The seventh and the final phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections on June 1 across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh saw a voter turnout of 49.68 per cent till 3 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said on Saturday.
Days after the Porsche car crash case that has sent shockwaves across the country, retired IAS officer Arun Bhatia has written a letter to the Chairman of Maharashtra Human Rights Commission (MHRC) seeking the transfer of Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar from the city.
The elections, held in seven phases, from April 19 saw people exercising their democratic right even as temperatures rose in peak summer. The Election Commission made special efforts to ensure large participation of people in the elections.
The seven states in which polling is scheduled include Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Polling for remaining 42 Assembly Constituencies of the Odisha State Legislative Assembly will also take place simultaneously.
According to the Election Commission of India, over 10.06 crore elector including approximately 5.24 crore male, 4.82 crore female and 3574 third gender electors exercising their franchise. A total of 904 candidates are in the fray for Phase 7 polling.
University Grants Commission on Friday wrote to higher educational institutions urging them to propagate the messages of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) among the students related to food safety.
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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to Election commission of India for re-polling at Munger parliamentary constituency, Bihar, where allegedly booth capturing had happened with the connivance of the local administration.
The polling team comprising young personnel reached booth number 78 (under Saraskona assembly constituency) at a hill village Rundhadihi in the district by covering rough terrain and climbing (partially) on foot.
West Bengal Leader of Operation and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday wrote a letter to the CEO of the West Bengal Election Commission, expressing concerns about the use of non-permanent, contractual staff in the election process.
BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya on Thursday met the Jaipur Police Commissioner after he claimed that he has been getting death threats on social media for the last five months.