Polling has begun for the fifth phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh with the stakes running higher for all major parties.The fifth phase will cover 61 Assembly constituencies from 12 districts.The districts going to polls in this phase include Amethi, Raebareli, Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda.In 2017, BJP had…Continue Reading

Voting for elections to municipal corporations of Bidhannagar, Asansol, Siliguri and Chandannagar in West Bengal began at 7 am on Saturday. Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the police in all the four municipal areas situated in different parts of the state for peaceful conduct of the polls, an official said. As per the…Continue Reading

Punjab polling postponement indicates growing politics surrounding ‘Dalits’

With the Punjab Assembly polls postponed to February 20 in view of the Ravi Das Jayanti celebrations, the growing significance of politics surrounding ‘Dalits’ in Punjab, which has close to 32% population of the Scheduled Caste (SC) community – has yet again come to the fore.According to the earlier schedule, polling was to be held…Continue Reading

Polling begins for by-elections to 4 Bengal Assembly constituencies

Voting began at 7 AM on Saturday for by-polls to the four assembly constituencies of Dinhata in Cooch Behar, Shantipur in Nadia, Khardah in North 24 Parganas and Gosaba in South 24 Parganas districts, an election commission of India (ECI) official said. In Dinhata, TMC’s heavyweight north Bengal leader Udayan Guha is fighting to reclaim…Continue Reading

Polling for bye-elections to 5 Assam Assembly constituencies begins

Polling for bye-elections to five Assam Assembly constituencies began at 7 am on Saturday amid heightened security and strict implementation of COVID-19 protocols. Some 7.96 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 31 contestants, the state election office said. Voting started in 1,176 polling stations, including 285 in Gossaigaon, 213 in Bhabanipur, 322 in…Continue Reading