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…
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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…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings to the countrymen on National Voters’ Day and called on the people to honour the spirit of democracy by always participating in the election process, further strengthening the resolve for a Viksit Bharat.National Voters’ Day is celebrated annually in India on January 25 to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in 1950. This day aims to honour voters, encourage youth participation, stren…
Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec 23 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has published the Draft Electoral Roll as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, marking a significant step toward ensuring a clean and inclusive voter list ahead of future elections. The initiative, aligned with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) guidelines, aims to maximise voter participation and eliminate ineligible entries with full transparency.The enumeration phase, con…