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Students urged to vote for a better tomorrow

JD Lakshminarayana urges 100% voter turnout to check vote-bank politics & ensure people's victory. He interacted with students & cleared their doubts at Pottisriramulu College in Vijayawada. 23 countries make voting mandatory; India should follow suit.

The Hindu · Nov 19, 2023

No ticket, only sops: women still fall behind in the electoral sweepstakes

Women voters are increasingly influential in elections, but parties are yet to give more tickets to female candidates. Despite promises of 33% reservation, women candidates are still few. Economic conditions, not empowerment, are driving the rise in women voters.

The Hindu · Nov 18, 2023

Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it?

With Congress increasingly polarized, there are growing calls to replace the winner-take-all approach for House elections with a system that advocates say could better reflect the country's diversity.

WEKU · Nov 18, 2023

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, November 17, 2023

Publishing note: We will not be sending a Nov. 24 edition in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, but our coverage of election-related legislation and news will resume on Dec.1. 

Ballotpedia · Nov 17, 2023

In a tale of two protests, a stark divide among young voters on the Israel-Hamas war

Young voters lean toward Democrats but amid the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war, many Gen Z and millennial Americans are trying to find where they fit in the party - if at all.

WEKU · Nov 17, 2023

Disappointed youth and first-timers vote ‘for the sake of it’ in Madhya Pradesh

The State has 22,34,861 first-time voters in these elections, as per the Election Commission data.

The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023

Voter turnout crosses 74% in Chhattisgarh, M.P. Assembly polls

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh polls: Tight security, violence reported; provisional turnout 75.41% & 74% respectively. Jawan killed in Naxalite blast, woman died in queue and man in elephant attack. Bigwigs in fray, BJP accused of distributing money and liquor. ECI asked to take action against Home Minister's statement. BJP CM…

The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023

Chhattisgarh polls: 68.15% voter turnout recorded in second phase till 5 pm

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh recorded a moderate voter turnout in the second and final phase with 68.15 percent of the 1.63 crore voters exercising their franchise to elect their representatives from 70 constituencies on Friday.

The Times of India · Nov 17, 2023

Alleged use of bogus IDs in YC organisational poll, CEC seeks report

YC suffers setback as fraud allegations emerge: CPI(M) & BJP accuse YC of treason & breach of security; YC defends sanctity of polls; Sudhakaran says AICC to weigh merit of allegation.

The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023

Voters don’t want Biden, another top Democrat warns party

Exclusive: Tim Ryan, the former congressman who challenged Pelosi for control of Democratic caucus, tells John Bowden about his party’s ‘brand’ problem and why he thinks Biden shouldn’t hide from a 2024 Democratic rival

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023