Tag: Election Commission

“They are accepting defeat; we want elections to be held on time”: Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the BJP state president Mohan Badoli wrote the letter to the EC, citing concerns over the low voter turnout due to the extended holiday period during the polls.

August 25, 2024

Bangladesh’s newly-elected MPs to take oath of office tomorrow

Sheikh Hasina is officially the longest-serving leader in Bangladesh's history.

January 9, 2024

“Democracy should continue in this country”: Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh goes to polls

PM Hasina also underscored that her government created an atmosphere where people were able to come out and vote.

January 7, 2024

12.98 lakh new voters in final electoral roll of Odisha

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said at a press conference here that 12, 97,954 new electors will exercise their franchise for the first time in the general elections ahead.

January 6, 2024

Pakistan: Poll prep enter next phase as deadline for filing nomination ends

Many candidates or their representatives went to the offices of their respective returning officers in Punjab to file nomination papers.

December 25, 2023

SC asks Election Commission to conduct elections in J&K by Sep 2024

CJI Chandrachud clarified that the question of whether Parliament can extinguish the character of statehood by converting a State into one or more Union Territories in exercise of power under Article 3 is left open.

December 11, 2023

Polling in Rajasthan’s Karanpur Assembly seat on Jan 5

Counting will take place on January 10.

December 5, 2023

13 centres, nearly 4000 personnel assigned: Counting day preparations in full swing in Mizoram

The state election department informed that all preparations and arrangements have been made for the counting scheduled to be held on Monday.

December 2, 2023

Telangana Assembly Polls: 63.94 pc voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

In 2018, BRS (then Telangana Rashtra Samithi) won 88 of the 119 seats and had 47.4 per cent of the vote share. The Congress came a distant second with just 19 seats.

November 30, 2023

Nepal to hold National Assembly election on January 25

The Nepal government announced on Wednesday, January 25, 2024, as the date to hold the elections to fill 20 vacant seats of the upper house. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday morning made the decision to hold the election for the National Assembly on the last week of January, government spokesperson...

November 29, 2023