Poll Boycott

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Phase 7 Highlights: Polling Ends In 542 Lok Sabha Seats, 62.87% Turnout Recorded Till 6 PM

India News | Edited by Arun Nair and Niharika Banerjee | Monday May 20, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Incidents of violence in West Bengal and clashes in Punjab were reported during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, with 62.87 polling percentage being recorded till 8 pm in 59 seats. The last phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra ...

Mizoram Civil Society Groups Call Poll Boycott Over Bru Refugees' Voting Location

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday April 2, 2019

An umbrella body of civil society groups in Mizoram said it will boycott the Lok Sabha elections if Bru refugees living in neighbouring Tripura are allowed to vote from designated booths along the state border, instead of letting them visit Mizoram to vote at regular camps.

'Maoist' Banners Call For Election Boycott In Chhattisgarh's Tribal Areas

Assembly Chhattisgarh | Edited by Aditya Menon | Thursday October 18, 2018

Banners and leaflets written in the name of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) were seen today in the tribal dominated Kanker district of southern Chhattisgarh, urging people to boycott the upcoming assembly elections in the state. The red-coloured banners written in Hindi said, "Boycott the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha elections...what has ...

Nagaland Election: Kiren Rijiju Appeals To Parties Not To Boycott Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 30, 2018

Elections are a constitutional process and the Central government is bound by the Constitution, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said today, a day after all parties in Nagaland decided not to contest the February 27 election.

In Srinagar Video From Sunday, Mob Smashes And Burns EVMs; Re-poll Tomorrow

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Wednesday April 12, 2017

Fresh polling will be held tomorrow in parts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, where a by-election on Sunday saw huge violence as mobs targeted polling booths amid a poll boycott call by separatists.

Bangladesh Ruling Party Declared Winner After Poll Boycott

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 29, 2015

Bangladesh's ruling Awami League party was declared the winner of mayoral elections on Wednesday after the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the polls, claiming they were rigged.

Jammu and Kashmir Polls: Srinagar Moves On From Boycott Politics - 28% Polling a 25-Year Record

Cheat Sheet | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday December 15, 2014

Srinagar made a departure from its usual poll boycott this year with 28% voting - a 25-year record - in the penultimate phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The state recorded 49% polling - up by nearly 4% from the 2008 figure of 45.7%. In Jharkhand 61.65% turnout was recorded. The Election Commission expects the figures to go up furth...

Mauritanian Leader Set to Win New Term Amid Poll Boycott

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 22, 2014

Mauritanians on Saturday voted in a presidential election that incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was expected to win handily as main opposition rivals boycotted the polls in the largely desert nation.

Peaceful end to campaigning for first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Assam

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 5, 2014

Campaigning in five seats of Assam ended today for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 7, with no poll boycott call from the proscribed ULFA for the first time in three decades.

In a first, Maoists SMSing for poll boycott

Elections News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 31, 2014

In a first, Maoists are using SMS service to appeal to people to boycott the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand, police officials said Monday.

Bangladesh Opposition confirms poll boycott on deadline day

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 2, 2013

Bangladesh's 18-party opposition coalition confirmed on Monday it would boycott a general election scheduled for January.

Over 54% polling in 2nd phase of Jharkhand polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 2, 2009

Maoists have struck as Jharkhand is voting in the second phase on Wednesday. One CRPF jawan was killed in a landmine blast in Giridhi district while patrolling the area. The Maoists have called for a poll boycott in Jharkhand.

Jharkhand polls: Dhoni's appeal to voters

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 25, 2009

In the face of poll boycott call by the Maoists, Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has appealed to the electorate to come out in large number to cast their votes in the Jharkhand Assembly elections.

Landmine blast mars phase II polls in Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 23, 2009

Maoists triggered a landmine blast targeting a CRPF patrol as poll boycott was reported from several places in the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar.

Hurriyat U-Turn, now calls for poll boycott

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 24, 2009

In a U-turn, the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference on Thursday went back on its decision not to call for a poll boycott.