Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Claiming that the Special Intensive Revision led to a change of government in West Bengal, Telangana Congress president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Friday urged the state Chief Electoral Officer not to carry out the process in a hurry. A delegation of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee leaders led by Mahesh Kumar Goud called on Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy and submitted a memorandum, urging him to conduct the Special Intensive Revision in a fair and impartia…
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Amaravati, May 7 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has sought complete transparency in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh.YSRCP General Secretary and MLC Lella Appi Reddy has written to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh requesting that recognised political parties be provided with the complete list of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and voter data in a searchable digital format.Appi Reddy urged the CEO to share constituency-wise and booth-…
Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS) Former Congress MLA, T.D. Rajegowda, who lost following recounting of votes in Sringeri Assembly Constituency, has alleged that he was subjected to grave injustice in the recounting of votes, asserting that he had originally won the election by a margin of 201 votes.It can be recalled that in the recounting of postal ballots for Sringeri Assembly segment, BJP candidate D.N. Jeevaraj has emerged victorious against sitting Congress MLA, T.D. Rajegowda.Speaking to the media …
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay, on Saturday urged the state election machinery to strengthen security arrangements at counting centres across Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly election results on May 4.A delegation led by TVK General Secretary (Election Campaign Management) Aadhav Arjuna met Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik at the Secretariat and submitted a detailed representation highlighting concerns over law and order d…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Lok Bhavan, West Bengal, on Monday said that a 24×7 citizens’ helpline, set up to ensure free, fair and fear-free conduct of the Assembly elections and to facilitate every elector’s participation in the democratic process without fear, will remain operational till May 10.A statement issued on Monday read: “Lok Bhavan, West Bengal reiterates its commitment to ensuring that every citizen is able to exercise their democratic rights in a free, fair and fear-free enviro…
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and its MLA Imran Khedawala over statements made during voting in the local body elections, accusing the Opposition of attempting to influence voters and communalise the electoral process.Speaking while polling was under way, Sanghavi described the elections as the “biggest festival of democracy” and urged citizens to turn out in large numbers.“All citizens of the sta…
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Shakthivel, a worker of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), was arrested for filming himself casting his vote inside a polling booth in the Tirupattur Assembly constituency, even as brisk polling was recorded in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Thursday.According to officials, Shakthivel allegedly recorded a video while voting for the party’s “whistle” symbol using his mobile phone inside the polling compartment.The footage was later shared on social media as a…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) West Bengal goes to the polls on Thursday, in the first of the two-phase high-stakes, tightly-policed Assembly election, where about 3.6 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in roughly 44,000 polling booths across 152 constituencies in 16 districts.Though there has been a significant reduction in phases compared to earlier elections, the state is witnessing an unprecedented deployment of central security agencies with new and unique Election Commission m…
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) More than 79.84 per cent of the 46,142 voters exercised their vote in the bypoll for the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district on Thursday, officials said.An election official said that no major untoward incident was reported during the polling, which began at 7 a.m. across 55 polling stations in the Dharmanagar Assembly seat.Polling continued in the mixed-population Assembly constituency until 5 p.m. without any break.At a few polling stations, the…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) As the polling for the Assembly elections is underway in Kerala, voters on Thursday have expressed a desire for continued development and political stability, while highlighting unemployment as a major concern in the state. Interacting with IANS, several voters shared their views on the issues that matter most to them. While many acknowledged progress in development over recent years, they stressed that job creation remains a pressing challenge that needs urgen…