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…
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Chennai, April 22 (IANS) With polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on Thursday, the Election Commission (ECI) has put in place extensive arrangements across the state to ensure smooth, peaceful and voter-friendly polling. Officials said preparations are in full swing, with a strong focus on infrastructure, accessibility and real-time monitoring at polling stations. A total of 75,064 polling booths have been set up, each equipped with essential facilities and supported by train…
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at easing voter movement and reducing confusion, polling locations across all 16 Assembly constituencies in Chennai will be colour-coded for the upcoming elections. The move is expected to significantly improve navigation at large polling centres where multiple booths operate within the same premises. Announcing the initiative, District Election Officer J. Kumaragurubaran said the colour-coding system will be implemented at polling…
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) All TASMAC liquor outlets across Tamil Nadu will remain closed for three days from April 21 to April 23, as part of measures to ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the Assembly elections on April 23. TheThe Election Commission has ordered that the prohibition will be in force from 10 a.m. on April 21 until midnight on polling day. Officials have warned that strict action will be taken against any individual or establishment found violating the order by selling liquo…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) As polling for the Kerala Assembly elections are underway, BJP National Secretary Anil K. Antony on Thursday said that his party is the only political force currently witnessing an upward trajectory in the state and expressed confidence that it will eventually emerge as the largest party in the state. Speaking to IANS, Anil K. Antony said, “We are very sure that the only party with an upward trajectory in Kerala right now is the BJP. The party already has an …
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will hold a virtual meeting with all Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed poll observers for West Bengal on Wednesday to discuss the current polling booths’ infrastructure in the state for the forthcoming two-phase assembly elections scheduled later this month. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the Commission is not satisfied with the polling booths’ infrastr…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday sought a report from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the infrastructure conditions in the polling booths in West Bengal, ahead of the upcoming crucial Assembly polls.A division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen sought the report from the commission acting on a public interest litigation, alleging poor infrastructure conditions in several polling booths in the state.The public interest litigation was…
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) With the crucial West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled next year, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is planning a more elaborate web surveillance mechanism for polling booths across the state during the voting process.According to sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, as a first step, cameras installed inside polling booths for webcasting will be positioned in such a manner that a 360-degree view of the entire room is available to…