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  Indelible ink mark on voter’s finger was first used in 1962 | All you need to know

  India | October 11, 2018 18:35 IST

  The ink was first used during India's third General Elections in 1962

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  Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea of Congress leaders on duplicate voters in MP, Rajasthan

  India | October 08, 2018 17:23 IST

  The apex court had on August 23, sought reply of poll panel on the petitions filed by Nath and Pilot.

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  Assembly Elections 2018: Key to form new governments in these states lies in hands of new voters

  Elections | October 08, 2018 14:52 IST

  According to EC, in Mizoram too, there are more than 77 thousand new voters.

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  Number of transgender voters up by 300 in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

  September 02, 2018 12:18 IST

  As on July 31, the number of total voters registered in MP stood at 4.94 crore. Of these, 1,286 are transgenders.

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  Election Commission wants maximum voting by differently-abled eligible voters

  September 02, 2018 6:48 IST

  As per the 2011 census, there are 2.68 crore differently-abled people, which is 2.21 per cent of total of 121 crore population. Among the disabled population 56 per cent (1.5 crore) are men and 44 per cent (1.18 crore) are women.

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  Voters have right to know criminal backgrounds of candidates, says Supreme Court

  India | August 29, 2018 12:26 IST

  The Supreme Court is dealing on whether a legislator facing criminal trial can be disqualified at the stage of framing of charges in a case. Presently, lawmakers are barred at the time of conviction. 

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  17 lakh 'fake' voters found in MP's 53 assembly segments: Congress

  August 21, 2018 22:42 IST

  Elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly are scheduled to be held by the end of this year.

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  Gujarat Assembly polls 2017: How to check your name in voter list

  Politics | December 09, 2017 8:07 IST

  2.12 crore people of Gujarat will vote 89 legislators to assembly tomorrow. Voters are advised to check their name in voter list before heading to polling booth.

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  RK Nagar bypoll cancelled, Dinakaran says 'EC doesn't want me to win'

  India | April 10, 2017 9:51 IST

  The Election Commission on Sunday night cancelled the bypoll to the R K Nagar constituency in Tamil Nadu – to be held on Wednesday – saying that electoral process has been “seriously violated” by parties through money power.

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  Kerala Elections: PM Modi urges voters to think of future, targets ruling parties

  Politics | May 08, 2016 18:40 IST

  Kuttanad: Continuing his tirade against the ruling UDF and the LDF, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the people of Kerala to think about their future and not just change regimes, citing the failure of

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  With excitement and hope, millions vote in Myanmar polls

  World | November 08, 2015 13:50 IST

  Yangon, Myanmar:  With tremendous excitement and hope, millions of citizens voted Sunday in Myanmar's historic general elections that will test whether the military's longstanding grip on power can be loosened, with opposition leader Aung San

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  49% of voters issued Aadhar numbers in Jammu and Kashmir

  India | June 23, 2015 14:21 IST

  Jammu: 49 percent of voters in the state have been issued Aadhar numbers till date, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral on Tuesday said.As per available information from the census department, 49 percent of voters in

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  EC to connect voter identity cards with Aadhar

  India | February 27, 2015 14:24 IST

  New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will connect voter identity cards with Aadhar, Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Friday.Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the process will take some

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  Delhi polls: About 1 Lakh duplicate voters registered in UP-NCR

  Politics | February 04, 2015 15:11 IST

  New Delhi: Three days before Delhi assembly elections, Delhi election commission has found that over one lakh duplicate voters' entries are registered in UP-NCR voters list.45 thousand voter entries in Gautambudh Nagar and over 67

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  Delhi Polls: Promises unfulfilled, voters seek plan of action from parties

  Politics | February 01, 2015 21:41 IST

  New Delhi: While Meethapur village in Badarpur was today decked up with Congress flags and posters for the first rally by party President Sonia Gandhi, people of this area in South East Delhi say their

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  Delhi polls: BJP organises magic shows to woo voters

  Politics | January 31, 2015 12:11 IST

  New Delhi: After including street plays in their campaigning tactics, now BJP is taking help of magicians and wizards. Five teams of wizards from Delhi have been called from Madhya Pradesh to New Delhi.As per BJP,

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  Rise in voters in Bengal: Final electoral roll 2015

  Politics | January 08, 2015 11:51 IST

  Kolkata: The number of voters in West Bengal has gone up to 6.37 crore, an increase of 13.14 lakh, according to the final electoral roll released this week.  This represented a growth of about 2.11

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  Mulayam asks voters to check 'communal forces'

  Politics | September 12, 2014 16:31 IST

  Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today termed as "crucial" bypolls for 11 Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh saying it was right time for people to show their intentions

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  Meghalaya has the highest percentage of voters pushing NOTA

  India | May 16, 2014 18:26 IST

  Shillong: Meghalaya emerged with the highest percentage of voters who chose the NOTA option available with the EVMs introduced for the first time, an election official said today.As many as 2.8 per cent of the

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  Voters targeted in Kashmir, Geelani appeals for calm

  India | May 09, 2014 16:21 IST

  Srinagar: Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Friday appealed for calm in north Kashmir after youths attacked those who voted during Wednesday's Lok Sabha elections.Those who voted and those who did not during the elections