The great contradiction about women voters in Rajasthan

Where other Indian states cry for women representatives in assemblies and other elected bodies, Rajasthan has highest number of women legislators and sarpanchs (village heads), but the recent......

Chhattisgarh poll officials hopeful of high voter turnout

Encouraged by their initiatives which resulted in high voter turnout in Naxal-hit areas, officers in Chhattisgarh's Chief Electoral Office are hopeful of a similar trend in 72 constituencies going......

EC banks on Saina, Kom to draw Gujaratis to poll booths

The Election Commission has expressed hope that its two new icons, shuttler Saina Nehwal and boxer Mary Kom, will be able to encourage women and youth to come out in large numbers to vote in the......

Rs 200 crore: Cost of holding elections in Karnataka

A sum of Rs 200 crore would be spent on conducting elections to the Karanataka legislative assembly on May 5, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The......