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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Kolkata, Mar 29 (IANS) The judicial adjudication process for 40 lakh voters, which is around 67 per cent of a total of more than 60 lakh voters, referred for adjudication after being categorised under the “logical discrepancy category” had been completed till Sunday evening, an insider from the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) told. Of the 40 lakh cases, whose judicial adjudication process had been completed till Sunday evening, a total of around 18 lakh cases have been cl…
Chennai, March 26 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, Thursday marks the final opportunity for eligible citizens in Tamil Nadu to have their names included in the electoral roll. The Election Commission has urged all unregistered voters to utilise this last chance and ensure their participation in the democratic process.The state is set to go to the polls in a single phase, with a total electorate of approximately 5.67 crore voters.In the run-up to the electio…
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy category” was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait.The list was published online first on the main website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at midnight. It was subsequently available on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, minutes later.On Monday evening, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kuma…
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has convened an important meeting of its district secretaries on March 16, as political activity intensifies in anticipation of the announcement of dates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. In a statement issued on Saturday, DMK general secretary S. Duraimurugan called upon all district secretaries of the party to attend the meeting without fail. Members of Parliament representing the party have also been asked to participate…
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The final voters’ list in West Bengal, prepared as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), was published on Saturday, with the total number of deleted voters standing at 61,78,245.The figure is likely to increase further, as identity documents of around 60 lakh voters are currently under judicial adjudication by judicial officers appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), following directions of the Supreme Court.Announcing this at a press confere…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) North 24 Parganas district has recorded the highest number of “under adjudication” cases in West Bengal ahead of the publication of the final voters’ list by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday.As already clarified by the Commission, the final voters’ list will classify electors into three categories — “approved”, “under adjudication”, and “deleted”. The “under adjudication” category comprises voters identified under the “logical d…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) Kerala’s electoral roll, updated following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), now stands at 2,69,53,644 voters, according to the office of Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar.The final figures were released on Friday after a meeting with representatives of various political parties.The updated roll will be officially published on February 21 and will be in force for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.The draft rolls, published on December 23, h…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress party has taken initial lead in the municipal elections as the counting of votes was underway on Friday. The Congress party secured majority in six municipalities while main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) bagged on municipality.Over 73 per cent voters had cast their votes in the municipal elections in 116 municipalities and seven corporations on Wednesday. Counting of votes was taken up from 8 a.m. on Friday amid tight security.Out of…
United Nations, Feb 12 (IANS) As Bangladesh goes to the polls, the world organisation has expressed concern over the reports of violence against and harassment of women candidates and voters, especially those emanating digitally, and called for a “zero-tolerance approach”. A statement from the resident coordinator’s office in Dhaka on Wednesday (local time) said, “The United Nations underscores that safe, inclusive and meaningful participation in public life is a fundamental right.” “Women in pu…