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Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Ramesh Chennithala, K.C. Venugopal, V.D. Satheesan, Kodikunnil Suresh and others celebrate at Indira Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram the UDF’s victory in Kerala Assembly elections on May 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Kerala has long kept its own counsel at the ballot box. In the Assembly elections of 2026, the electorate…
A party of CISF personnel arrived at a counting centre in Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar campus as final preparations for the Kerala State Assembly election counting are to go underway in Thiruvananthapuram on May 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran A short while from now, the counting of votes polled in the high-stakes, April 9…
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…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Cooch Behar district on Sunday (April 5, 2026) to launch the BJP’s campaign for the West Bengal Assembly elections, a senior party leader said. Mr. Modi is scheduled to address the BJP’s ‘Bijoy Sankalpa Sabha’ at the historic Ras Mela grounds in the afternoon, marking the start…
Election Commission says ₹408.82 crore worth of illicit inducements seized from poll-bound States till now The Election Commission on Thursday (March 26, 2026) said over ₹408.82 crore worth of illicit inducements, including ₹17.44 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹37.68 crore and drugs worth ₹167.38 crore, had been seized through a coordinated approach involving multi-enforcement agencies…
Fishermen pulling a mechanised boat to the shore at Puthiyappa in Kozhikode district, Kerala. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh As Kerala gears up for the Assembly election, the State’s fishing community has renewed its call to political parties to address its livelihood concerns. Of the State’s 140 Assembly constituencies, around 40 are coastal, accounting for…
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Manjeswaram, one of Kerala’s most closely watched Assembly constituencies known for razor-thin margins, is headed for yet another tight contest in the Assembly election scheduled on April 9, 2026. Bordering Karnataka, the constituency has largely remained a stronghold of the Indian Union Muslim League, an alliance partner of the United Democratic Front (UDF). Since the…