BJP Likely to Field Ex-MLA Annapurna from Balkonda
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP Likely to Field Ex-MLA Annapurna from Balkonda

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: To ensure women's representation in the Legislative Assembly, the BJP is planning to field senior politician and former MLA A. Annapurna from the Balkonda Assembly constituency, instead of her son Dr A. Mallikarjun Reddy. Annapurna, who is believed to be a formidable opponent to the rivals in the elections, which will see a triangular contest in the constituency, entered politics post her husband Aleti Mahipal Reddy’s death in 1991. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, a BJP key leader said, “We will fulfil the promise of women representation in the Assembly and also revive the past glory of clean politics with senior leaders like Annapurna”, he said. BJP is keen to field at least two women candidates in Nizamabad Parliamentary constituency limits, which covers 7 Assembly constituencies, he added.

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How Women Voters Are Changing Indian Elections
1 week, 6 days ago

How Women Voters Are Changing Indian Elections

The Hindu  

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Maharashtra Election Results: 21 Women Elected As MLAs In 288-Member Assembly, Only 1 In Oppn
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1 month ago

Maharashtra Election Results: 21 Women Elected As MLAs In 288-Member Assembly, Only 1 In Oppn

ABP News  

Mumbai, Nov 24 As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda …

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side
1 month ago

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda Mhatre, Manisha …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
1 month ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
1 month ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

Bihar bypolls: Counting on, ruling NDA ahead in two seats
1 month ago

Bihar bypolls: Counting on, ruling NDA ahead in two seats

Hindustan Times  

Ruling NDA candidates were leading in Tarari and Belaganj constituencies, while the RJD, part of the INDIA bloc, was ahead in Imamganj, and Bahujan Samaj Party in Ramgarh, according to initial trends of counting for the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in Bihar. After the third round of counting, Kumar secured 13,352 votes, while Kumari, the daughter-in-law of Union Minister …

Jaganathpur Assembly Election Results Live: Will former CM Madhu Kora's wife Geeta wrest seat from Congress?
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Jaganathpur Assembly Election Results Live: Will former CM Madhu Kora's wife Geeta wrest seat from Congress?

India TV News  

Jaganathpur Assembly Election 2024: The stage is set for the vote counting as the Election Commission will start declaring the results shortly. The Jaganathpur Assembly constituency witnessed a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections, as former chief minister Madhu Kora's wife and BJP candidate Geeta Kora took on the incumbent Congress MLA Sona Ram Sinku. Key candidates The key candidates …

Jaganathpur Assembly election: Can former CM Madhu Kora's wife Geeta win against incumbent Sona Ram Sinku?
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Jaganathpur Assembly election: Can former CM Madhu Kora's wife Geeta win against incumbent Sona Ram Sinku?

India TV News  

Jaganathpur Assembly Election 2024: The Jaganathpur Assembly constituency is set for a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections, as BJP candidate Geeta Kora will take on the incumbent Congress MLA Sona Ram Sinku. Key candidates The key candidates for the Jaganathpur seat are BJP leader Geeta Kora, Congress leader Sona Ram Sinku, Jharkhand Party's Laxmi Narayan Gagrai and Jharkhand Loktantrik …

Political Battles Within Families: Father-Son Contest and Wife-Husband Showdown in Jharkhand Assembly Election
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Political Battles Within Families: Father-Son Contest and Wife-Husband Showdown in Jharkhand Assembly Election

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Assembly election has turned into an arena for political battles within families, with candidates pitted against their own flesh and blood. In some constituencies, a son takes on his father; in others, a wife contests against her husband. And all that's apart from the slew of political in-laws on the ballot.

Women's Representation in Jharkhand Assembly Election: A Statistical Snapshot
2 months ago

Women's Representation in Jharkhand Assembly Election: A Statistical Snapshot

ABP News  

Despite a decline in the number of women candidates, the recent assembly election in Jharkhand saw an increase in the participation of women. While only 10 women were elected in 2019, 127 women were fielded, representing a significant increase from previous elections. However, 82% of these women lost their deposits, highlighting the challenges faced by female candidates.

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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2 months ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The list includes 71 sitting MLAs and 10 ministers, including Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister. Other prominent names in the list include state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, former CM Ashok Chavan's daughter Shreejaya Chavan, and former MP Haribhau Jawale's son …

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election: Focus on OBC, Maratha, and Adivasi Communities
2 months ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election: Focus on OBC, Maratha, and Adivasi Communities

The Hindu  

The BJP has announced 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, with 71 sitting MLAs, including Devendra Fadnavis, contesting from Nagpur. The list also includes 13 women, including Sreejaya Ashokrao Chavan, making her electoral debut. Missing names include prominent figures like Ram Satpute and the only Lok Sabha candidate from western Maharashtra, Praniti Shinde.

BJP Announces First List of 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election
2 months ago

BJP Announces First List of 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election

New Indian Express  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The list includes 71 sitting MLAs, 13 women candidates, and the kin of some regional satraps including Congress-turned-BJP politician Ashok Chavan's daughter. The saffron party has retained 71 MLAs and dropped three.

Telangana Congress readies reasons for poor show in Lok Sabha elections
6 months ago

Telangana Congress readies reasons for poor show in Lok Sabha elections

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : The Telangana Congress is getting ready to give its view on the party’s underwhelming performance in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections to the fact-finding committee constituted by the All India Congress Committee. One of the major reasons for the “debacle” was picking parachute leaders as the party candidates, which reportedly contributed to the defeat in Chevella, Malkajgiri, …

Three Lok Sabha MPs from Andhra find spot in Modi’s Cabinet 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Three Lok Sabha MPs from Andhra find spot in Modi’s Cabinet 3.0

New Indian Express  

‘Double engine’ sarkar will ensure State’s growth: MPs Although there were reports that Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party, also a NDA ally, would get a spot in the Union Cabinet, but names of neither of its two MPs figured in the final list.Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the State, the NDA bagged 21 with TDP winning 16, BJP …

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two BJP MPs from Jharkhand inducted into Narendra Modi’s Cabinet

The Hindu  

Koderma MP Annapurna Devi and Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the tribal-dominated State of Jharkhand were inducted into the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9. Once a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Ms. Devi quit the party months before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and moved to the BJP. Mr. Munda …

7 women included in Narendra Modi's Union council of ministers: Here's the full list
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7 women included in Narendra Modi's Union council of ministers: Here's the full list

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday along with 71 ministers. The Union council of ministers sworn in along with Prime Minister Modi includes 7 women from a total of 72. Those who did not make it to the council of ministers this time include former Union Minister Smriti …

How women candidates fared in Maharashtra this Lok Sabha election
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How women candidates fared in Maharashtra this Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

Of the 109 women candidates who contested the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, only seven of them got elected to the Parliament. The heavyweights who lost include Bharati Pawar from Dindori, the BJP’s Pankaja Munde, daughter of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, from Beed, Navneet Rana from Amravati and Sunetra Pawar from Baramati. After getting declared the winner, Mr. …

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

In the video, Sanjna Jatav is dancing to Rajasthani folk music. Her priorities are clear, she tells me on the phone: “Higher education for women who otherwise drop out because they aren’t allowed to attend co-ed institutions.” Despite the well-deserved euphoria of individual victories, the new Lok Sabha looks depressingly like the old Lok Sabha in one significant way: The …

Bihar: After LS polls, 5 MLA seats, one MLC, two RS seats up for grabs
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar: After LS polls, 5 MLA seats, one MLC, two RS seats up for grabs

Hindustan Times  

Parliamentary elections are over, but heightened political activity is set to continue in Bihar, where five assembly seats, two Rajya Sabha seats and one legislative council seat will be up for grabs in bypolls to be held within six months since seven of the incumbents have got elected as MPs of the Lok Sabha. Former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, …

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

India fared worse than 150 countries in the representation of women in parliament, according to data from IPU-Parline, a global database on national parliaments. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 74 women MPs were elected, forming 13.6 per cent of the total number of members in parliament. India falls short of the global average of 26.5 per cent as well …

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP

News 18  

Telegu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA scored a landslide victory after winning 150 out of 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on June 4 in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. This means Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP has been dethroned from power. “YSR Congress Party will act as the voice of the voiceless,” said Reddy while conceding defeat to TDP. …

Lok Sabha Election Results: Karnataka at a glance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results: Karnataka at a glance

The Hindu  

The NDA alliance - BJP and JD - retained Karnataka, while the Congress improved its performance in the Kalyana Karnataka region. For constituency-wise updates, visit our Election Results page The JD candidate Prajwal Revanna, who was involved in a sexual abuse case and later suspended by the party, lost in Haasan constituency to Congress candidate Shreyas M. Patel who won …

Two women candidates out of six from the main parties win in Telangana Lok Sabha elections
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two women candidates out of six from the main parties win in Telangana Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

Two women candidates out of six from the main political parties have emerged victorious in Telangana in the Lok Sabha elections. Aruna, a former minister, has won the Mahabubnagar MP seat with a slender margin, Kadiyam Kavya by defeating her nearest rival Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy of Congress, the daughter of Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari and a political novice, …

Only 3 women from region make it to Parliament
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Only 3 women from region make it to Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Parliament passed the women’s reservation Bill in the last session but only three women will be representing the states and Union Territories north of the national capital in the 18th Lok Sabha. The winners are Mandi BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut, 37, Bathinda Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Harsimrat Kaur Badal, 57, and Congress’ Sirsa winner Kumari Selja, 61. People’s Democratic Party …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: NDA Lags Behind With 22 Seats In Maharashtra In Early Trends | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: NDA Lags Behind With 22 Seats In Maharashtra In Early Trends | ABP News

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a hat-trick in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with its "400 paar" slogan while the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc remains firm on its claim of bagging more than 295 seats. The Lok Sabha election results 2024 will also hold a mirror to the newly formed I.N.D.I.A wherein over 40 opposition parties including Samajwadi Party, Trinamool …

Election Results 2024: NDA candidates lead in Visakhapatnam Assembly and Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024: NDA candidates lead in Visakhapatnam Assembly and Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

NDA candidates have been leading in all the constituencies by the end of the first round in Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha and Assembly seats. By the end of round 1, Telugu Desam Party Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha candidate, M. Sribharat has received about 7,751 votes, while YSR Congress Party candidate Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi has received 3,421 votes. TDP East Constituency candidate has …

Telangana Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP, Congress win 8 seats each; MIM bags 1
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP, Congress win 8 seats each; MIM bags 1

The Hindu  

This Live has now closed. National leaders from the two parties campaigned here in the run up to the polls; Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah campaigned for the BJP candidates and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi canvassed for the party’s contestants. The BJP has fielded sitting MP G. Kishan Reddy as its candidate in Secunderabad, seeking …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39

The Hindu  

Polling in Tamil Nadu took place in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, scheduled on April 19, when all 39 of the State’s constituencies voted. Competition in the State is between the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leading the bloc in Tamil Nadu, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance and the …

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Election Winner List 2024: The counting of votes for the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha is currently underway, following an intense election process held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, coinciding with the Lok Sabha elections for 21 seats. Key candidates and seats to watch out for: The Odisha Assembly elections …

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants

India TV News  

Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Lok Sabha polls in Odisha took place in total four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Dharmendra Pradhan Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is contesting for the BJP in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against BJD's Pranab Prakash Das. Sarmistha Sethi Sarmistha Sethi is a contestant from Odisha representing the …

LS polls: Of 52 Punjab candidates, mainstream parties field only six women
7 months ago

LS polls: Of 52 Punjab candidates, mainstream parties field only six women

Hindustan Times  

Women make up less than 12% of the candidates announced by the mainstream political parties for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. In the 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections, women constituted 15%, and 13% of the total 39 candidates fielded by the Congress, AAP and the SAD-BJP combine in the state. Of the 52 candidates named by the Congress, …

Lucknow is known for iconic women, but no females in its poll arena
7 months ago

Lucknow is known for iconic women, but no females in its poll arena

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The city famous for its culture, mannerisms and language is also known for its prominent women faces through the course of history. But as time went by, women’s representation in Lucknow politics declined gradually when it came to Lok Sabha elections. At a time when Lok Sabha passed the women’s reservation bill seeking 33% representation of women in the …

Congress, BJP confident of securing Adilabad, Nizamabad seats
7 months, 1 week ago

Congress, BJP confident of securing Adilabad, Nizamabad seats

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD/ NIZAMABAD: A day after the voting process for the Lok Sabha elections ended in Telangana, both the Congress and BJP leaders on Tuesday claimed that their respective candidates are all set to secure seats. In Adilabad Lok Sabha segment, the BJP leaders, led by local MLA Payal Shankar, distributed sweets as they were very confident that the electors voted …

Andhra Pradesh, Odisha assembly elections 2024: Polling underway for 203 seats | Latest updates
7 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh, Odisha assembly elections 2024: Polling underway for 203 seats | Latest updates

Hindustan Times  

Four of 21 Lok Sabha seats and 28 of the 147 assembly segments in Odisha are simultaneously voting on Monday, May 13, the first of the four-phase elections in the state. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and YSRCP president and chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a triangular contest involving the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress …

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time

The Hindu  

Only three women have made it to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in the past 72 years and this time, just two are in the fray. At present, women constitute about 49% of the total voters in the State but representation is not even one fourth and this is a cause of serious concern," said Ramesh Chauhan, head of …

Lok Sabha polls: Two women leaders fight it out in Chhattisgarh’s Korba seat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Two women leaders fight it out in Chhattisgarh’s Korba seat

Hindustan Times  

In Chhattisgarh’s Korba Lok Sabha constituency, two top women leaders are in the fray this time. BJP candidate and former Rajya Sabha member Saroj Pandey is contesting against Congress’ sitting member of Parliament from Korba, Jyotsana Mahant. Korba Lok Sabha constituency was carved out of Janjgir Champa constituency in 2009, when Charandas won defeating the BJP’s Karuna Shukla. While the …

Odisha leads way on women in legislature
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha leads way on women in legislature

New Indian Express  

In the battleground of the world’s largest democracy, Odisha rarely figures among the states for having a decibel-shattering election process. With the eastern state going to the assembly poll at the same time as the Lok Sabha one, most political parties have shown a remarkable spark in nominating more women as candidates without waiting for the implementation of the women’s …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged while PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for “select people” in Odisha. Women constituted only 8% of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender …

Only 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Only 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that the talk of empowering them rings hollow. In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there were 135 women candidates while in …

Polling begins in Maharashtra’s eight Lok Sabha constituencies
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Polling begins in Maharashtra’s eight Lok Sabha constituencies

The Hindu  

Electorates in eight Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra which are going to polls in the second phase of the general elections have started casting their votes on Friday to elect their representatives in the Parliament. The constituencies where polling started at 7 a.m. include five in the Western Vidarbha area — Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, and Yavatmal-Washim — and three …

Congress announces candidates for Telangana, Andhra, pits Mohd Sameer Waliullah against Owaisi in Hyderabad
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress announces candidates for Telangana, Andhra, pits Mohd Sameer Waliullah against Owaisi in Hyderabad

India TV News  

Congress on Wednesday announced three candidates for the Telangana's Lok Sabha constituencies, including a high-profile Hyderabad seat. The grand old party also released a list of its candidates for three Lok Sabha and six assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh. Sameer Waliullah will take on AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, making the poll battle triangular as …

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls
8 months ago

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

Though all the political parties talk about giving equal representation to women, during ticket distribution in the polls, the talk remains a false promise. The picture became clear on Monday when the Congress announced the names of five more candidates for Bihar in which there was no mention of any woman candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls. Going by the …

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu
8 months ago

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Phase 1 of the General Elections 2024 is over. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, women were only 9% of the candidates. In Uttar Pradesh, with 80 parliamentary seats, the first phase has seen only seven women contesting compared to 80 men. Rajasthan, with 25 Lok Sabha seats, has 10 women candidates, while Gujarat with 26 seats has so far …

Campaign for 5 Lok Sabha Seats in Maharashtra Ends
8 months ago

Campaign for 5 Lok Sabha Seats in Maharashtra Ends

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The election campaign in Chandrapur, Nagpur, Ramtek, Gadchiroli-Chimur and Bhandara-Gondia ended on Wednesday. BJP’s heavyweight leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra cabinet minister Sudhir Mungtiwar among 97 candidates contesting the five seats. Senior Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar and Rohit Pawar campaigned for Kirsan, while Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Nitin Gadkari sought votes …

More Women Candidates Entering Poll Fray
8 months ago

More Women Candidates Entering Poll Fray

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Women have been making faster strides in the state’s political landscape by occupying several prominent positions. Reddy Shaanti, Piriya Vijaya, Nagulapalli Dhanalakshmi, Pamula Pushpasreevani, Viswasarayi Kalavathi, Vanga Geetha, Taneti Vanita, Tellam Rajyalakshmi, Mekathoti Sucharitha, Vidala Rajini, Murugudu Lavanya, Shaik Noori Fatima, Kalathur Krupalakshmi, RK Roja, Dasari Sudha, Butta Renuka, Kanagati Sreedevi, and KV Ushashri Charan are being fielded for …

Family ties prioritised in Biju Janata Dal’s nomination for women for Assembly seats in Odisha
8 months, 1 week ago

Family ties prioritised in Biju Janata Dal’s nomination for women for Assembly seats in Odisha

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal’s nomination of 22 female candidates for the Assembly elections, though ostensibly an attempt to promote gender equality in ticket distribution, reveals an inconvenient truth as the majority of these women happen to be spouses or daughters of MLAs and influential figures within the party’s existing power structure. The regional party, championing the cause of increased women’s …

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: BJP announces 21 more candidates, fields Dilip Ray from Rourkela
8 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: BJP announces 21 more candidates, fields Dilip Ray from Rourkela

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday declared the names for the upcoming Odisha Assembly elections 2024. Earlier the BJP re-nominated 17 of its 22 sitting MLAs in Odisha while announcing the list of candidates for 112 of the 147 Assembly constituencies in the state. Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal has fielded two octogenarian candidates for the state Assembly elections which …

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners
8 months, 1 week ago

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI If the candidates of the ruling National People’s Party win, matrilineal Meghalaya would be India’s first State with more than one Lok Sabha seat to have all-women Members of Parliament. Months before the elections were announced, the NPP nominated Health Minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh and Agatha K. Sangma from the Shillong and Tura seats encompassing 36 and 24 Assembly …

Odisha Assembly polls 2024: JB Patnaik’s son, KP Singh Deo’s kin in Congress' second list
8 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Assembly polls 2024: JB Patnaik’s son, KP Singh Deo’s kin in Congress' second list

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly polls 2024: The Congress today announced the names of 75 nominees for the upcoming assembly elections in Odisha, including Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik, son of former chief minister JB Patnaik, and Sushmita Singh Deo, a relative of former Union minister KP Singhdeo. Asit Patnaik, son of former MLA Jugal Patnaik, who recently joined the Congress after resigning from BJD, …

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