Voting

Chennai: Brisk polling was witnessed across the 234-assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday where people are voting to elect the 16th Assembly. According to the Election Commission of India, 13.80 per cent of votes have been…

Chennai: Setting an example for the people, several movie stars, including Rajinikanth and actor-politician Kamaal Haasan, voted early on Tuesday soon after the voting started at 7 a.m. Star couple Ajit Kumar and Shalini also exercised…

Lucknow: Voting began on Tuesday morning for by-elections to seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security and Covid-19 protocols. There are 88 candidates, including nine women, in the fray and their fate will be decided by…

Patna: Polling began amid tight security arrangements for 94 assembly constituencies in 17 districts of Bihar from 7 am on Tuesday for the second phase of assembly elections. Foolproof security arrangements have been made for voting as well…

The remarks come a day after Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi recalled her husband's contribution in nation building where she highlighted his decision to reduce the voting age.

In West Bengal, all seven seats were won by the Trinamool Congress, in Bihar, one was won by BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party and one by then ally Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, and in Jammu and Kashmir, one seat was won by the Peoples Democratic…

Besides Birbhum, voting is underway in Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Burdwan East, Burdwan-Durgapur, Asansol and Bolpur constituencies.

Technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) left many voters disgruntled in the fourth and final phase of elections as voting process got delayed in several booths.

Following the trend of phase-I and phase-II polls in Odisha, technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) delayed commencement of voting in several booths across the State.

It is notable to mention here that Election Commission had issued guidelines for polling officials to take necessary steps to help senior citizens and persons with physical disabilities.