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EC bans all kinds of tobacco in polling booths during 2019 elections

In a first, the Election Commission has banned all kinds of tobacco in polling booths during next year's general elections

1 min read26 Dec 2018
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Karnataka Polls: Pink polling booths installed to boost women voters

In a move to boost participation of women voters in Karnataka elections, Election Commission has installed pink polling booths in constituencies also known as Sakhi. Staff and security personnel are exclusively women in these premises. Gender Studies scholars and political analysts have hailed this move, saying that it would encourage more women to come out and vote. Scholars working in the field of Women's Studies and electoral practices have appreciated the move. Scholars have also asked for better transportation facilities, especially in far-flung areas, to encourage women to come out and exercise their franchise.

12 May 2018
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Karnataka election 2018: Sakhi Pink polling booths to 3rd gen EVMs, several firsts in today’s vote

Adding a riot of colours, the EC has set up ethnic polling booths in Mysuru, Chamarajnagar and Uttar Kannada districts where polling booths match the lifestyle of tribal masses living there

1 min read12 May 2018
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Karnataka assembly polls: Election Commission to set up Pink polling booths

The Pink polling booths will have completely female staff and are aimed at increasing women's participation in the poll process

1 min read5 Apr 2018
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Gujarat elections 2017: 11.7% voting turnout by 10am in second phase

As many as 22.2 million people are eligible to vote for 61 seats in central Gujarat and 32 seats in north Gujarat across 14 districts

2 min read14 Dec 2017
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Gujarat elections LIVE: Exit polls predict BJP win, final results on 18 December

Exit poll results are out after voting ended for the second phase of Gujarat elections for 93 assembly constituencies at 5pm today. Here are the latest updates and developments

11 min read14 Dec 2017
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Frontline workers of Election Commission are under-paid and over-burdened, a new study shows

The problems facing booth level officers raise questions on the quality of electoral rolls in the world's largest democracy

2 min read7 Dec 2017
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Himachal elections 2017 LIVE: Voter turnout at 74%, likely to go up, says EC

The voting for Himachal Pradesh elections, a two-pronged battle between BJP and Congress, has ended. Here are the latest updates and developments

4 min read9 Nov 2017
Politics

Gujarat elections: EVMs with VVPAT to be used in all 50,128 polling booths

Ahead of the Gujarat elections, Election Commission (EC) will conduct an awareness drive to familiarize voters with VVPAT machines

1 min read28 Sep 2017
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BJP has successfully covered 75% of polling booths in 3 years: Amit Shah

The key to expansion of BJP's electoral footprint is to successfully map polling booths across the country, says Amit Shah during the party's national executive meeting in Delhi on Monday

1 min read26 Sep 2017
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