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Assembly elections LIVE: Campaigning ends in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry today

Assembly elections LIVE: Campaigning ends in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry today

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Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Open campaigning to end at 6 p.m. today The open campaigning for the April 9 Assembly elections will come to an end at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar has said. Mr. Kelkar said his office has initiated measures to ensure that the 48-hour silence period is strictly enforced in the State. Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, deals with ‘Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll.’ During this period, convening or holding public meetings or processions in connection with the election; displays of election matter by means of cinema, television or other similar means, or propagation of election matter by holding musical concerts, theatrical performances or other entertainment are prohibited. Publication of political advertisements in newspapers on the election day and the day before it require the clearance of the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC). Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. …

Assembly elections LIVE: Nominations to close for Tamil Nadu, Bengal phase-1 polls

Assembly elections LIVE: Nominations to close for Tamil Nadu, Bengal phase-1 polls

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The home voting facility for voters aged 85 years and above and those in the persons with disabilities (PwD) category has been extended until Monday, election officials said on Sunday. As of Sunday evening, 96% of voters in the 85-plus category and 97.4% of PwD voters who had opted for the home voting option have exercised their franchise. In Kerala, 1,39,871 of the 1,45,598 voters in the 85-plus category and 60,568 of the 62,159 voters in the PwD category have exercised this option to vote, according to data released by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala). Since March 30, the CEO’s office has deployed 2,500 polling teams for the home voting arrangement. Meanwhile, 73.13% of voters in 14 essential services including police, fire and rescue service, media and health services also have cast their votes so far. Of the 29,812 police officers who applied for postal ballots, 22,464 have cast their votes. The CEO’s office said extensive arrangements have been made for voter facilitation centres and postal voting centres across the State. Read …

‘Will implement Article 244A of Constitution, take action against Himanta’: Rahul Gandhi

‘Will implement Article 244A of Constitution, take action against Himanta’: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised to implement Article 244A of the Constitution and initiate action against Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma if his party comes to power after next month’s assembly elections, attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over governance, alleged corruption and control over tribal areas. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a rally in Assam on Thursday. (X) Addressing an election meeting in Karbi Anglong, Gandhi said Article 244A, which provides for the creation of an autonomous state within Assam’s tribal areas, would be enforced to ensure greater self-governance. “We are fully committed to the implementation of 244A and no one will run your affairs using a remote control from Guwahati. We want you to control your future, run your politics and take decisions on your lands. For this 244A is a must and we will deliver it,” he said. Article 244A provides for the formation of an autonomous state comprising all or part of the tribal areas in Assam, as listed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, along …

‘Beware of Congress, it is planning to bring a dangerous law in Assam’: PM Modi| India News

‘Beware of Congress, it is planning to bring a dangerous law in Assam’: PM Modi| India News

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of planning to bring a “dangerous communal law” in Assam if voted to power, even as he asserted that a third consecutive term for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state was “confirmed” in next month’s assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves a ‘gamcha’ during a rally in Gogamukh, Assam, on Tuesday. (X) Addressing an election rally in Gogamukh in Dhemaji district, the prime minister urged voters to be cautious of the Congress, alleging that the party was attempting to revive legislation similar to a proposed communal violence law from before 2014. “Assam has seen service and good governance in the past 10 years since BJP has been in power. A hat-trick (of wins) is confirmed this time. It is with your blessings that I became a prime minister thrice and the same will ensure that a BJP government is formed in Assam for the third time. And it will be a hat-trick of defeats for Congress,” he said. In an apparent reference …

Himanta Sarma files nomination from Jalikbari constituency for Assam assembly polls 2026| India News

Himanta Sarma files nomination from Jalikbari constituency for Assam assembly polls 2026| India News

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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers on Friday, seeking re-election from the Jalukbari constituency for the sixth term in a row. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, centre, with his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, left, and son Nandil Biswa Sarma. (PTI) Sarma was accompanied by his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, son Nandil Biswa Sarma, BJP’s Gauhati Lok Sabha MP Bijuli Kalita Medhi and Guwahati Mayor Mrigen Sarania. Before reaching the Kamrup (Metropolitan) District Election office to file the nomination, the CM, atop an open vehicle, led a large procession from the Veterinary Field at Khanapara to the election office at Hengrabari, a distance of about 5.6 kms. The BJP leader got off the vehicle at Last Gate in Dispur, walked for a few minutes, and then entered another vehicle to reach the office of the district commissioner cum district electoral officer. He was greeted along the way by traditional ‘gayan-bayan’ (a group of traditional devotional performers), Bihu dancers and drummers. Thousands of people from his constituency, the majority of whom were women, …

Assam’s dramatis personae: Himanta, Gaurav, ‘Miyas’ and also development

Assam’s dramatis personae: Himanta, Gaurav, ‘Miyas’ and also development

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The April 9 Assembly election in Assam is expected to be more than a high-voltage battle of two alliances — one led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) eyeing a third straight term and the other by the Congress. The spotlight of the election to the 126-member House, the first single-phase exercise in Assam since 2001, will be on the bitter rivalry between Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and State Congress president Gaurav Gogoi. The countdown to the outcome of their public feud intensified on March 15 when the Election Commission of India fixed April 9 as the day of polling in Assam, along with Kerala and Puducherry. All political parties have appreciated the date, five days before the mid-April Rongali or Bohag Bihu. Election issues in Assam are almost always repeated. These include development, floods and erosion, infrastructure push, welfare schemes, alleged corruption, and identity politics, primarily the fear of ‘Bangladeshi’ or ‘Miya’ people taking over the State and the fight of six communities — Adivasi or “Tea Tribes”, Chutia, Koch-Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran, and …