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What Mumbai's Gen Z demands from Lok Sabha polls

Mid-Day Premium What Mumbai's Gen Z demands from Lok Sabha polls

Despite India’s demographic prowess, youth influence on the elections appears to be stifled: with fewer than 40 per cent of eligible voters aged between 18 and 19 being registered for the 2024 general elections

27 April,2024 10:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Ainie Rizvi
Lok Sabha polls: Nearly 61 per cent voter turnout in phase 2 of polls till 7 pm

Lok Sabha polls: Nearly 61 per cent voter turnout in phase 2 of polls till 7 pm

Voter turnout of 60.96 per cent was recorded till 7 pm in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 held on Friday across 88 constituencies

26 April,2024 10:15 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Voters boycott Tripura polls to protest against

Voters boycott Tripura polls to protest against "inadequate basic amenities"

Despite the presence of police, Tripura State Rifles (TSR), and central forces at the polling station, the local community remains unmoved by the government's attempts to intervene. They have stated their intention to delay their participation in the voting process until they receive a satisfactory commitment directly from the DM

26 April,2024 07:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Repeated and persistent doubts on EVMs can create mistrust: Supreme Court

Repeated and persistent doubts on EVMs can create mistrust: Supreme Court

Rejecting a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips, the Supreme Court on Friday said that raising repeated doubts on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can have the contrarian impact of creating distrust and can and can reduce citizen participation in elections

26 April,2024 07:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Samajwadi Party, alliance performing well in Lok Sabha polls: SP's Dimple Yadav

Samajwadi Party, alliance performing well in Lok Sabha polls: SP's Dimple Yadav

Dimple Yadav is contesting from the Mainpuri seat, and earlier her daughter Aditi Yadav, campaigned for the party in Mainpuri and urged the people to vote for Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav

26 April,2024 07:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Don't drag Pakistan for political mileage during elections in India: Foreign Off

Don't drag Pakistan for political mileage during elections in India: Foreign Off

Speaking at a press briefing here, Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that Islamabad rejects all the claims made by Indian leaders over Jammu and Kashmir

26 April,2024 06:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Lok Sabha polls: Man damages EVM at polling booth with iron object; detained

Lok Sabha polls: Man damages EVM at polling booth with iron object; detained

A 26-year-old man was detained after he allegedly damaged an EVM by hitting it with an iron object when he came to cast his vote for Lok Sabha elections 2024 at a polling booth at Rampuri in Maharashtra's Nanded

26 April,2024 06:34 PM IST | Nanded | mid-day online correspondent
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Another BJD MLA joins BJP ahead of polls in Odisha

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Another BJD MLA joins BJP ahead of polls in Odisha

The legislator quit the BJD on April 3 after being denied a ticket to contest the upcoming polls

26 April,2024 06:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Lok Sabha polls: 43 percent polling in 2nd phase in Maharashtra till 3 pm

Lok Sabha polls: 43 percent polling in 2nd phase in Maharashtra till 3 pm

In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, eight constituencies in Maharashtra recorded voter turnout of 43.01 percent until 3 pm, the officials said

26 April,2024 04:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
No breach of MCC in Ajit Pawar's 'funds for votes' remark: poll officials

No breach of MCC in Ajit Pawar's 'funds for votes' remark: poll officials

NCP led by Sharad Pawar filed a complaint against Ajit Pawar with Election Commission for violating the Model Code of Conduct and Representation of the People Act.

26 April,2024 03:38 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent

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