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64.84% voter turnout recorded in Jharkhand's Dumri assembly: Official

A total 64.84 per cent of 2.98 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the by-election to Dumri assembly seat in Jharkhand on Tuesday, an official of the Election Commision said. The polling percentage was slightly less than in 2019 when 69.74 per cent of the electorate cast their votes. "The election passed off peacefully across 199 polling booths in Giridih and 174 booths in Bokaro district. No report of violence or law and order situation was reported from anywhere," Giridih district election officer Naman Priyesh Lakra told PTI. The polling was held amidst tight security in 373 polling stations, 200 of which were identified to be Maoist affected area. The Jharkhand Armed Police and CRPF were deployed to ensure peaceful polling, the polling official said. The voters braved intermittent rains and queued up at the polling booths to decide the fate of six candidates, including three independents. The ruling JMM CANDIDATE supported by the INDIA bloc and Ajsu Party contestant suppor

Delhi court summons Kejriwal's wife after name appeared on 2 voting lists

A Delhi court has summoned Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, for allegedly violating the law by getting herself enrolled in the voters list of two assembly constituencies. Metropolitan Magistrate Arjinder Kaur summoned Sunita Kejriwal as an accused on November 18 on an application moved by BJP leader Harish Khurana. The BJP leader has alleged in his complaint that the chief minister's wife has violated the provisions of the Representation of the People (RP) Act. After considering the testimony of complainant and other witnesses, this Court is of the considered opinion that prima facie case is made out against accused person namely Sunita Kejriwal, W/o Arvind Kejriwal, for the alleged commission of the offences punishable under section 31 of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1950. Hence, the accused be summoned accordingly, the judge said in an order passed on August 29. The offence attracts a maximum punishment of imprisonment for two years. Khurana cla

Assembly bypolls 2023 updates: Candidates, voter turnout, and more

Dumri in Jharkhand, Puthuppally in Kerala, Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, and Dhupguri in West Bengal will be conducting by-polls today

Voting begins in six states for seven assembly seats including UP, Kerala

Voting for the bye-elections to the seven assembly constituencies of six states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, started on Tuesday at 7 am.

Rajasthan elections: Brahmin community seeks 70 tickets from Congress, BJP

During the Brahmin Mahasangam, the Brahmin community sought 14% quota in education and job opportunities, stating that voting will depend on which party satisfies their demands

Rajasthan elections: 52 mn voters in state says chief electoral officer

Special camps will be organised on August 27 and September 10 at all polling stations for individuals to submit claims and objections in the draft voter's list

Srettha Thavisin wins vote to become Thailand's 30th prime minister

Srettha can form his cabinet once his appointment is endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn in a Royal Gazette

Over 30.6 mn voters in Telangana after Special Summary Revision: Official

Telangana's total electorate stands over 3.06 crore as per the draft roll after the second Special Summary Revision (SSR) was released, a senior official said on Monday. Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj said the draft roll for the second Special Summary Revision was published in all 119 Assembly Constituencies on August 21. As per the draft roll, the total number of voters in Telangana stood at 3,06,42,333 comprising 1,53,73,066 male voters, 1,52,51,797 female voters and 2,133 voters belonging to the third gender, an official release said. The state has 119 Assembly constituencies and there are 35,356 polling stations. The total number of general electors in the state is 3,06,26,996, the CEO said. There are 2,742 NRI voters and 15,337 service electors in the electoral roll. The number of young electors in the age group of 18-19 stood at 4,76,597, Raj said. The CEO said the period of filing claims and objections is from August 21 up to September 19. As part of clai

Spain parl holds crucial vote that could pave way for another leftist govt

Spain's newly elected Parliament meets on Thursday to choose the chamber's speaker and presiding council, a normally routine vote but which this time will be read as a bellwether of a future government. Inconclusive national elections on July 23 left no party with an easy path to cobble together the support needed to lead a government. Parties on the left and right of the spectrum are delicately poised in the fight for power. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Snchez appears to have a slight edge over his conservative and rightwing rivals, but nothing is guaranteed and a new election in the coming months is still a real possibility. Thursday's council vote by the 350 new lawmakers could therefore indicate whether Snchez's Socialists are making headway in building support among smaller parties. These include separatist parties in Catalonia that appear likely to decide both the speaker's vote and the future session to elect a prime minister. Snchez's Socialists, the left-wing Sumar (Joini

Chhattisgarh elections 2023: Camps for updating voters' list from August 12

Special camps are being held on August 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 24,109 polling centres across the state

BSF trying to scare voters in bordering areas: CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BSF of scaring voters in the bordering areas of the state at the behest of the saffron camp and asked the police administration to keep a close watch on their activities. "I have information that in the run up to the panchayat election, some BSF officials are visiting the border areas, threatening voters and forcing them not to vote. I will ask people not to be scared of their tactics and fearlessly participate in the elections," she told an election rally in the bordering district. While referring to the alleged shooting of villagers by the BSF last year, whom the border force claimed as smugglers, Banerjee said, "Police will lodge FIRs in such cases and the law will take its own course." "They don't have the right to shoot and kill anyone. No one is above the law; it seems killing people in Cooch Behar district has become a norm," she said. She asserted "law and order is a state subject" and the Centre has no role i

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Final phase of voting begins for local body polls in Uttar Pradesh

Voting for the final phase of urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh covering 38 districts, including Meerut, Ghaziabad, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Aligarh, Kanpur, and Ayodhya began on Thursday morning. Voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm on Thursday. The polls are considered significant as political parties are trying to showcase their strength before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Campaigning for the final phase ended on Tuesday evening with BJP and Samajwadi Party leaders criss-crossing the poll-bound areas. Shahjahanpur will vote to elect its first mayor. Meerut and Aligarh had BSP mayors in 2017 while the BJP ruled the rest. According to the State Election Commission (SEC), over 1.92 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes to elect their representatives in the second phase. The first phase of voting was held on May 4. The counting of votes for both the phases will take place on May 13. As many as 39,146 candidates are in the fray in the second round for 6,929 posts, which .

Demographic change: Karnataka has 1.4 mn fewer voters aged below 39

However, there has been a huge increase in older age cohorts compared with 2018

Significant rise in number of EVM's ballot units, control units since 2014

The total number of control units and ballot units has increased significantly since 2014. Control Units and Ballot units are constituents of electronic voting machines (EVM)

Elections LIVE: 82% voter turnout recorded in Nagaland, 75% in Meghalaya

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Tamil Nadu: Voting for Erode Assembly seat bypolls underway smoothly

The election began at 7 am. The officials are also monitoring the situation across all polling booths

Meghalaya Assembly elections: First five early voters receive mementos

Polling is underway at 3,419 polling stations across 59 Assembly constituencies of the state. The voting will continue till 4 pm

PM Modi urges Meghalaya, Nagaland voters to vote in record numbers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged voters in Meghalaya and Nagaland to cast their votes in record numbers. Assembly polls are being held in the two northeast states on Monday. Modi tweeted, "Urging the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland, particularly the young and first time voters, to vote in record numbers today." The counting of votes in the two states besides Tripura is scheduled on March 2.