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Congress flags 47-lakh surge in voter nos five months before polls

The party has termed the unprecedented registration of 47 lakh new voters a potential electoral fraud and demanded a thorough investigation into the matter

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Updated on Nov 30, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByFaisal Malik

Punjab releases schedule for revision of electoral roll

Punjab election commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhuri said draft electoral rolls will be published by November 14, 2024, and objections, if any, can be filed between November 18 and 25. Disposal of claims and objections will be carried out by December 7 and the final electoral roll will be out by December 7.

The Supreme Court has directed the Punjab government and the state election commission to notify municipal elections within 15 days and complete the entire process in eight weeks. (HT File/Representational image)

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Updated on Nov 14, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Change in 207 centres likely to cause confusion on polling day

As per the information given by the district election office, a total of 27 polling stations in Khadakwasla constituency, 2 in Baramati, 12 in Bhor, 14 in Wadgaonsheri, 5 in Pune Cantonment and 147 in Hadapsar have been changed

Reasons given by the election office for change of polling station are that some polling booths were temporarily set up in sheds during the Lok Sabha elections. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Nov 09, 2024 06:40 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Sabrina Carpenter leads voter turnout efforts for US elections 2024 via her tour

Sabrina Carpenter leads voter registration efforts in 2024, surpassing all artists and driving record voter engagement during her tour.

Sabrina Carpenter led voter engagement this election cycle, registering over 27,000 new voters and reaching 183,000 through her tour.
(Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)(AFP)

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Published on Nov 06, 2024 07:26 AM IST

ByBhavika Rathore

Haryana gurdwaras body election likely in January: Justice Bhalla

Justice Bhalla urged all eligible individuals who have not yet registered to do so before the election process formally begins

Justice Bhalla said that about 2,84,000 Sikh voters have already registered in the electoral roll for these elections. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 06, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Camps for voter enrolment on Nov 9, 10, 23, 24 at all polling booths in Ludhiana

Deputy commissioner –cum-district election officer Jitendra Jorwal stated that the initiative aims to ensure that no eligible voter is left behind.

The staff assigned to these camps will assist individuals in their registration process and facilitate their participation in the democratic process. (HT File)

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Published on Nov 05, 2024 10:40 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

The Taylor Swift factor: Can a celebrity swing the US Presidential elections?

The popstar wields an enormous influence on the American public and her endorsement of Kamala Harris could push her fanbase towards voting for the Democrats

In September, the pop singer announced that she would be voting for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the US elections.(AFP)

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Updated on Nov 03, 2024 02:40 PM IST

ByRia Amol Wadikar

Final electoral roll has 88.49 lakh voters in Pune district

As many as 70,715 female new voters have been added to the supplementary list, 58,939 male voters and 16 transgender voters

The applications have been approved after checking the documents attached to these applications. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 31, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service's change-of-address database

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Published on Oct 30, 2024 01:14 AM IST

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Election fraud? Pennsylvania county's 2,500 voter registration forms flagged

Election workers sounded the alarm for potential fraud after flagging about 2,500 voter forms. Other counties were also notified about similar applications.

People stand in line waiting to cast ballots during early voting in the general election on a cool and windy day, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska.(AP)

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Published on Oct 26, 2024 06:55 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Ashima Grover

District admin’s focus on reducing urban apathy towards voting in Pune: Suhas Diwase

Pune district election officer Suhas Diwase said the district administration is laying special focus on reducing urban apathy towards voting

Pune district election officer Suhas Diwase (R) said the district administration is laying special focus on reducing urban apathy towards voting. (HT)

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Updated on Oct 16, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Number of voters with unconfirmed citizenship documents more than doubles in battleground Arizona

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Published on Oct 02, 2024 02:35 AM IST

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Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000

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Published on Oct 01, 2024 12:20 AM IST

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Trump campaign confuses state of Georgia with European country in new ad

With the elections just six weeks away, the stakes are high for both the GOP presidential nominee and his rival, Kamala Harris.

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on September 24, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

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Published on Sep 25, 2024 05:30 PM IST

ByArya Vaishnavi

Panchkula: Saksham App to simplify polls for disabled voters

Panchkula deputy commissioner and district election officer Yash Garg said Saksham App had been created with the aim of making the exercise of voting rights easy and convenient for disabled voters

The Saksham App is available for Android through Google Play Store and iOS through App Store. (Ht File)

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Updated on Sep 22, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

HC stays postponement of senate elections, allows Univ to hold them on Sept 24

The division bench of Justice A S Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh Patil, however, allowed the education department to proceed with setting up a one-member inquiry committee to look into complaints of non-registration of adequate voters for the senate elections

Mumbai, India – Sep 21, 2024: Activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today protested at Mumbai University's main gate to demand Senate Election be continuous without a break, in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, Sept 21, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 22, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mumbai University senate elections postponed 48 hours before polls

At least 10 seats across various categories have remained vacant since 2022 and the absence of elected students’ representatives has raised concerns

Mumbai University senate elections postponed 48 hrs before polling day

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Updated on Sep 21, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

Voter registration for SGPC polls till October 31

The gurdwara election commission extended voter registration for SGPC polls to October 31 due to high interest, with key dates set through early January.

The process for the registration of voters for the gurdwara elections has been in progress since October 21, 2023.

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Updated on Sep 17, 2024 06:12 AM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar

SGPC polls: 35% of 41 lakh voters registered in last 45 days

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami writes to the gurdwara election commission, raising doubts over the fairness and transparency of the process.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami has raised doubts over the fairness and transparency of the process.

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Updated on Sep 16, 2024 07:06 AM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar

Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris may backfire, new polls reveal

A new poll suggests Taylor Swift's endorsement of VP Kamala Harris may deter more voters than it attracts.

world news

Published on Sep 15, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByBhavika Rathore

Viral: Swiftie's mom getting rid of Taylor Swift tickets post Harris endorsement

Taylor Swift's Harris endorsement sends shockwaves as numerous pro-Trump voters go anti-her, revoking their own Swiftie status.

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Published on Sep 14, 2024 08:38 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

Bill Maher mocks Swift with ‘I don’t own a cat’ jibe after Harris endorsement

Bill Maher on his most recent episode of HBO's Real Time addressed some key topics ahead of the US elections, including Taylor Swift's endorsement of Harris.

Bill Maher seemed astonished at Taylor Swift's impact on the 2024 presidential contest, considering it was previously reported that Swift's endorsement directed over 400,000 individuals to Vote.gov -- a website that facilitates voter registration and directs users to their local state election websites.(AP/Instagram)

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Published on Sep 14, 2024 04:02 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Taylor Swift drives lakhs to Vote.gov with Harris endorsement: Report

Following Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris, Vote.gov saw 337,826 visitors. The Harris-Walz campaign responded with friendship bracelets.

Taylor Swift attends the MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, U.S., September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly(REUTERS)

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Published on Sep 12, 2024 10:45 AM IST

ByAditi Srivastava

House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters

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Updated on Sep 08, 2024 05:04 PM IST

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Ahead of 2025 polls, house-to-house voters verification launched

The drive was launched after the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered updation of Delhi’s electoral rolls with reference to January 1, 2025 as the qualifying date by conducting special summary revision of the electoral rolls.

Jabalpur: Voters wait in queues at a polling station to cast their votes for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, in Jabalpur, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_17_2023_000060A) (PTI)

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Updated on Sep 08, 2024 05:20 AM IST

ByAlok K N Mishra

Barack Obama's cheeky post on Kamala Harris' ‘tan suit’ goes viral: See here

Former US President Barack Obama commemorated the tenth anniversary of his historic fashion scandal by applauding the newest tan suit wearer on the street.

Barack Obama hailed Kamala Harris for her outfit and amazing look at the recent Democratic National Convention (DNC).

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Published on Aug 29, 2024 09:09 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Gurugram: Aspirants vying for tickets start reaching out to voters

Elections will be held for the 90-member state assembly on October 1, and the votes will be counted on October 4. The nomination papers for the election can be filed by September 12. The last date for voter registration is September 2. Currently, the state has 2,03,27,631 voters, according to the state election commission

Posters of aspirants preparing to contest the assembly elections hang on an electricity pole at Patel Nagar in Gurugram on Thursday. (Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByAbhishek Behl, Leena Dhankhar

Gurugram admin forms 24 teams to address complaints on C-Vigil app

The C-Vigil app allows any citizen to report violations by downloading the app on their mobile phones

DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said that during the previous Lok Sabha elections, nearly 7,000 complaints were received through the C-Vigil app, all of which were addressed (HT Archive)

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Updated on Aug 22, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Projects halted as Model Code of Conduct kicks in for elections

Along with the halt on new developments due to Model Code of Conduct, a voter registration drive has received 18,000 applications ahead of the Haryana elections

DC Yadav emphasised the importance of adhering to this directive to ensure that elections are conducted fairly and transparently (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo )

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Updated on Aug 21, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

'Swifties for Trump’: Taylor Swift fans back Trump in unexpected X trend

Taylor Swift has not endorsed Trump, though a viral video suggests her fans might support him. Meanwhile, Swifties4Harris, a fan group, backs Kamala Harris

Donald Trump calls Taylor Swift 'beautiful' five times in now-viral audio clip

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Updated on Aug 17, 2024 01:56 PM IST

ByAditi Srivastava

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The party has termed the unprecedented registration of 47 lakh new voters a potential electoral fraud and demanded a thorough investigation into the matter

As per the information given by the district election office, a total of 27 polling stations in Khadakwasla constituency, 2 in Baramati, 12 in Bhor, 14 in Wadgaonsheri, 5 in Pune Cantonment and 147 in Hadapsar have been changed

Sabrina Carpenter leads voter registration efforts in 2024, surpassing all artists and driving record voter engagement during her tour.

Justice Bhalla urged all eligible individuals who have not yet registered to do so before the election process formally begins

Deputy commissioner –cum-district election officer Jitendra Jorwal stated that the initiative aims to ensure that no eligible voter is left behind.

The popstar wields an enormous influence on the American public and her endorsement of Kamala Harris could push her fanbase towards voting for the Democrats

As many as 70,715 female new voters have been added to the supplementary list, 58,939 male voters and 16 transgender voters

Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service's change-of-address database

Election workers sounded the alarm for potential fraud after flagging about 2,500 voter forms. Other counties were also notified about similar applications.

Pune district election officer Suhas Diwase said the district administration is laying special focus on reducing urban apathy towards voting

Number of voters with unconfirmed citizenship documents more than doubles in battleground Arizona

Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000

With the elections just six weeks away, the stakes are high for both the GOP presidential nominee and his rival, Kamala Harris.

Panchkula deputy commissioner and district election officer Yash Garg said Saksham App had been created with the aim of making the exercise of voting rights easy and convenient for disabled voters

The division bench of Justice A S Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh Patil, however, allowed the education department to proceed with setting up a one-member inquiry committee to look into complaints of non-registration of adequate voters for the senate elections

At least 10 seats across various categories have remained vacant since 2022 and the absence of elected students’ representatives has raised concerns

The gurdwara election commission extended voter registration for SGPC polls to October 31 due to high interest, with key dates set through early January.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami writes to the gurdwara election commission, raising doubts over the fairness and transparency of the process.

A new poll suggests Taylor Swift's endorsement of VP Kamala Harris may deter more voters than it attracts.

Taylor Swift's Harris endorsement sends shockwaves as numerous pro-Trump voters go anti-her, revoking their own Swiftie status.

Bill Maher on his most recent episode of HBO's Real Time addressed some key topics ahead of the US elections, including Taylor Swift's endorsement of Harris.

Following Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris, Vote.gov saw 337,826 visitors. The Harris-Walz campaign responded with friendship bracelets.

House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters

The drive was launched after the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered updation of Delhi’s electoral rolls with reference to January 1, 2025 as the qualifying date by conducting special summary revision of the electoral rolls.

Former US President Barack Obama commemorated the tenth anniversary of his historic fashion scandal by applauding the newest tan suit wearer on the street.

The C-Vigil app allows any citizen to report violations by downloading the app on their mobile phones

Along with the halt on new developments due to Model Code of Conduct, a voter registration drive has received 18,000 applications ahead of the Haryana elections

Taylor Swift has not endorsed Trump, though a viral video suggests her fans might support him. Meanwhile, Swifties4Harris, a fan group, backs Kamala Harris

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