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TMS Ep579: Women voters, hosting COP28, Adani group stocks, Global South

Are women voters the new trump card? What would India gain by hosting the COP28 summit? Is the worst over for Adani group stocks? What is the Global South? All answers here

Rajasthan elections 2023 highlights: BJP to form govt, wins 115 seats

Rajasthan state Assembly elections LIVE: Catch all the latest updates of Rajasthan elections 2023 here, counting of votes to take place today

Chhattisgarh's Kanker to set an example via all women-led vote-counting

District Election Officer and Kanker Collector Priyanka Shukla said, "This time the counting process is being done through women in the district''

Assembly elections: D-Day looms as counting to begin for 4 states at 8 am

The polling in five states, straddling the north, east and southern parts of the country, is tipped to set the course of the political headwinds going into the Lok Sabha elections next year

Fate of BRS, Cong in T'gana to be unsealed as vote count to begin tomorrow

Amid several exit polls suggesting that the Congress will have an advantage over the ruling BRS in Telangana, counting of votes polled in the November 30 Assembly elections will be taken up at 8 AM on Sunday. It will be clear whether the voters preferred the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led regime for a third term or the "six guarantees" by the Congress worked made any miracles or the BJP's BC chief minister 'mantra' wooed the electors or if there will be a fractured verdict, by tomorrow evening. As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray in the elections, including BRS supremo Chandrasekhar Rao, his minister-son KT Rama Rao, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar, D Arvind and Soyam Bapu Rao. The BRS fielded candidates in all 119 seats. The BJP and Janasena contested in 111 and 8 seats respectively in a pre-poll pact while the Congress gave one seat to its ally CPI. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has put up candidates in nine segments in

Telangana Election Results 2023: Date, time & where to watch counting

Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: A party needs to secure 60 or more seats to gain majority in Telangana Assembly

Assembly election 2023 FAQs: What happens on the day of counting of votes?

At the end of voting, the EVMs and VVPATs are kept in strong rooms, which are opened on the counting day of votes. The process is filmed to ensure transparency

Mizoram Election Results 2023: Date, time, how & where to watch counting

Mizoram Assembly Election Results 2023: A party needs to secure 21 or more seats to gain a majority in Mizoram Assembly

Bhutan votes in preliminary round of elections, results likely on Friday

Nearly half a million of the country's fewer than 800,000 people are eligible to vote for the five political parties that are in the fray

Mizoram's results day: 4,000 personnel to be involved in counting of votes

Nearly 4000 personnel will be involved in the counting of votes of Mizoram assembly polls on December 3, said Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer Madhup Vyas

Rajasthan Assembly polls: More than 74% voting, stray incidents of violence

More than 74 per cent of the electorate in Rajasthan voted on Saturday in a bipolar contest involving the Congress and the BJP to elect a new government, with polling passing off peacefully barring a few stray incidents of violence. The tentative voter turnout was 74.96 per cent till the last report came in at 6 pm, an election commission official said. Earlier, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said the final voting figures will be issued once data is compiled. "The polling percentage till 5 pm was 68.24 per cent. The highest turnout was in Jaisalmer district, followed by Hanumangarh and Dholpur districts," Gupta said at a press conference after the polling ended. Polling at more than 51,000 polling booths in 199 assembly constituencies began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm, but officials said those already in queue at the polling booths were allowed to vote. The votes will be counted on December 3. When asked about repolling at booths where incidents of clashes were reported, he s

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Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023 LIVE: Voting concludes in state

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Rajasthan elections: Polling agent dies of suspected cardiac arrest

A polling agent of a candidate died due to suspected cardiac arrest in Pali district of Rajasthan on Saturday. Polling for the Rajasthan assembly elections began at 7 am on Saturday. An official said Shanti Lal, a polling agent at booth number 47 in the Sumerpur assembly constituency, collapsed at the centre. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and then to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. "Suspected cause is heart attack," the official said. The party affiliation of the polling agent was not immediately known. On Saturday, polling is being held in 199 out of the 200 assembly constituencies in the state. Elections in Karanpur in Sriganganagar have been postponed due to the demise of the Congress candidate.

Rajasthan polling: Scuffle breaks out at Sardarshahar assembly constituency

Councillor representative Asif Khokhar alleged that he was assaulted by around five to seven people

Rajasthan elections: People turn up at polling booths in large numbers

People turned up at polling booths in Jaipur in large numbers as voting for the Rajasthan assembly elections began Saturday morning. Many voters, youngsters as well as the elderly, queued up at polling centres well before 7 am when the polling began. "I got ready by 6 am, called up my friends and reached the polling booth so that we are the first ones to vote," Himanshu Jaiyaswal, a college student, told PTI at a polling booth in Nitin Public School in Malviya Nagar. In other constituencies also, people showed enthusiasm and came out for voting in large numbers. "This is the festival of democracy and all should participate in it," Jai Singh, another voter, said. A voter in Jamwaramgarh, who also reached the polling booth before 7 am, said people in rural areas would cast their votes for development. "I have come early in the morning so that I do not have to stand in the queue later. As far as the trend goes, I believe people in this rural area will vote for development. The one w

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Here's how the votes will be counted in state

The voting was conducted in two phase, with the first phase of voting on November 7 and the second phase on November 17, with a 76.31% voter turnout

Re-polling underway in MP's Bhind following Election Commission's order

The Election Commission ordered the re-polling following a violation of the secrecy of voting

MP assembly polls: Cash, drugs, jewellery worth Rs 340 crore seized

Cash worth Rs 40.18 crore and liquor, drugs, jewellery and other items cumulatively valued at nearly Rs 300 crore were seized in Madhya Pradesh since the model code of conduct for the state assembly elections came into force on October 9, a top official has said. Polls to 230 assembly seats in the state were held on Friday, while the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. A voter turnout of nearly 76 per cent was recorded. Talking to reporters on Friday, state Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan said continuous action was taken by the enforcement agencies across the state since the code of conduct came into force after the poll schedule was declared. Illicit liquor, narcotic drugs, cash, precious metals, gold, silver, jewellery and other materials worth about Rs 339.95 crore have been seized by the joint team of Flying Surveillance Team (FST), Static Surveillance Team (SST) and police, he said. "From October 9 to November 16, these joint teams seized Rs 40.18 crore cash

Nearly 76% turnout recorded in assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh

A voter turnout of nearly 76 per cent was recorded in assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a senior official said. The voting figure surpassed the 75 per cent recorded in 2018 and could increase further. Polling was held for all 230 constituencies in a single phase on Friday. Voting was approximately 76 per cent. We are waiting for some details before coming out with the final figure which will take some time, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan told PTI late at night. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Congress are locked in a direct fight in the state. The polling was marred by violence in a few places. An aide of a Congress candidate was killed after two groups clashed in Rajnagar, police said. Voting in naxalite-affected Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori districts ended at 3 PM while it continued till 6 PM in other parts of the state. Polling had begun at 7 AM across all 230 constituencies. In Balaghat district, Baihar assembly constituenc