Additionally, measures have been put in place to facilitate the voting process for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) electors and centenarian voters. Two volunteers are assisting voters at each polling station, with dedicated voter assistance booths set up, and healthcare support provided by ASHA workers and Anganwadi workers. - Newsx
The Sikkim Assembly elections are scheduled to coincide with the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19. Sikkim, with 32 assembly seats and one parliamentary constituency, holds significant political importance in the region. - Newsx
Following his rally in Vellore, PM Modi will make his way to Maharashtra to campaign in Nagpur’s Ramtek constituency, in support of the Shiv Sena (ruling Eknath Shinde faction) candidate Raju Parwe. - Newsx
Uttarakhand is set to go to the polls for its five Lok Sabha seats in a single phase on April 19. In both the 2014 and 2019 general elections, the ruling BJP-led NDA secured victories across all Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. - Newsx
The Supreme Court, comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, issued notices to the ECI and the BJP-led central government regarding this matter. The court has also tagged this petition with a similar one filed by the NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), seeking similar reliefs. - Newsx