top-election-stories

A triangular contest awaits the by-poll in the tribal Lahaul & Spiti Assembly segment in Himachal Pradesh, where a woman nominee is challenging the male bastion after a gap of 52 years.

"This narrative of dehumanisation has now reached its peak. It is now our duty to save our beloved nation from these forces of discord," Singh said in the letter.

Yadav, who lost his Deputy CM position due to Kumar's abrupt return to the NDA, made the assertion during a press interaction.

While addressing a poll rally in Barasat, PM Modi highlights CM Mamata Banerjee's reactions over OBC reservation verdict.

The TMC on Tuesday sent contempt notices to the BJP and EC over BJP publishing an advertisement which allegedly violated Cal High Court order.

PM Modi said that the ugly remarks by Congress about Kangana Ranaut were an insult to Mandi and its people. He added that the Congress government in HP had locked the future of the youth by locking the institutions meant for recruitment.

"The state will have 10,343 polling locations with over 20,000 polling booths. Among these, 1,362 locations with 3,033 booths have been identified as critical and 51 booths as vulnerable, necessitating additional police presence," it said. 

For the Lok Sabha elections, Union ministers Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar, former chief minister Manohar Lal, and Congress heavyweights Kumari Selja and Deepender Singh Hooda are among the candidates. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal following a recent verdict from the Calcutta High Court.

The campaign for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election came to a close on May 18. In this phase, 49 seats, including the notable constituencies of Amethi and Raebareli, are set to vote on May 20.

Extensive campaigning is underway for the seat, with the NC's senior leadership seeking votes for statehood and opposing the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir.

After the abrogation of Article 370, Ladakh, which shares its border with both Pakistan and China, was carved out as a Union Territory without legislature.

Amritpal will definitely cut into the vote share of the SAD-B. Given its predominantly panthic composition, Khadoor Sahib was considered to be the SAD-B bastion till 2019, when the Congress candidate Jasbir Singh Dimpa defeated the SAD-B candidate Bibi Jagir Kaur by a margin of over one lakh votes.

"A total of 25,821 Kashmiri migrants are registered as voters from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on May 20. Of these, 12,747 are male voters and 13,074 are female voters," Assistant Returning Officer (ARO), Migrants, Riaz Ahmed said.

People welcomed Shah with flowers, slogans of ‘Abki Baar 400 paar’. Ranchi Lok Sabha candidate and sitting MP Sanjay Seth, MLA CP Singh, Naveen Jaiswal, Samari Lal, former Deputy Mayor and Convenor Sanjeev Vijayvargiya along with others accompanied the Home Minister.

By targeting Opposition leaders of UP, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Bengal, PM Modi heats up poll campaigning through his rhetoric in Barabanki.

According to the affidavit displayed on the Election Commission website, his movable assets are worth Rs 3,02,06,889. Most of this amount is in the form of fixed deposits with the State Bank of India that total over 2.85 crore.

The list also includes the names of Union ministers Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Jyotiraditya Scindia and others.

As Madhya Pradesh prepares for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May 13, Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan has assured the public that all necessary arrangements have been put in place to facilitate a smooth and efficient voting process.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, currently out on interim bail in the liquor policy case, made a compelling appeal to voters during an election rally in Moti Nagar area, urging them to support the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to prevent his return to Tihar jail.

Addressing a massive crowd at the historic Gandhi Chowk in Hamirpur, Anurag Thakur, the Lok Sabha candidate for Hamirpur constituency, expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support received from the people.

The stage is set for Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections, marking the culmination of intense campaigning across 96 constituencies. With 1,717 candidates vying for victory from 10 states and union territories, the electoral landscape is brimming with anticipation and strategic manoeuvring.

A recent development has brought the alleged mismanagement of donations at Maharashtra's Tulja Bhavani temple between 1991 and 2009 into the spotlight. The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has intervened, ordering a thorough police investigation into the matter.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi expressed concern over a report titled 'Share of religious minorities: A cross-country analysis,' describing it as "scary" and emphasizing the need for society and governments to take it seriously.

Congress has distanced itself from remarks made by Mani Shankar Aiyar regarding Pakistan, asserting that his views do not represent the party's stance.

The BJP has levelled serious accusations against the Shiv Sena (UBT), alleging the presence of Iqbal Musa, also known as Baba Chauhan and accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, at a Lok Sabha campaign rally for Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar in Mumbai North West.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took aim at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, accusing it of focusing solely on tarnishing the reputation of Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi.

The BJP has lodged a formal complaint with both the Election Commission and the Mumbai police, urging action against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut for his recent remarks allegedly suggesting the burial of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Maharashtra, akin to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

Suraj Pal Amu, the Haryana BJP spokesperson and president of Karni Sena, made headlines on Thursday as he tendered his resignation from the BJP, citing disagreements over the selection of an election candidate in Gujarat.

An elderly woman from Sandeshkhali claimed she was made to sign a blank sheet of paper at the behest of local BJP workers, albeit she had not been raped.

Famed also for producing for the world’s best saffron, which is cultivated in the Pampore area, Pulwama is now seeing banners, buntings and loudspeakers as political activity revives in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

In Ladakh's lone Lok Sabha constituency, the situation has evolved into a clash between Buddhist-dominated Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil.