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10 stories for “Election” · March 2026
Clear filtersChief Justice of India Surya Kant has recused himself from hearing petitions against the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, citing a possible conflict of interest. Recusal is a judge'...
The Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya has amended its rules so that a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate is compulsory for contesting council elections. Non-tribal residents, even permanent inhabi...
Narendra Modi became India's longest-serving head of government in March 2026.He completed 8,931 days in office, counting his tenures as Gujarat Chief Minister and as Prime Minister.He overtook former Sikkim Chief Minist...
The Election Commission of India has permitted postal ballot voting in the Assembly elections for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PwDs), service voters and essential service workers.The facility is provided u...
The Meghalaya government has extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months.The decision came at a Cabinet meeting in Shillong amid protests and unrest in the Garo Hills.The dispu...
The Election Commission of India announced that Assembly elections in Assam, Keralam, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu will be conducted in a single phase, whereas West Bengal will vote in two phases. Chief Election Commissione...
The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Puducherry government and the State Election Commission on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking local body elections in the Union Territory. Elected communes and muni...
The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a financial incentive of ₹25,000 for couples at the time of delivery of their second or third child. The scheme seeks to raise the State's Total Fertility Rate (TFR), which sta...
The Election Commission of India held a national roundtable conference with State Election Commissioners at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. It was the first such meeting in 27 years, the previous one having been held in 19...
The Rajasthan Cabinet has removed the rule that barred people with more than two children from contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections. The two-child norm was brought in during 1995 for population contro...
