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The many firsts in Bihar elections – phone deposit areas, fewer voters per booth, faster polling

June 17, 2025 3:56 am

The electoral body aims to increase voter turnout to the national average of 66.10%, up from Bihar’s 56.28% in the last Lok Sabha elections.

Over 30 NCC cadets from Pune's Poonawalla school assist elderly persons at polling booths

November 20, 2024 9:20 pm

As a pre-election awareness campaign, students of the school were also encouraged to take out cycle rallies and inspire people to vote for the nation.

Bombay High Court dismisses plea to allow mobile phones inside polling booths, finds 'no illegality' in EC ban

November 18, 2024 9:56 pm

The petitioner argued in the Bombay HC that the mobile phone ban violates an Information Technology Act rule that said documents in DigiLocker should be treated on par with original ones.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 18 polling staff die on duty as heatwave grips UP and Bihar

June 01, 2024 12:14 pm

The state government announced ex gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh to next of kin of each victim.

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At Shaheen Bagh, women vote for peace, safety

May 26, 2024 9:24 am

For several residents, women’s safety was a crucial issue. “I don't feel safe in the evening hours when I return from college... We need more CCTV cameras, police patrolling,” said Yasmin, 22.

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Lawyer vs Lawyer in New Delhi: What’s the buzz in Delhi’s courtrooms?

May 25, 2024 3:33 am

As the lawyers go head to head, The Indian Express spoke to Delhi’s advocates and lawyers to gauge what their predictions and issues are for this election.

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In this Gurgaon condo, voters assert ‘national pride’ over regional identity

May 22, 2024 10:07 am

Sitting near a small library at the society club on a Sunday evening, Alok Khandelwal, an IT consultant, can’t recollect the last time he voted.

Lok Sabha Election 2024: 60.48% polling estimated in Phase 5, EC to release final figures on Friday

May 21, 2024 1:30 pm

Among the eight states and Union Territories in phase five, only Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh had increased voter turnout compared to Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Mumbai gets inked: Low voter turnout, ‘slow pace’ of voting

May 21, 2024 9:50 am

The constituency registered a voter turnout of 51.87 per cent at the end of the day which was the fourth highest of all the six constituencies in Mumbai.

Voter turnout fails to cross 50% mark; Oppn parties complain slow voting, EVM malfunction, power failures

May 21, 2024 12:01 am

Not a single constituency crossed the 50% mark on Monday. Mumbai South seat with 44.63% recorded lowest voter turnout while Mumbai North West recorded the highest voting at 49.79%.

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Last phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Polling in West Bengal

May 13, 2014 10:32 pm

The last phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal recorded 79.96 per cent turn out amid sporadic violence that left 25 persons injured.