Tag: polls
Discussion On Simultaneous Polls Good For Democracy: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that discussions on simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies are a "healthy sign" for democracy.....
BJP Extends Amit Shah's Tenure
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday decided to defer its organisational elections to pave the way for Amit Shah to continue as President until the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. ....
EVMs Used In DUSU Polls May Have Been Procured Privately
The Delhi Election Commission on Thursday said that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls do not belong to it and appear to have been procured privately by the university.....
EC Announces Dates For Assembly Polls In Five States
The Election Commission on Saturday announced the schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in five states, including Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.....
First Round Of Municipal Polls End Amid Jammu-Kashmir Divide, 56.7 Per Cent Votes
Jammu and Kashmir held its first municipal polls in 13 long years on Monday amid a visible Jammu-Kashmir divide, with voters largely boycotting the contest in the Kashmir Valley but taking part with enthusiasm in Jammu and Ladakh regions.....
Except For Bandipora, Voter Turnout Remains In Single Digit In Valley
While brisk polling continued on Wednesday in the municipal polls in Jammu division, the voting percentage remained in single digit in the Kashmir Valley except for Bandipora district, during the first four hours.....
Brisk Voting In Jammu's Samba, Low Voter Turnout In Valley
The Jammu region's Samba district recorded over 35 per cent of voting during the first four hours of third phase of the state's municipal polls on Saturday while the Kashmir Valley witnessed a low turnout.....
Municipal Polls End Peacefully In J&K
The fourth and final phase of municipal polls ended peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with a dismal 4 per cent voting in Srinagar district and an equally poor 11.3 per cent voter turnout in neighbouring Ganderbal district.....
Congress Loses Votes If I Make Speeches: Digvijay Singh
A video of senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh surfaced in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday in which he says that his only work in the upcoming assembly elections in the state is to make "no speeches" and not to campaign as "Congress loses votes" if he makes speeches.....
Modi Attacks Rahul, Sonia Over Demonetisation
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi who questioned him on demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Congress President and his mother Sonia Gandhi were out on bail but issuing "honesty certificates" to others. ....
