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J&K Assembly elections 2024: ECI releases notification for Phase 2 polling

J&K Assembly polls: Nominations must be submitted by September 5, with scrutiny on September 6, withdrawals by September 9, and voting on September 25

J&K Assembly elections Phase 1: 279 candidates in fray for 24 seats

J&K Assembly polls: The elections in Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to be held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1 and the counting of votes will take place on October 4

New York's top court rejects Republican-led challenge to voting by mail

A New York law allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state's highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. The 6-1 ruling from the state Court of Appeals affirmed lower courts in finding that the voting expansion law approved by the Legislature last year did not violate the state's constitution. The lawsuit was part of a widespread GOP effort to tighten voting rules after the 2020 election and was led by US. Rep. Elise Stefanik. Challengers argued that the constitution required most people to vote in person. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote in the majority opinion that there is no "clear, unequivocal, and persistent" understanding by government that the constitution requires in-person voting. Democrats attempted to expand mail voting through a constitutional amendment in 2021, but voters rejected the proposal after a campaign from conservatives who said it would lead to voter fraud. State Republican Party Chairman

Venezuela: Efforts underway to make Prez release election vote tallies

Diplomatic efforts are underway to persuade President Nicols Maduro to release vote tallies from Venezuela's presidential election, after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory and amid increasing calls for an independent review of the results, according to officials from Brazil and Mxico. Government officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have been in constant communication with Maduro's administration to convince him that he must show the vote tally sheets from Sunday's election and allow impartial verification, a Brazilian government official told The Associated Press Thursday. The officials have told Venezuela's government that showing the data is the only way to dispel any doubt in the results, said the Brazilian official, who asked not be identified because they are not authorized to publicly speak about the diplomatic efforts. A Mexican official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the three governments have been discussing the issue with ...

Voting for crucial legislative council elections in Maharashtra begins

Voting for the biennial elections to 11 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council began at the Vidhan Bhavan Complex here on Friday morning. Shiv Sena's Sanjay Gaikwad was the first to cast his vote through the secret ballot system. There are 12 candidates in the fray for 11 seats. Voting is scheduled to be held from 9 am to 4 pm, though Shiv Sena (UBT) has demanded that it be extended by an hour due to heavy rains in Mumbai. The 288-member legislative assembly is the electoral college for the polls and its current strength is 274. Each winning candidate would need a quota of 23 first-preference votes. Eleven members of the upper house of the state legislature are retiring on July 27 and these high-stakes polls are being held to fill the vacancies. The BJP has fielded five candidates, while its Mahayuti allies Shiv Sena and NCP have nominated two each. The Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) have fielded one candidate each, while their Maha Vikas Aghadi partner NCP (SP) is backing t

Assembly by-polls begin for 13 constituencies across seven states

Assembly by-polls are being held in West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh

Iran's Presidential election heads to 2nd round amid voter apathy, tensions

The first round of voting, held on June 28, saw none of the initial candidates securing the required majority of over 50 per cent of the vote

65.79% voter turnout recorded in 2024 elections, postal ballot pending

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reported that 642 million voters exercised their franchise between April 19 to June 1

From Smriti Irani to Arjun Munda, Modi ministers who lost 2024 LS polls

Lok Sabha elections 2024 results: Smriti Irani lost to Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma by a margin of 167,196 votes in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi

Election results: Akhilesh hails UP voters for victory of INDIA bloc, PDA

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the success of the INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh is the victory of the backward classes, Dalits and minorities, and attributed it to the PDA strategy and efforts put in by the alliance. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, who fought the elections on the plank of PDA (Pichada, Dalit and Alpasankhyak) unity, said voters have proved that no force and deceit is more powerful than people's power. "Dear intelligent voters of Uttar Pradesh, the victory of India bloc in the state is also the victory of the Dalit-Bahujan trust which, along with backward, minority, tribal, 'half population' (women) and all neglected, exploited, oppressed, backwards among the upper castes, has fought shoulder to shoulder to save the Constitution that gives the right to equality, respect, self-respect, dignified life and reservation," he said on X. The INDIA bloc has won 43 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, with the SP securing 37 seats and Congress six. "This is th

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Which candidates won by the lowest margins?

Lok Sabha elections 2024 results: The BJP-led NDA is returning to power for a third term at the Centre as it surpassed the majority mark of 272 and won 292 seats

Lok Sabha polls 2024: What election results look like at 12 pm on June 4

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP leads in 236 constituencies, Rahul Gandhi leads in both Raebareli and Wayanad

Lok Sabha polls 2024: This is what the results look like at 5 pm on June 4

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 results: Counting for the General Elections began at 8 am on Tuesday. Early trends suggest BJP-led NDA inching towards victory, while the INDIA bloc trails

Lok Sabha elections 2024 result: How is Akhilesh Yadav faring in Kannauj?

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is leading the Kannauj seat by a vote margin of 117,946

PM Modi must take moral responsibility and resign: Congress on LS polls

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Jairam Ramesh said that the INDIA bloc's better-than-expected performance was a sign that it was time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign from his post

Lok Sabha polls 2024: This is what the results look like at 2 pm on June 4

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 results: Counting for the General Elections began at 8 am on Tuesday. Early trends suggest a huge victory for the BJP-led NDA, while the INDIA bloc trails

Lok Sabha results 2024: Early trends predict victory for BJP in Rajasthan

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The BJP is leading in 14 constituencies in Rajasthan, while the INDIA bloc is edging closer on 11 constituencies

Lok Sabha polls 2024: This is what the results look like at 1 pm on June 4

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 results: Counting for the General Elections began at 8 am on Tuesday. Early trends suggest a huge victory for the BJP-led NDA, while the INDIA bloc trails

West Bengal elections result 2024: Who is winning and who is trailing?

The TMC is leading in 30 of the 42 constituencies in West Bengal, according to early trends in 2024 Lok Sabha election results

Lok Sabha polls: The biggest winners of 2019 and their current status

BJP candidate from Gujarat's Navsari seat, CR Patil registered the highest victory margin in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, where he defeated his nearest Congress rival DB Patil by a record 6,89,000 votes