Simply Put: Religion and elections

Should electoral ID data be linked to Aadhaar?

Correcting electoral rolls in a society like India’s has to be done the hard way — going door to door. Quick fixes and tech solutions …

Coronavirus update: Madras High Court holds Election Commission repsonsible for pandemic surge

Karnataka to lock down for 2 weeks from tomorrow

The charade of limits on election expenditure by candidates

The Election Commission recently mooted connecting electoral expense limits to population and inflation; but will that create a level …

Food shortage, lack of law, no rolls: Obstacles India overcame for first General Elections

Five facts about the first time India voted

On average Lok Sabha members represent most number of people in the world

10 facts about Parliamentary elections

Does Centre’s move to hike MGNREGA wages hold any value?

While this news might excite millions of rural workers, in reality, the workers will only be handed disappointment and pain

Women voters are louder than ever and that’s because of poll panel, quota: Experts

In these Lok Sabha elections, women voters outnumbered men in 13 states

Notes on how the world’s largest democracy presses the button

While the electronic voting machine system is useful and functional, officials and observers shouldn’t assume there’s no way to …

Election Commission, NGT, environment ministry say no to plastics in 2019 poll campaigning

Efforts are on for the first time to reduce the use of non-degradable materials during the upcoming general elections

A heatwave is raging during election season, but who will take responsibility of polling officers on duty?

Heat in Kalahandi district, Odisha claimed lives of a few presiding officers after phase 1 of Vidhan Sabha elections 

No distancing, masks at Bihar poll rallies: Experts warn of spike in COVID-19 cases

Health experts warn of rallies turning into ‘super-spreader’ events 

Political parties try to bank on women’s electoral strength

Political parties try to woo women voters by making a range of promises 

Democratic choice held hostage to cash: A tale of Odisha's urban poor

Though political parties deny such claims and these “incidents” often go unnoticed, the truth is that the poor consider elections to …

Andhra panchayat polls in end-July

The elections were delayed for two years due to legal battle over reservation issues

Jharkhand polls: Naxalite-affected areas record high voter turnout in phase 2

Campaigning efforts of the Election Commission of India and political parties behind high voter turnout

Pathalgadi rebellion takes shape of a new crisis at election time

Scared of mistreatment, 30 villages in Khunti district of Jharkhand have decided to boycott elections

Sarpanch post in Andhra auctioned for Rs 4.15 lakh

Move aimed to reduce election expenditure; money to be used for development of village

61 women make it to Lok Sabha in 2014 against 59 in 2009

Not a single woman candidate has won from Jharkhand, Haryana

Foreign Vedanta funds Cong, BJP

Delhi High Court directs government to take action against the parties within six months

Panchayat polls in West Bengal in July

Bitter fight between election commission and state government ends; questions over bureaucratic interference in Panchayat matters remain