised free bus rides to women and students

JPC to hold inaugural meet to discuss One Nation, One Election Bill today

The Joint Parliamentary Committee is tasked with scrutinising the bills proposing simultaneous elections and addressing the concerns raised by Opposition parties

'No room for manipulation': ECI chief on Kejriwal's 'voter deletion' charge

'Draft rolls are sent to political parties on January 1, and they are given the opportunity to raise claims and objections,' CEC Rajiv Kumar said

ECI releases world's largest electoral dataset for 2024 LS & Assembly polls

As per the data, Lok Sabha Elections created world record with 646.4 mn voters exercising their franchise