Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) With the clock ticking down to polling day, the state will enter a tightly regulated 48-hour “silence period” beginning Tuesday (April 7) evening, as authorities move to ensure a free and fair electoral process.Kerala goes to the polls on Thursday to elect 140 new legislators, and counting of votes will take place on May 4.Chief Electoral Officer Dr Rathan U. Kelkar announced on Monday that all forms of public campaign activity will come to a halt at 6 p.m. on …
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Guwahati, April 2 (IANS) In view of the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, the Assam government has announced a series of dry days across the state to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polling, officials said on Thursday. According to official directives, all liquor shops, bars, and licensed establishments selling alcoholic beverages will remain closed for three days leading up to the polling date. The dry period will begin on April 7 and continue through April 9, coinciding…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Indian Overseas Congress chief, Satyanarayan Pitroda, popularly known as ‘Sam’, on Thursday welcomed the BJP-led NDA government’s announcement that Naxalism has almost been eradicated from India. However, he asserted that it is essential to understand the “root cause of Naxalism”.Speaking to IANS, Pitroda also said that while he has “trust deficit” with the current electoral process in India, in the future, voting will take place on mobile phones using blockchain and A…
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) As Tamil Nadu heads into the Assembly election season, authorities have rolled out stringent controls on liquor sales following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), with Tasmac outlets now operating under tighter scrutiny to prevent misuse. The restrictions come in line with Election Commission of India (ECI) norms aimed at ensuring a level playing field during elections by curbing the use of alcohol as an inducement to voters — a practice that has histor…
La Paz, March 23 (IANS) Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira called on future subnational authorities to work with the central government to address the country’s economic and institutional challenges.Paz Pereira made this appeal after casting his vote in the southern city of Tarija on Sunday (local time), where elections are being held to choose more than 5,400 officials, including governors, mayors and local legislators for the 2026-2031 term.”We will work with those elected by the will of t…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced that assured minimum facilities and comprehensive voter assistance will be provided at all polling stations for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states and one Union Territory.The poll body had earlier, on March 15, declared the schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, along with bye-elections in six other states.In a state…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday, issued directions to facilitate the elderly, persons with disabilities (PwD), service voters, and voters on election duty, to vote using postal ballots in the upcoming Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory, an official said. “The Commission, as per Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, has notified that electors above the age of 85 years and persons with disabilities (PwDs) …
Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) As Nepal heads to parliamentary elections on Thursday, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari has urged voters across the country to exercise their franchise without fear.The country is going to the polls to elect 275 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the federal parliament. Of the total seats, 165 will be elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, while 110 will be filled through the proportional representation system…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Voting in the parliamentary elections was underway across Bangladesh on Thursday, with long queues forming outside polling centres in the capital Dhaka as citizens turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise in a historic contest.The election marks the first general elections since the collapse of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule, which ended nearly 18 months ago following massive nationwide protests that reshaped the country’s political landscape….
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s political parties, crippled by legacies of corruption, dynastic leadership, or tainted reputations, are currently ill-equipped to restore public trust on their own, while politicised state institutions lack the level of integrity or independence necessary to serve as the backbone of a restored democracy. Amid these limitations, civil society remains a space where Bangladeshis continue to organise, reflect, and mobilise around values rather than power, a report…