By-polls are held every time there is a vacancy in the Parliamentary positions of a Constituency. In a series of unfortunate events, two Assembly seats in Mumbai, Maharashtra were left vacant with two of the demise of the two legislators: - Ex-deputy CM from Nationalist Congress Party, R.R Patil from Tasgaon—Kavthemahankal Sitting Bandra east legislator and Senior Sena leader, Bala Sawant Due to the unfortunate vacancies in the Legislative Assembly for the two seats, By-polls were held … [Read more...]
The Election Commission of India – Year in Review (2014)
From Lok Sabha elections to the Assembly elections 2014, we witnessed some ground breaking results. There was a huge change in the political landscape of the Indian political scene. The new government was elected by a total majority of voters. Narendra Modi took the oath as the new Prime Minister preceded by the huge expectations from the electors. Keeping aside all the political turbulence or the successes, there was a support system that stayed strong and worked day night to ensure that the … [Read more...]
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2014- A Complete Guide to Voting
Recently, assembly elections 2014 in Maharashtra and Haryana got concluded. The verdict of the public was more or less clear. Bhartiya Janta Party swept the number one spot for both of these states. Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as the chief minister for Maharashtra whereas it was Manohar Lal Khattar for the state of Haryana. BJP got majority in Haryana but not in Maharashtra. For now, it is running a minority government until it finds the right ally. Now, it is almost time for Jharkhand assembly … [Read more...]
What Were the Results of Assembly Elections 2014?
October 15th was a very important day for the Indian democratic and political scenario. This is because two states i.e Maharashtra and Haryana help Assembly elections 2014. The agenda seemed to be change. People voted for a change in the governance for good. Huge voter turn out was witnessed in both the states. In Haryana, the voter turn out was 75.8 which was the highest ever witnessed in the history. In Maharashtra, the turn out was huge but not at par with the turn out witnessed in the Lok … [Read more...]
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2014 Results
The Maharashtra assembly election 2014 voting just got concluded yesterday that was 15th October 2014. Millions of voters from the cities like Mumbai, Nagpur, Aurangabad, etc. flocked to the polling stations in order to voice their opinion. High voter turnouts showcased the reality about the enthusiasm of the citizens towards this important democratic event. So now the excitement is all about which political party has won and which is going to form the new govt. of Maharashtra for the 2014 … [Read more...]
How to Vote Without Voter ID Card in Maharashtra Assembly Elections?
IMPORTANT: Even though this post is for 2014 - The details and procedure to Vote without voter ID in Maharashtra remains the same. Maharashtra Assembly elections 2014 are one day ahead. Voters must ensure the following things in order to cast their vote and make their opinion count at the polling booth on 15th October 2014: - You should have your name in the Maharashtra voter list 2014 of your constituency. You should have a proper and error free voter id card.[Not mandatory because you … [Read more...]