Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) To get more young people to vote, the Election Commission (EC) is planning to issue temporary Electronic Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) to students settled outside their home states. ...

Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) An estimated 50-55 percent of the over 200,000 electorate exercised their franchise in Chhattisgarh's Vaishali Nagar assembly seat by-poll Saturday, officials said. Election officials said that ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Heavy polling was reported Saturday in the three Kerala assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha. Till 2 p.m., Kannur recorded the maximum turnout of 57 percent, Alappuzha saw ...

Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Thousands voted Saturday in the Vaishali Nagar assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoping to retain the seat despite a strong Congress ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling Saturday began in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in Kerala, an official said. The voters were seen queuing up in large numbers much before ...

Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Voting for the by-polls to 11 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency began Saturday amid tight security, an official said. A total of 177 candidates, including 12 ...

Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling for the assembly seat of Vaishali Nagar in Chhattisgarh began Saturday amid tight security, an official said. Women were seen lined up at booths in urban areas ...

Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began peacefully for by-elections to 10 West Bengal assembly seats Saturday amid heightened security, an official said. Long queues were seen in front of various polling booths as ...

Jaipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling Saturday began in the two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumber in Rajasthan, an official said. "The voting began at 8 a.m. and will continue till 5 ...

Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began in the two assembly constituencies of Rohru and Jawali in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, officials said. Voters in both the constituencies - Rohru in Shimla district and ...

Kannur (Kerala), Nov 4 (IANS) Kerala's keenly contested Kannur constituency is all set for Saturday's by-poll. Paramilitary personnel have been deployed and 46 polling booths have been declared sensitive, officials said Wednesday. ...

Kochi, Nov 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday said the central paramilitary forces will have to "sit in barracks" during Nov 7 by-elections in the state. "If they have to walk ...

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Oct 15 (ANI): Maoists attempted to disrupt the polling process in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli District on Thursday morning by firing at a polling booth. The Naxals reportedly opened fire on the polling ...

Gadchiroli, Oct 15 (ANI): Voting has begun at twenty-two polling booths in naxal-affected Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district today. Polling will end at 3: 00 p.m. Polling could not be held in these booths on ...

Chandigarh, Oct 13 (IANS) Around 69 percent of Haryana's 13 million voters exercised their franchise Tuesday for elections to the 90-member assembly that were marred by stray incidents of violence, including ...

Itanagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Moderate to brisk polling was recorded by noon Tuesday for assembly elections in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh held amid heightened security measures, officials said. "By and ...

Mumbai / Chandigarh / Itanagar, Oct 13 (ANI): Polling to elect new assemblies in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh began on Tuesday. The voting is being held in a single phase in ...

Itanagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Voting for 57 of the 60 assembly seats in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh opened Tuesday morning amid tight security, officials said. An election official said voting ...

Mumbai / Chandigarh / Itanagar, Oct 12 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure free and fair polls in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh ...

Itanagar, Oct 12 (IANS) The stage is set for Tuesday's vote to elect a 60-member legislature in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh with the ruling Congress party emerging as the ...

New Delhi, Oct. 7 (ANI): Ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls, chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has said that voters should go with their families at polling booths in order to prevent bogus ...

New Delhi, Oct. 7 (ANI): Ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls, chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has said that voters should go with their families at polling booths in order to prevent bogus ...

New Delhi, Sep.10 (ANI): Thursday saw a mixed voter turnout in bye-elections to 20 assembly seats in the three states of Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. In Uttarakhand, about 35 per cent polling ...

Washington, Aug 22 (IBNS) The G8 foreign ministers will soon be issuing a statement congratulating Afghanistan for its second presidential elections, eight years after the US-led invasion ousted the Taliban regime. “There’s ...

Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is reportedly leading the second presidential election that took place Thursday. "Initial results show that the president has got a majority…the Election Commission will officially ...

Kandahar, Aug 20 (IBNS) A series of four bomb explosions were reported at Kandahar Thursday morning despite tight security, just when 17 million Afghans are expected to elect their president. This is the ...

Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Despite a boycott call by major political parties, polling got off to a brisk start in the five Tamil Nadu assembly constituencies where by-elections were being held ...

Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) Polling for by-elections to the Jalalabad, Kahnuwan and Banur assembly seats in Punjab began Monday morning. Voters started arriving at several rural polling booths early in the day. About ...

Agartala, July 20 (IANS) Voting to elect three-tier local self-governments in the Left Front-ruled northeastern state of Tripura ended peacefully Monday evening with more than 85 percent turnout, officials reported . ...

Panaji, July 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said ...