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Gandhinagar civic polls: PM Modi's mother Heeraben casts her vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi on Sunday cast her vote at a polling booth in Gandhinagar for the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election

Odisha bypolls: BJD candidate leads after first round of counting in Pipili

Counting of votes for the by-poll held in Pipili Assembly constituency in Odisha earlier this week began on Sunday amid tight security arrangements

Gandhinagar civic elections: Voting for 44 seats in 11 wards begins

Polling for Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) has begun on Sunday

All eyes on Bhabanipur as counting begins in 3 Bengal assembly seats

Counting of votes for the Bhabanipur bypoll as well as Jangipur and Samserganj assembly elections in West Bengal began at 8 am on Sunday amid tight security, an official said

Odisha: Votes counting begins for Pipili bypoll amid tight security

The counting of votes for bypoll to the Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha's Puri district began at 8 am on Sunday amid tight security, officials said

Andhra Pradesh's YSR Congress Party clean sweeps ZPTC, MPTC polls

Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) completed a clean sweep of ZPTC and MPTC elections as all the results were declared in the early hours of Monday.

Cong to prepare plan for nationwide agitations ahead of LS polls: Sources

The Congress will prepare a plan for nationwide agitations to take on the BJP government ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections and highlight issues of price rise and unemployment among others

Election Commission declares bypolls to 7 Rajya Sabha seats in 6 states

The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced dates for bypolls to seven Rajya Sabha seats that have fallen vacant due to various reasons like resignations, death and end of tenure of members.

Gujarat: Rescheduled Gandhinagar civic polls to be held on October 3

The State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to conduct elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) on October 3, almost six months after it was postponed due to the pandemic.

Congress constitutes UP poll panel; includes Lallu, Khurshid, Shukla

The Congress in Uttar Pradesh organised a statewide "BJP gaddi chhodo" marches this week on the occasion of August Kranti Diwas.

Election Commission meets CEOs of 5 states due for polls early next year

The five assembly polls could be held together early next year.

Haiti's interim PM confirms request for deployment of US troops in country

Haiti's interim government has asked the US to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilise the country and prepare the way for elections

Social media manipulation threatens poll process, says Supreme Court

Dismisses plea by Facebook India Vice-President and MD Ajit Mohan

Repeating recent history

The poor quality of public health infrastructure should no longer surprise us. It is our democratic choice, writes Mihir S Sharma

BJP to form five-member committee for every page of voters list

The aim is to ensure more penetration at booth level

BJP begins preparations for by-election to Telangana's Huzurabad seat

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana has started its preparations for by-election to Huzurabad Assembly seat vacated recently by former minister Eatala Rajender

NDA's Bermuda Triangle

The government has to generate a huge amount of employment without giving an upward push to inflation, while keeping subsistence spending intact

Chief Election Commissioner Chandra stresses on error-free electoral roll

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Coronavirus outbreak to delay panchayat polls in Bihar: State govt

The Bihar government has decided to delay the Panchayat elections in the state due to the Covid outbreak. The tenure of Panchayat representatives in Bihar ended on June 15 this year

Netanyahu could lose Israel's PM job as rivals attempt to join forces

A former ally of Benjamin Netanyahu said he would seek to form a coalition government with the Israeli leader's opponents, taking a major step toward ending the rule of the longtime premier