Tag: Election Commission of India (ECI)

“Everyone should take part in the festival of democracy” says BJP’s Mumbai North candidate Piyush Goyal after casting his vote

Piyush Goyal who is contesting his first election said that the polls allowed him to meet several people and seek their blessings.

May 20, 2024

BSP President Mayawati casts vote in Lucknow, says she is hopeful of change

She was among the first political leaders to cast her vote in Lucknow. Mayawati reached the polling booth at 7 a.m.

May 20, 2024

Anil Ambani, Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar cast their vote for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The voting started at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm, with those in line by the closing time still allowed to vote.

May 20, 2024

“Vote in record numbers”: PM Modi appeals voters to cast franchise in festival of democracy

The Lok Sabha elections are being held across seven phases, from April 19 to June 1. The counting is scheduled for June 4.

May 20, 2024

Voting begins for 49 seats in fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections

Eight states/UTs going for polls in phase 5 are: Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

May 20, 2024

Phase 5 of Lok Sabha polls to decide fate of Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh among others

Of the 49 Lok Sabha seats, 14 are from Uttar Pradesh, 13 from Maharashtra, 7 from West Bengal, 5 from Bihar, 3 from Jharkhand, 5 from Odisha, and one each from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

May 20, 2024

49 seats go to polls in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections today; Electoral battles to test influence of some famous political dynasties

A total of 49 constituencies from six states and two union territories are set for polls on Monday in the fifth phase of polling.

May 20, 2024

Bengal: 57 pc of booths in 5th phase sensitive, CAPF deployment increased

Out of these seven Lok Sabha constituencies, as per CEO office figures, four have over 50 per cent of sensitive booths while two of them have over 80 per cent.

May 18, 2024

J-K: Away from native soil, Kashmiri Pandits vote in homecoming hope

Amid polling for Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, migrant Kashmir voters were pictured queuing up outside a special polling booth in Jammu's Barnai village to cast their votes for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

May 13, 2024

“Our party workers have been locked up,” alleges Farooq Abdullah amid polling in Srinagar

"I want to ask Union Home Minister and PM Modi: Why have our workers been locked? Are they scared that they will lose? They will lose...," he added.

May 13, 2024