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Bihar BJP Chief's Burqa Remark, Deputy Chief Minister's Ghoonghat Parallel
Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal's demand for the verification of burqa-clad voters during the upcoming Bihar election has sparked a massive row, with the RJD accusing the BJP of resorting to the politics of "hatred".
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"FIRs Like Medals": BJP's Madhavi Latha Defends Checking IDs At Poll Booth
BJP's candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, Madhavi Lata, said today that she received information that the presiding officer of the booth had caught a minor girl casting her vote.
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BJP's Madhavi Latha Asks Muslim Women To Show Face For ID Check, Sparks Row
Kompella Madhavi Latha, BJP's firebrand candidate from Hyderabad, is set to face a police case after a video showed her asking burqa-clad Muslim women at a polling booth to reveal their faces so that she can match them with photos on voter ID cards
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Poll Body To Establish Over 1800 Special Polling Booths In Karnataka
The Election Commission (EC) in Karnataka has decided to establish 1,832 special polling booths to encourage different sections such as tribals, women, and persons with disabilities to participate and vote in the Lok Sabha elections.
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All Polling Booths In Puducherry's Mahe To Be Staffed By Women Officers Only
As India gears up for the biggest festival of democracy, Puducherry's Mahe district will set a unique example of a gender-inclusive electoral process.
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Every Booth To Have Water, Toilets, Wheelchair: Chief Election Commissioner
In an attempt to make the voting experience better, the Election Commission is making a host of facilities available at every polling station. These will include drinking water, toilets for men and women, a wheelchair and a ramp.
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2024 Lok Sabha Polls: 96 Crore Citizens, Including 47 Crore Women, Eligible To Cast Vote
As many as 1.5 crore polling personnel will be deployed to ensure smooth conduct of the parliamentary elections to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha.
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In A First, All-Women Team Manages Polling Booth In Chhattisgarh's Raipur
Women have been entrusted with the responsibility of shouldering the entire voting process in all the 201 polling stations in an assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, a move billed by officials as the first of its kind in the country.
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All-Women Booths To Attract Female Voters In Assam's Nalbari District
The Nalbari district administration in Assam has taken several special measures to attract women voters during the upcoming state assembly election, an official said.
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Groom, His Family Dressed Up For Wedding, Stand In Queue To Vote In Delhi
A man and his family, decked up for his wedding in colourful traditional attire, stood in a queue outside a polling booth in east Delhi's Shakarpur. Voter cards in their hands, the turbaned men in the family posed for a photo, while the women stood behind them.
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Haryana Assembly Polls 2019: 8 Pink Booths In Gurugram To Cater Women Voters
A day before assembly polls, authorities in Gurugram are confident of conducting a smooth polling process.
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Parliament Highlights - "Triple Talaq Must Go For Equal Rights To Women": President To Parliament
President Ram Nath Kovind is addressing the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament at the Central Hall. President Kovind lauded the large number of participation of women in the Lok Sabha elections. "Despite the intense heat, people came to vote in large numbers. Women folk also came to the polling booth in large numbers," President Kovind...
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Row Over CPM Leader's Remark On Purdah In Polling Booths
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M V Jayarajan kicked up a controversy in Kerala saying purdah-clad women should remove their veil in polling booths, drawing sharp reaction from Congress which on Saturday termed the demand as unjustified.
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Voting To Be Held Again At "Captured" Haryana Booth, Officers Face Action
A day after a BJP agent was accused of forcing women to vote for his party during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Faridabad's Asaoti village, the Election Commission on Monday ordered re-polling at the booth and initiated action against three officials for "dereliction of duty".
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"Asked To Pick Lotus": Faridabad Woman Seen In "Booth Capture" Video
A BJP agent accused of trying to push three women into voting for the "lotus symbol" at a polling booth in Faridabad's Asaoti village was released on bail hours after his arrest on Sunday evening. The man, Giriraj Singh, has denied all charges - claiming that he was only trying to help "illiterate" women from the village cast their votes.
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Bihar BJP Chief's Burqa Remark, Deputy Chief Minister's Ghoonghat Parallel
Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal's demand for the verification of burqa-clad voters during the upcoming Bihar election has sparked a massive row, with the RJD accusing the BJP of resorting to the politics of "hatred".
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"FIRs Like Medals": BJP's Madhavi Latha Defends Checking IDs At Poll Booth
BJP's candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, Madhavi Lata, said today that she received information that the presiding officer of the booth had caught a minor girl casting her vote.
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BJP's Madhavi Latha Asks Muslim Women To Show Face For ID Check, Sparks Row
Kompella Madhavi Latha, BJP's firebrand candidate from Hyderabad, is set to face a police case after a video showed her asking burqa-clad Muslim women at a polling booth to reveal their faces so that she can match them with photos on voter ID cards
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Poll Body To Establish Over 1800 Special Polling Booths In Karnataka
The Election Commission (EC) in Karnataka has decided to establish 1,832 special polling booths to encourage different sections such as tribals, women, and persons with disabilities to participate and vote in the Lok Sabha elections.
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All Polling Booths In Puducherry's Mahe To Be Staffed By Women Officers Only
As India gears up for the biggest festival of democracy, Puducherry's Mahe district will set a unique example of a gender-inclusive electoral process.
-
Every Booth To Have Water, Toilets, Wheelchair: Chief Election Commissioner
In an attempt to make the voting experience better, the Election Commission is making a host of facilities available at every polling station. These will include drinking water, toilets for men and women, a wheelchair and a ramp.
-
2024 Lok Sabha Polls: 96 Crore Citizens, Including 47 Crore Women, Eligible To Cast Vote
As many as 1.5 crore polling personnel will be deployed to ensure smooth conduct of the parliamentary elections to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha.
-
In A First, All-Women Team Manages Polling Booth In Chhattisgarh's Raipur
Women have been entrusted with the responsibility of shouldering the entire voting process in all the 201 polling stations in an assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, a move billed by officials as the first of its kind in the country.
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All-Women Booths To Attract Female Voters In Assam's Nalbari District
The Nalbari district administration in Assam has taken several special measures to attract women voters during the upcoming state assembly election, an official said.
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Groom, His Family Dressed Up For Wedding, Stand In Queue To Vote In Delhi
A man and his family, decked up for his wedding in colourful traditional attire, stood in a queue outside a polling booth in east Delhi's Shakarpur. Voter cards in their hands, the turbaned men in the family posed for a photo, while the women stood behind them.
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Haryana Assembly Polls 2019: 8 Pink Booths In Gurugram To Cater Women Voters
A day before assembly polls, authorities in Gurugram are confident of conducting a smooth polling process.
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Parliament Highlights - "Triple Talaq Must Go For Equal Rights To Women": President To Parliament
President Ram Nath Kovind is addressing the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament at the Central Hall. President Kovind lauded the large number of participation of women in the Lok Sabha elections. "Despite the intense heat, people came to vote in large numbers. Women folk also came to the polling booth in large numbers," President Kovind...
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Row Over CPM Leader's Remark On Purdah In Polling Booths
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M V Jayarajan kicked up a controversy in Kerala saying purdah-clad women should remove their veil in polling booths, drawing sharp reaction from Congress which on Saturday termed the demand as unjustified.
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Voting To Be Held Again At "Captured" Haryana Booth, Officers Face Action
A day after a BJP agent was accused of forcing women to vote for his party during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Faridabad's Asaoti village, the Election Commission on Monday ordered re-polling at the booth and initiated action against three officials for "dereliction of duty".
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"Asked To Pick Lotus": Faridabad Woman Seen In "Booth Capture" Video
A BJP agent accused of trying to push three women into voting for the "lotus symbol" at a polling booth in Faridabad's Asaoti village was released on bail hours after his arrest on Sunday evening. The man, Giriraj Singh, has denied all charges - claiming that he was only trying to help "illiterate" women from the village cast their votes.
