Elections 2024
- India
92-yr-old visually impaired man votes for first time in Jharkhand
Sahibganj (Jharkhand): Ninety-two-year-old Khalil Ansari, who is visually impaired, cast his vote for the first time on Saturday during the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district, an official said. Ansari, from…
- India
UP: Ballia elderly voter collapses due to heat stroke; dies
With rising temperature above 40 degrees in Uttar Pradesh, an elderly voter collapsed while standing in queue to cast his vote. He later reportedly died. With rising temperature above 40 degrees in…
- India
Lok Sabha polls final phase: Voter turnout at 40.09% till 1 pm
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 40.09 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said.…
- Kolkata
Sporadic incidents of violence mar final phase of voting in Bengal
Kolkata: Sporadic incidents of violence marred the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in the nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, as TMC, ISF and BJP workers clashed in various…
- India
Lok Sabha polls final phase: Voter turnout at 26.30% till 11 am
The final and seventh phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am on Saturday, concluding the largest democratic exercise in India and the voter turnout was at 26.30% till…
- India
Braving icy heights: Elections at world’s highest polling station
Tashigang: Prem Lal arrived early at the sub-divisional magistrate’s office on Thursday, the icy cold and crisp morning air hinting at the challenges ahead. As one of the 29 booth-level officers deployed…
- India
Let’s make our democracy more vibrant & participative: PM Modi tells voters
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to vote in large numbers as polling for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections began. “Together, let’s make our democracy more…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra HC reserves orders on ECI relaxing postal ballot norms
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court will deliver, on Saturday, its orders on a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging the Election Commission of India’s order relaxing the norms for…
- India
BJP chief Nadda, his wife first to cast vote in Himachal booth
Shimla: BJP National President J.P. Nadda and his wife Mallika Nadda were the first voters to cast their votes in a polling station at their native place in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district…
- India
Lok Sabha polls final phase: Voter turnout at 11.31% till 9 am
New Delhi: The final and seventh phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am on Saturday, concluding the largest democratic exercise in India and the voter turnout was at…
- India
Congress not to participate in Lok Sabha exit poll debates
New Delhi: The Congress has decided not to participate in any Lok Sabha exit poll debates on the television channels and said it does not want to indulge in speculation and slugfest…
- India
Don’t disturb Modi’s meditation: Madhya Pradesh MP tells opposition
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said the opposition should not disturb Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meditation in Kanyakumari. Speaking to reporters here, he accused Congress of always questioning…
- India
10 poll personnel among 14 dead in Bihar due to heatstroke
Patna: Fourteen people, including 10 polling personnel, have died due to heatstroke in Bihar in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday afternoon. In a statement issued by the Disaster Management…
- India
Lok Sabha polls final phase tomorrow; PM Modi among 904 candidates in fray
New Delhi: As many as 904 candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are in fray in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections. Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory…
- India
PM Modi’s Varanasi among 13 LS seats going to polls in UP on June 1
Lucknow: Thirteen Lok Sabha seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi, will go to polls in the last and seventh phase of the general elections on Saturday. Polling in the state, which…
