Polling

The stage is set for assembly polls in Nagaland, where over 13 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 183 candidates contesting in 59 out of a total of 60 seats on Monday. The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the BJP are contesting the polls on a 40:20 seat-sharing basis. The Congress, which ruled the state till 2003 and does not have any member in the current House, has fielded 23 aspirants. Polling will be held from 7 am to 4 pm, while counting of votes will be taken up on March 2. The Akuluto seat in Zunheboto district was won uncontested by BJP nominee and sitting MLA Kazheto Kinimi. The NDPP had allied with the BJP and formed government in the northeastern state in 2018, with backing from the JD(U) and an Independent. In 2021, the Naga People's Front (NPF) joined the ruling NDPP-led alliance to form an all-party government named United Democratic Alliance (UDA). The NDPP-BJP combine is seeking a mandate for the second term, with Neiphiu Rio as

Militant groups were active earlier in Garo and Khasi Hills region while a few untoward incidents were reported during previous elections

The boycott was over the of non-development activities in their areas by political parties

Polling was underway on Tuesday for 46 local bodies across 18 districts in Madhya Pradesh for which 3,397 candidates are in the fray. Results will be declared on September 30. The polling began at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. State Election Commission (SEC) secretary Rakesh Singh on Monday said 3,397 candidates are in the fray for the elections to 46 urban bodies, including 17 municipal councils and 29 Nagar Parishads. Twenty five corporators have been elected unopposed in these urban bodies, while elections will be held for 814 posts of corporators, he said. The 46 urban bodies include six newly-constituted Nagar Parishads. A total of 8.42 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.

A court here awarded two-year imprisonment to Bollywood actor and Congress leader Raj Babbar in a case involving the assault of a polling officer. Babbar was convicted for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from performing his duty and three other offences. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 8,500 on him. The polling officer had lodged an FIR against Babbar during an election in May 1996. The complaint was lodged at the Wazirganj police station here. At that time, Babbar was contesting from the Samajwadi Party. Babbar was present in the courtroom when the verdict was announced.

Polling was underway for 108 civic bodies across West Bengal on Sunday morning amid tight security, officials said.

Polling scheduled to take place in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state

Polling was underway on Tuesday in 102 nagar panchayats in 32 districts of Maharashtra, with the election being held without the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The nagar panchayat seats in Beed are expected see a contest between supporters of BJP leader Pankaja Munde and her cousin and state minister Dhananjay Munde of the NCP. Similarly, in Sindhudurg, the contest is likely to be between supporters of the Shiv Sena and BJP Union minister Narayan Rane. The opposition BJP in Maharashtra won four of the six seats in the state Legislative Council polls held earlier this month. The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) last week said polls to local bodies from OBC reserved constituencies, which were scheduled for Tuesday, will now be held on January 18 and these seats will be converted as general category ones, an announcement coming two days after a Supreme Court ruling. The elections to general, SC and ST seats in these local bodies will be held as per schedule

Polling in all the 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) began at 7 AM on Sunday with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols amid tight security arrangements. State Election Commission Secretary Nilanjan Sandilya said that all necessary measures have been taken to ensure free and fair elections. Voting is being held at 4,959 polling booths and it will continue till 5 PM, he said. Around 23,000 Kolkata Police personnel have been deployed across the city, and route marches and area domination exercises conducted in various parts of the metropolis, an officer of the force said. More than 200 police pickets have also been set up at crucial points across the city, he said. The ruling Trinamool Congress is fighting to retain the civic board for the third consecutive term, while the BJP will contest CPI(M) to secure the second position. The TMC had swept all the 16 assembly segments in the metropolis in this year's assembly elections. The counting of votes will take place on

The first phase of polling began at 7.30 am in Baran, Kota, Ganganagar and Karauli districts

The polling officers that included teachers and shiksha mitras or para-teachers, were trained from April 9 to April 15.

The Allahabad High Court observed that the amount must at least be to the tune of Rs one crore

A startup firm has unveiled a mobile application with poll statistics and data on the country's economy to help voters take fact-based decisions

In Shahdol, total 16,00,787 voters, whereas in Nepanagar, 2,30,420 people can exercise their franchise

While in Aravakkurichi total voters is 2,00,347, in Thanjavur it is 2,68,516 and in Thiruparankundram 2,85,980

The bypolls are being held in Cooch Behar and Tamluk Lok Sabha constituencies and Monteswar Assembly seat

An estimated 16,91,313 voters, including 8,21,199 women, were expected to cast their franchise in two seats

Elected members of municipal corporations and councils are voting to choose six candidates for the Upper House

Barjala seat fell vacant after Congress MLA's resignation while death of CPI-M leader necessitated bypoll in Khowai seat

It will be a single-day polling in Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur; UP is likely to have as many as seven phases