Get ready, take deep breaths, catch a good night’s sleep, and try and keep your blood pressure from going north or south, based on your expectations, for tomorrow is Judgement Day. May 23 is not a day of the politicians; it’s your day, YOU, the voter. You decided and voted for the person/party you wish to see lead the country for the next five years, and now it’s time to find whether others shared your [...]Read More
In the last and final phase of polling in 2019 general elections, seven states and one Union Territory conducted voting. The overall voter turnout during Phase 7 was 63.98 percent. Overall, 2019 has witnessed 3 crore additional voters (over 2014) cast their vote. The gap between the number of female and male voters has also narrowed down from 1.4 percent in 2014 to 0.4 percent in 2019. In 2009, the gap was substantially higher at [...]Read More
After seven phases of hectic voting, here is what the Exit Polls reveal regarding the outcome of 2019 general elections. As per prediction pundits, the BJP-led NDA is coming back to power, completely surprising the best of political analysts, commentators and even political leaders. In the last few months, most hinted at a below-par performance of the BJP and a corresponding rise in the performance of most opposition parties, at the cost of the BJP-led [...]Read More
Phase 6 of polling on May 12, 2019 recorded an overall voter turnout of 63.49 percent. In 2014, the voter turnout recorded was 63.70 percent. With this round, polling for 483 of the 543 parliamentary constituencies has been completed. Phase 6 saw voting for 59 constituencies across 6 states and 1 Union Territory – U.P, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal, and Bihar. Re-polling was conducted in 168 polling stations in West Tripura, registering [...]Read More
Phase 5 of polling across India on May 6 recorded an overall voter turnout of 62.56 percent. In 2014, the voter turnout recorded was 61.70 percent. With this round, 78 percent of parliamentary constituencies have completed the voting in 2019 general elections. Phase 5 saw polling in 51 constituencies across 7 states – U.P, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, J&K, West Bengal, and Bihar. Uttar Pradesh 2019 Voter turnout: 55.25 percent Voting was conducted in 14 [...]Read More
8:15 PM Voter Turnout by 7 PM The overall turnout for phase 5 is recorded to be 61.48%. State Voter Turnout Bihar 57.76% Jammu And Kashmir 17.07% Jharkhand 64.23% Madhya Pradesh 63.51% Rajasthan 63.36% Uttar Pradesh 54.70% West Bengal 74.15% **** 6:30 PM 3% Voter Turnout in J&K’s Anantnag Only 3% of voting has been recorded in Anantnag constituency of Jammu and Kashmir. The voting trend has been as abysmal as it was for the [...]Read More
Politics has been influential in determining the future of various fields like education and sports in India. It is no hidden fact that in today’s turbulent times politics and sports are the two hot topics in our country. Currently, it seems like politics is emerging to be a new career option for retired athletes. At no time has this been more evident than in the 2019 election season, as there is a long list of [...]Read More
Phase 4 of voting in the Lok Sabha Polls 2019 in 9 states witnessed an overall turnout of 63.16 percent. West Bengal West Bengal stood out for the highest turnout among all states – 76.72 percent. The turnout in 2014 was higher at 83.3 percent though, reflecting a decrease in voter enthusiasm and participation. It’s a surprise for a politically aware and involved state like West Bengal. The other reason for Bengal grabbing headlines was [...]Read More
April 23, 2019 turned out to be a hectic day, as voters across India came out to choose worthy candidates from their pariamentary constituencies. Polling was held for 117 Lok Sabha seats during Phase 3 of the general elections. The third phase of voting was the largest among all the phases, and witnessed a turnout of 65.71 percent, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI). With this, voting has been completed for 302 of [...]Read More
Yesterday, April 18, 2019, around fifteen crore voters in 95 constituencies of 11 States and 1 Union Territory were expected to cast their vote to choose their new parliamentary representatives. Hema Malini, Raj Babbar, Kanimozhi, Karti Chidambram, Tejaswi Surya and Deepa Dasmunsi are some prominent leaders in the poll fray from these respective constituencies. Tamil star Rajinikanth, and former union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde were some of the early birds to cast their vote. There [...]Read More
