Elections

December 22, 2025 8:26 AM December 22, 2025 8:26 AM

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Mahayuti Alliance Sweeps Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat Elections

The Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies. The BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP combine restricted the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to a collective tally of 44. According to the St...

December 22, 2025 12:05 PM December 22, 2025 12:05 PM

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BJP Registers Landslide Victory in Arunachal Pradesh Local Body Elections

The ruling BJP has registered a landslide victory in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh, securing a majority of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, polls for which were held on December 15.     The BJP also scored a decisive win in the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) el...

December 13, 2025 4:13 PM December 13, 2025 4:13 PM

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UDF and NDA Make Gains in Kerala Local Body Elections

In Kerala, the Congress-led opposition UDF made gains in the local body elections across the state. The BJP-led NDA also registered significant progress, particularly in the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The ruling CPM led LDF, however, failed to replicate its previous performance and lost cont...

December 11, 2025 11:29 AM December 11, 2025 11:29 AM

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Polling begins in Telangana for first phase of Gram Panchayat elections

In Telangana, polling has begun amidst elaborate arrangements for 3 thousand 834 Gram Panchayats, and 27 thousand 628 wards in the first phase of elections in the state. About 55 lakh voters will be utilising their franchise at 37 thousand 562 polling stations. 12 thousand 960 candidates are in the ...

December 11, 2025 6:05 AM December 11, 2025 6:05 AM

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Kerala CEO reports 98.64 percent digitisation of SIR forms

In Kerala, Chief Electoral Officer Dr Rathan U. Kelkar informed that the number of digitised forms in connection with the SIR has risen to 27,470,936, which accounts for 98.64% of the total forms distributed. He added that the number of uncollectable forms, including those related to absence, death,...

December 9, 2025 1:57 PM December 9, 2025 1:57 PM

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Lok Sabha takes up discussion on electoral reforms

The Lok Sabha has taken up discussion on election reforms. Initiating the discussion, Manish Tewari of Congress said, the Election Commission should table the reasons for carrying out SIR. He said, SIR is ongoing in many states in the country, but the Election Commission has no legal justification t...

December 8, 2025 4:17 PM December 8, 2025 4:17 PM

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EC Distributes Over 50 Crore Enumeration Forms in SIR Phase-2

The Election Commission today said, more than 50 crore 95 lakh enumeration forms have been distributed among electors since the launch of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase -2. It is 99.95 per cent of nearly 51 crore electors that will be covered in this phase. The commission said that Nearly 50...