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Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha to file nomination today

Yashwant Sinha was chosen as the consensus candidate for presidential polls from the Joint Opposition in a meeting on June 21

Ban people from contesting from more than one seat, says EC to govt

The EC has made a push for a law to bar people from contesting more than one seat and said that if it cannot be done, then a fine should be imposed on vacating the constituencies and forcing a bypoll.

Sonia Gandhi meets party leaders for feedback on organisational matters

The Congress has started preparing for the state elections in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls but before that, it is taking feedback of the important leaders of the states concerned

UP Polls: Not in politics to grab power, but build nation, says Rajnath

Ahead of the polling for phase four of Uttar Pradesh elections, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, that the BJP will not allow the trust of the people of the country to be broken

44.62% voter turnout till 1 pm in Goa assembly polls: Election Commission

So far, the highest turnout of 54 per cent was reported in Sankhalim (North Goa) Assembly segment, from where Chief Minister and BJP leader Pramod Sawant is contesting

What is the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021?

Last month, the govt passed a bill to amend the law relating to elections. But a change linked electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem, was in the eye of the storm. This report tells more about it

Exploring tech-based remote voting; political consensus needed for it: EC

The commission had initially explored options with reputed academic institutions for blockchain based internet voting

Elections and 'wallet economics': Does economic under-performance matter?

There are instances - both from national and state elections - of economic under-performers being returned to power, and also of parties being thrown out despite good performance, writes T N Ninan

Groupism during polls should not continue after election: Kerala CM

Groupism during elections should not continue after one comes to power and the interests of the public in general should be the focus, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday.

India gears up for robot campaigners in 2022 Assembly elections

The states that go to the polls in 2022 are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Gujarat

West Bengal Polls LIVE: Huge turnout of women, says EC as polling ends

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: Phase 5 is crucial for Mamata Banerjee, since these are the regions where BJP gained a foothold in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Stay tuned for Bengal election LIVE updates

Bengal Polls LIVE: CRPF opened fire to save lives of voters, says EC

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: Phase 4 voting today in 44 constituencies. Nine of them are in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Cooch Behar and ten in Hooghly

West Bengal Polls LIVE: Staring at defeat, Mamata abusing me, says Modi

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: Phase 3 voting today. The Election Commission has imposed Section 144 in all the 31 West Bengal assembly constituencies

West Bengal Polls LIVE: Chaos, violence cloud voting; 80% turnout till 5 pm

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: 72 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5 pm. TMC and BJP are contesting in all the 30 seats. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on West Bengal election 2021 Phase 2

Assam election LIVE: Polling peaceful, says EC; 73% voter turnout till 5 pm

Assam election 2021 LIVE updates: The main contest is seen to be between the alliances led by BJP and Congress. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Assam election 2021 Phase 2

Central police forces to play greater role in poll bound states: CEC Arora

In poll bound states, the central police forces would play a greater role as part of measures to ensure fair polls, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said

New software to be developed for photo electoral rolls for gurdwara polls

The Directorate of Gurdwara Elections conducts elections to the DSGMC and the members have a term of four years

BJP to go solo in 2022 Mumbai civic body election against Shiv Sena

The Sena has been controlling the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's richest civic body, since the last 30 years