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J&K Elections 2024: Special Polling Booths, Postal Ballots For Kashmiri Migrants
The Election Commission has set up 24 special polling stations in Jammu, Udhampur and New Delhi to facilitate voting by Kashmiri migrants in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, a senior official said.
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After Legal Battle Of 6 Years, Assam Woman Regains Her Indian Citizenship
A 50-year-old Assam woman, who was declared an illegal migrant from Bangladesh due to her mismatch names in voters' lists, has now regained her Indian citizenship after a six-year long legal battle.
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Tripura Assembly Poll Remains "Largely Violence-Free": Election Body
The Election Commission on Thursday said the Tripura assembly polls remained "largely violence-free", with Bru migrant voters being able to exercise their franchise for the first time in many years.
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Remote Voting Machine Prototype Showcased To Political Parties
The Election Commission of India (ECI) today showcased the remote electronic voting machine prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties.
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Remote Voting An "Excellent Initiaitive", Says Former Election Body Chief
Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi described the decision of the Election Commission for remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters as an "excellent initiative."
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Polls Body To Examine Possibilities Of Remote Voting On Pilot Basis
The Election Commission on Tuesday said that a committee will be set up to examine the issues of migrant voters, including exploring possibilities of remote voting after consultations with all stakeholders including political parties and electors.
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Elections 2019 - Crammed In Train Toilets, Delhi's Migrant Workers Head Home. All To Vote
The incurably foul toilet of a general class compartment of a train is hardly a suitable space to spend more than a few minutes on a regular day for most people. But for the next 15 hours, with the temperature hovering around 42 degrees Celsius, daily wage earner Nandkumar and his friend Rahul are travelling home to Bihar, squashed between the decr...
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Lok Sabha Elections: Sanitation, Illegal Colonies To Be Deciding Factors In Northwest Delhi
Sanitation, lack of employment options, unauthorised colonies, law and order problems, migrant population are some of the issues plaguing the northwest Delhi constituency, which has the largest number of voters but the least number of candidates in the fray.
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Will Strike Bangladeshi 'Termites' Off Voters' List, Says Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah today said Bangladeshi migrants are "termites" who would soon be struck off the country's electoral rolls.
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What Hardik Patel Has To Do With Yogi Adityanath's Big Gujarat Role
As the BJP seeks to placate the Patels and counter Hardik, Yogi is the counterweight for the other big swath of voters - the migrants, who cannot compete with the Patels for standing or wealth, but have been equally loyal to the BJP.
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UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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Angela Merkel Says Accepts Share Of Responsibility For Berlin Defeat
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she accepted her share of responsibility for her conservatives' drubbing in a Berlin state vote on Sunday when voters punished the party for her refugee-friendly migrant policy.
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Ground Report From Dhubri: Will Border Issues Polarise Voters In Assam?
With Assam heading for elections, the political focus in the state has shifted to the India-Bangladesh border. The Centre plans to quickly seal the gaps in this border as a part of its election promise to check illegal migration from Bangladesh.
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From Open Hearts To Closed Doors: Refugees Stir Shift In Sweden
While in power, Sweden's Moderate party urged voters to "open their hearts" to the waves of refugees flowing out of the world's trouble spots. A year later -- and now in opposition -- the party is driving a wedge through the ruling coalition with calls for the borders to be closed.
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Kashmiri Pandits who Returned to the Valley Five Years Ago are Unhappy
1200 pandits returned to different locations in Kashmir five years ago. They were given government jobs. They live in migrant camps - in Budgam, Pulwama, Baramulla and Kupwara - but do not have amenities like ration cards or voter identification cards. Most of them say that they have been let down.
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J&K Elections 2024: Special Polling Booths, Postal Ballots For Kashmiri Migrants
The Election Commission has set up 24 special polling stations in Jammu, Udhampur and New Delhi to facilitate voting by Kashmiri migrants in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, a senior official said.
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After Legal Battle Of 6 Years, Assam Woman Regains Her Indian Citizenship
A 50-year-old Assam woman, who was declared an illegal migrant from Bangladesh due to her mismatch names in voters' lists, has now regained her Indian citizenship after a six-year long legal battle.
-
Tripura Assembly Poll Remains "Largely Violence-Free": Election Body
The Election Commission on Thursday said the Tripura assembly polls remained "largely violence-free", with Bru migrant voters being able to exercise their franchise for the first time in many years.
-
Remote Voting Machine Prototype Showcased To Political Parties
The Election Commission of India (ECI) today showcased the remote electronic voting machine prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties.
-
Remote Voting An "Excellent Initiaitive", Says Former Election Body Chief
Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi described the decision of the Election Commission for remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters as an "excellent initiative."
-
Polls Body To Examine Possibilities Of Remote Voting On Pilot Basis
The Election Commission on Tuesday said that a committee will be set up to examine the issues of migrant voters, including exploring possibilities of remote voting after consultations with all stakeholders including political parties and electors.
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Elections 2019 - Crammed In Train Toilets, Delhi's Migrant Workers Head Home. All To Vote
The incurably foul toilet of a general class compartment of a train is hardly a suitable space to spend more than a few minutes on a regular day for most people. But for the next 15 hours, with the temperature hovering around 42 degrees Celsius, daily wage earner Nandkumar and his friend Rahul are travelling home to Bihar, squashed between the decr...
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Lok Sabha Elections: Sanitation, Illegal Colonies To Be Deciding Factors In Northwest Delhi
Sanitation, lack of employment options, unauthorised colonies, law and order problems, migrant population are some of the issues plaguing the northwest Delhi constituency, which has the largest number of voters but the least number of candidates in the fray.
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Will Strike Bangladeshi 'Termites' Off Voters' List, Says Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah today said Bangladeshi migrants are "termites" who would soon be struck off the country's electoral rolls.
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What Hardik Patel Has To Do With Yogi Adityanath's Big Gujarat Role
As the BJP seeks to placate the Patels and counter Hardik, Yogi is the counterweight for the other big swath of voters - the migrants, who cannot compete with the Patels for standing or wealth, but have been equally loyal to the BJP.
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UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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Angela Merkel Says Accepts Share Of Responsibility For Berlin Defeat
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she accepted her share of responsibility for her conservatives' drubbing in a Berlin state vote on Sunday when voters punished the party for her refugee-friendly migrant policy.
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Ground Report From Dhubri: Will Border Issues Polarise Voters In Assam?
With Assam heading for elections, the political focus in the state has shifted to the India-Bangladesh border. The Centre plans to quickly seal the gaps in this border as a part of its election promise to check illegal migration from Bangladesh.
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From Open Hearts To Closed Doors: Refugees Stir Shift In Sweden
While in power, Sweden's Moderate party urged voters to "open their hearts" to the waves of refugees flowing out of the world's trouble spots. A year later -- and now in opposition -- the party is driving a wedge through the ruling coalition with calls for the borders to be closed.
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Kashmiri Pandits who Returned to the Valley Five Years Ago are Unhappy
1200 pandits returned to different locations in Kashmir five years ago. They were given government jobs. They live in migrant camps - in Budgam, Pulwama, Baramulla and Kupwara - but do not have amenities like ration cards or voter identification cards. Most of them say that they have been let down.
