Recently, days after elections were conducted in Telangana, a few journalists got a tip off that some EVMs were being transported from the Jagtial Tahsildar’s office to a warehouse in an autorickshaw. The journalists managed to capture photos and videos of the incident, and when this was widely shared, it created a big controversy, with […]
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Why ‘Political Funding’ Is At The Core Of India’s Corruption?
A democracy cannot have multiple standards of transparency. But in India that exists widely and is practiced religiously. It is difficult to even imagine that a government, which forced crores of fellow Indians to stand in long queues to prove their integrity during demonetisation, cannot prod the country’s most responsible class to come clean on […]
When The ‘Voting Ink’ Suddenly Vanishes From The Fingers Of The Voters…
The revelation could have far-reaching implications as the “indelible” ink is meant to ensure that a voter can vote only once. Many people during the first phase of polling claimed that the “indelible” ink applied to mark the index finger of the voter immediately after casting their vote could be removed just by applying some […]
World’s Biggest ‘Democratic Elections’ Has ‘No Place’ For ‘Women’!
World’s biggest democratic elections are yet another proof that we live in a “man’s world.” Less than 8% of the total 1,271 candidates contesting the first phase of India’s general election are women. Polls to elect India’s new Lok Sabha began today (April 11) with 91 constituencies across 20 states going to the polling booth. Elections […]
‘EVMs Malfunctioning’ – A Growing Menace In Indian Elections!
In every elections there was a common complaint – the EVM malfunctioning caused the polling delay, voters protest, candidates frustration, officers troubles makes the entire exercise full of complaints and troubles. Now, the question is – any solutions for this EVM malfunctioning or it will remain a growing menace in Indian election process. We can’t […]
Why Nizamabad LS Constituency In Telangana Forced To Use On ‘Ballot Vote’?
To highlight their problems, 178 farmers from Nizamabad have decided to contest against K. Kavitha. EVMs can only be used when there are less than 64 candidates. Almost a quarter of the contestants in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls in Telangana will contest from one constituency alone. In Nizamabad, 178 turmeric and red […]
Why ‘Election Commission’ Is On ‘Questions Radar’ In Andhra Pradesh?
Elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha, as of present, will go down in history as the dirtiest elections of the century. The country had seen many Prime Ministers including Indira Gandhi who was considered to be an iron lady. But even during her regime such a situation was never witnessed. The way the […]
Why ‘Padmashali Community’ Not-To-Vote For TDP Candidate Nara Lokesh In ‘Mangalagiri’ Of AP?
After thorough contemplation and weighing in options, Telugu Desam Party’s supremo and AP Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu allotted the Mangalagiri Assembly constituency to his son Nara Lokesh for his poll debut, apparently expecting an easy victory. However, things on the ground seem to paint a different picture. Some observers say that if everything goes […]
Why All The ‘Farmers’ In Krishna District Of Andhra Pradesh ‘Keeping Away’ From Active Elections?
This poll season, farmers, mostly womenfolk, are forced to confine themselves to agricultural fields, keeping away from the election fever and campaign. Farmers across the Krishna district are now busy harvesting black gram, maize and post-harvesting activities of paddy that was stored in the open in the fields. Women contribute a major share of work in […]
Telangana Congress Senior Leader ‘DK Aruna’ Quits, Joined BJP
One of the senior politicians in Telangana Congress party, Campaign Committee Vice Chairman, former minister DK Aruna is all set to quit Congress. This is not all. DK Aruna is joined the BJP. BJP’s Ram Madhav has held deliberations with DK Aruna for over 45 minutes at her residence earlier today. During the talks, Ram […]