In 2019, 71.2 per cent of the population turned out - mostly to vote for pro-democracy candidates and thereby slamming government arguments that only a "noisy minority" was protesting - whereas the participation rate plummeted to 27.54 per cent in elections held on 10 December 2023.
The former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP national president Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday complained to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) alleging irregularities in the voters lists including deceased voters' names in the draft electoral rolls.
Calling the leaders of the INDIA bloc, the dash-dots block, Lekhi said, "PM Modi's magic has continued and the result is in front of everyone. They are not INDIA blocs, they are dash-dot blocs. When the policy and faith are not right, the world sees and the voters also see."
With BJP headed for a huge sweep in Madhya Pradesh and getting comfortable victories in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke about the party scoring a hat-trick in next year's Lok Sabha polls
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole, on Friday announced the appointment of former cricketer Suresh Raina as the youth voter awareness ambassador for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
'Political party and candidate' was the most significant factor in deciding voting patterns in three of the four states that went to the polls last month with the issue of "corruption" having varied significance among voters, according to the analysis by Today's Chanakya of its survey amo
After the exit-poll predictions for Chhattisgarh gave a clear edge to the incumbent BJP, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday thanked the women voters of the state, saying "Kaante ki takkar', 'Kaante ki takkar'...'Laadli behna ne saare kaante nikaal diye (What neck-to-neck fig
Telangana recorded a voter turnout of 51.89 per cent till 3 pm in the assembly polls that is currently underway for 119 seats, according to the Election Commission of India.
A total of 36.68 per cent of voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm in Telangana, which is currently undergoing polls for its 119 assembly seats, according to the Election Commission of India.
According to the poll commission, Adilabad recorded a voter turnout of 41.88 per cent, Bhadradri at 39.29 per cent, Hanumankonda at 35.29 per cent and Jagtial at 46.14 per cent.