The Chief Electoral Officer of Meghalaya, BDR Tiwari on Saturday expressed confidence that the state will surpass all previous voter turnout percentages in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
"Parasailing for Poll-turnout: Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner & DEO J. Radhakrishnan took to the skies at the city's popular Tiruvanmiyur Beach yesterday for voter awareness. The activity was part of the 18 #SVEEP outreach initiatives planned for #Chennai," the ECI posted on X
The Union Territory of Puducherry, where female voters outnumber male voters, is ready to go for election on April 19 and as a part of the model polling station, special facilities will be given to disabled people like transportation and voting from home.
While the grim memories of the ethnic violence, which left many dead and scores displaced, still fresh in the minds of voters, 29 special polling stations have been set up ahead of the Lok Sabha elctions for about 5,000 people, who are presently sheltered in camps.
As the first phase of polling of the Lok Sabha elections is set to take place on April 19 the Election Commission of India has directed over 350 poll observers to ensure that elections are conducted smoothly.
The Leader of Opposition in Karnataka assembly and BJP leader, R Ashoka claimed support of the Vokkaliga community to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Asserting that he is committed to taking strict action against the corrupt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at opposition parties over their allegations of misuse of probe agencies by the government, saying that those who see benefits in a corrupt system are the ones who are "crying
Radhakrishnan headed a signature campaign by the physically challenged to raise voter awareness. He flagged off and signed a mobile vehicle with the awareness signature movement "We Citizens of India Will Vote 100%" at Ripon Building Complex.
In the video, thousands of students can be seen holding balloons of saffron, white, green, and blue colour and releasing the balloons into the air, creating a breathtaking view. "Sweep vote 100 per cent" was written on the balloons. The students were also dressed up in saffron, white, green,
Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad on Friday to address a poll rally urged voters to make BJP victorious on all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state.