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The Supreme Court of the United States struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, weakening protections against racial discrimination in voting, alarming civil rights advocates who fear reduced minority representation and a rollback of decades of electoral safeguards

Tension marked the Jangaon Municipality chairperson election after police briefly stopped a BRS councillor over an alleged missing complaint. The episode triggered protests from the BRS, even as officials proceeded with the poll, citing adequate quorum.

Voting began slowly in Sangareddy and Zaheerabad municipalities, recording around 25 per cent polling by 11 am. Cheriyal and Gaddapotharam reported higher turnout. Minor scuffles broke out in some municipalities, but polling largely proceeded smoothly.

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan accused the Congress government of large-scale rigging and code violations in the Jubilee Hills bypoll. He alleged that police acted under Congress control, AIMIM leaders ran illegal camps, and open bribery occurred under the Chief Minister’s banner.

Voting in the three MLC constituencies, including one Graduates and two Teachers constituencies has commenced since 8 a.m. and would continue till 4p.m

The Milkipur bypoll has become a prestige battle between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP, with both parties pushing hard to secure the seat

Narendra Modi urged voters of Delhi to cast their valuable votes in the assembly elections

Plans to source funds from hiked taxes, additional placement of domestic government debt bonds

Odisha's Third Phase of Simultaneous Polling Includes Voting for 42 Assembly Seats.

More than 656,000 eligible voters, including 440,000 women, will determine the electoral destiny of six candidates, one of whom is female.

CM KCR exercised his franchise at at Chinthamadaka village in Siddipet constituency on Thursday.

The SPL elections were also aimed at teaching the students the need for ethical voting and the procedure for conducting elections.

Under vote from home initiative, 14,000 voters have exercised their franchise.

A CRPF commando was injured in an IED blast triggered by Naxalites in Sukma district while his unit was undertaking an area domination operation to ensure security during the polls.

Men and women in large numbers queued up in front of polling stations before the voting at 40 Assembly seats started at 7 a.m.

Senior citizens aged 80 and above, and differently abled persons with more than 40 percent disability, will be able to vote from home during the forthcoming Assembly elections in Telangana.

Hyderabad District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner Ronald Rose encouraged all high schools and colleges in the district to conduct competitions and create awareness about voting.

Voters started casting their ballots at 8 am when polling stations opened.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL challenging the validity of a provision of the Representation of People Act which bars a prisoner from voting. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi took […]

This is the fourth phase of the Assembly polls in the state, where elections are to be held in seven rounds. As many as 624 candidates are in the fray in the fourth phase.