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January 27, 2026, 05:47 PM - 2 min read
The nominations are expected to open on Wednesday, January 28, and will close by January 30.
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January 15, 2026, 04:19 PM - 5 min read
Viral videos showing ‘indelible’ ink being wiped off after voting have triggered a probe by the Maharashtra State Election Commission, which has warned of action against attempts to spread a false narrative.
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December 22, 2025, 02:55 PM - 3 min read
The BJP swept Arunachal Pradesh’s local body elections, winning big across Zilla Parishads, Gram Panchayats and the Itanagar civic polls, cementing its dominance at the grassroots.
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November 28, 2025, 03:01 PM - 3 min read
Arunachal Pradesh’s State Election Commission has introduced an on-the-spot voting facility for polling personnel engaged in civic election duty, replacing postal ballots for the first time.
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November 25, 2025, 03:16 PM - 4 min read
Unlike the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, which are administered by the Election Commission (EC) of India, the local polls in the state do not offer postal ballots for the general electorate, nor do they provide 'service ballots' or special ballots for vulnerable groups such as bedridden patients.
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November 19, 2025, 02:30 PM - 3 min read
In a press note, the CEO, Kerala, announced that parties are being asked to nominate additional Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and to set up help desks to collect completed forms from voters, as permitted under the Election Commission of India's guidelines.
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November 19, 2025, 01:39 PM - 4 min read
BTech students developed EVM Tracker— a system designed to replace the old pen-and-paper method of monitoring EVMs.
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November 17, 2025, 09:03 PM - 3 min read
Arunachal Pradesh will hold simultaneous panchayat and municipal elections on December 15 for over 8.3 lakh voters. The State Election Commission has issued the schedule, with counting set for December 20.
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November 12, 2025, 02:25 PM - 3 min read
Out of the 40 candidates announced in the initial list, 22 are women. The party highlighted this move as a demonstration of its commitment to achieving greater gender representation within local governance.
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November 10, 2025, 01:26 PM - 2 min read
Elections will be held across 1,199 local bodies, excluding Mattannur, whose term has not yet ended.
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September 29, 2025, 12:59 PM - 2 min read
The Gram Panchayat elections will be held in three phases. The election notice for the first phase will be released on October 17, with polling and counting of votes slated for October 31.
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September 20, 2025, 05:30 PM - 1 min read
In a ruling, Justice Anoop Dhand stated that the Election Commission cannot be allowed to remain a "silent spectator" and must address the delay, which he said was undermining local self-governance and violating the constitutional mandate.
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