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Topic: constituencies

Voter turnout sees dip in 68% of contested seats so far, major states saw decline in all 4 phases

However, the total number of voters went up by 2 cr. 7 seats saw a double-digit percentage point drop in turnout. ThePrint analyses data from 374 seats that have seen polling.

Is India ready for delimitation of constituencies? Time has come for reorganisation of states

The asymmetry among states with regard to the number of MPs in the Lok Sabha is glaring. But constituencies were frozen in 1976.

Rahul Gandhi’s Amethi, Sonia’s Rae Bareli & Maneka-Varun’s Pilibhit rank low on nutrition

On child nutrition, legislators trusted over repeated terms or across generations have failed the Indian voter.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.