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Guj: Braille ballot papers for visually impaired voters

In a bid to increase participation of disabled voters in the Gujarat assembly polls next month, the Election Commission has introduced Braille numbers and ballot papers besides setting up ramps at......

EC ecstatic over high voter turnout in 4 states

'Participatory democracy' emerged a winner in the just-concluded assembly elections, with four of the five states that went to polls recording the highest-ever turnout in their history. Uttar......

I should have quit presidency to lead PPP: Zardari

President Asif Zardari has said that he should have quit his position and led the Pakistan People's Party's campaign in order to ensure a better performance in the just concluded general election.......

Bhutan's fledgling democracy goes to the polls on Tuesday

Political discourse has widened in Bhutan, as candidates are raising key issues like development, increase in income gap, and increasing unemployment among the youth, reports Shubha Singh.......

Why is the soldier denied his right to vote?

Every general election nearly 14 lakh soldiers/sailors and airmen, 9 lakh personnel of the para-military forces and their families are effectively denied their basic democratic right to vote. Why......

CII youth arm to urge people to vote

Young entrepreneurs in India would actively participate in the forthcoming assembly elections in five states. They would not be candidates but the voting percentage of young voters this time could......

Election 2004: The big fight

The 14th Lok Sabha election seems to be a testing time not just for India's political parties but even for the news television industry. Over the last few weeks, the equation between the Hindi news......

Security, inflation are women's biggest concern

The Indian Woman has become an important part of the country’s electorate. If the recent togetherness in New Delhi is anything to go by, the government cannot ignore them. Also, as taxpayers......

Urban India will be like a giant slum by 2030

With 590 million people in cities by 2030, a business-as-usual approach will mean urban India will look like one giant slum, says Shirish Sankhe.India is on the cusp of a dramatic urban......

Inclusive growth: Why Lohia's legacy is alive

Professing a commitment to equity is now a political necessity -- something that Ram Manohar Lohia advocated years ago, says Rajni Bakshi.An overwhelming majority of people who pass by the Lohia......

AAI election: Rao braces up to take on Malhotra

With the much-awaited elections to the Archery Association of India (AAI)drawing closer, the national convenor of Clean Sports India B V P Rao, who will be challenging incumbent president V K......

Lawsuit filed against USACA by Ram Varadarajan and CCA

Ram Varadarajan and California Cricket Academy have filed a lawsuit against United States of America Cricket Association,Inc (USACA) alleging history of electoral delays and manipulation at the......

'CWG money could have been utilised better'

Advocate and sports enthusiast Rahul Mehra grabbed headlines when he locked horns with the Board of Control for Cricket in Indiain 2000 by filing a Public Interest Litigation against the body,......

People speak for electoral participation

QNA

Q. what is the constitution of Gram sabha and duties and rights of Gramsabha?
BABASAHEB ANDHARE: A. more

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Q. Hon'ble Pranab Mukherjee is going to be next President of India. There is a campaign in West Bengal that, at last a Bengali is going to be in one of the two top seats of India, the other being Prime Minister. I am against such feelings. His success is his own individual and state of West Bengal has nothing to do with it except that the members of electoral college from this state participated in elections.
Soumyen Sarkar: A. Article 243 (A) of the Constitution of India inserted by 73rd Constitutional amendment act describes the composition of Gram Sabha and According to...... more

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Q. How to get aggod goverment ?why we are unable to get a good governance as well as good govt even after 6 decades after independence?
Soumyen Sarkar: A. We should get effective Lokpal enacted ,till then no one should participate in the electoral process and vote in the local . state or in the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-to-get-aggod-goverment-why-we-are-unable-to-get-a-good-g/23115641/answers/20369217

Q. ANNA AND BABA SHOULD UNITE AND FIGHT FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS SO THATTHE PEOPLE OF INDIA CAN GET THE REAL INDEPENDANCE AND REMOVE THE CORRUPT LEADERS AND CRIMINALS FROM INDIAN POLITICS ELECTORAL REFORMS IS THE ONLY SOLUTION WHICH WILL MAKE THE LEADERS AS THE SERVER OF THE INDIAN PEOPLE.- This should be Forerunner before LOKPAL -What do you feel ?
Hitler: A. anna should take forward the fight for Lokpal and Baba ramdev should exit from this issue totally his participation has done more harm and no good at all more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/anna-and-baba-should-unite-and-fight-for-electoral-reforms-s/20369208/answers/20004957

Q. what is role of pressure groups?
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. In the pluralist model of democracy, pressure groups play an essential role. Political parties cannot provide adequate representation for the full...... more

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IOM Trains Sudanese Electoral Commission Staff

/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM has started training new facilitators among 22 selected commissioners and officials of the Sudan National... ...

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EC, National Literacy Mission to work together

The Election Commission (EC) and the National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) will jointly work towards spreading awareness about electoral... ...

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HDK elected leader of JD(S) legislature party

Former chief minister and Ramanagar MLA H D Kumaraswamy was unanimously elected leader of Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party. Addressing a news... ...

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