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TopicVoter turn-out

Topic: voter turn-out

What’s Article 329(b) invoked by EC in SC that restricts judicial intervention in poll process

Adjourning plea by ADR seeking directions to EC to publish turnout data, SC Friday agreed with commission's contention that judicial intervention was barred under Article 329(b).

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.

Increase in voter turnout in India does not signal rise in anti-incumbent sentiment

The Indian press and public have largely sustained the notion that an increase in voter turnout signals anti-incumbent sentiment- especially in the run up to the May 2014 general election- but empirical investigations tell a different story.

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During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

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