-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Making the most of one last opportunity offered by the Election Commission to enrol themselves before the general Elections, 74.56 lakh people turned out at 9.3 lakh polling stations across the country on March 9 to file their applications. EC sources said this is the highest number of Form 6, the application form an eligible voter is required to submit to be included in the rolls,...
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Election Expenditure per elector up by twenty times in 2009 compared to first General Elections
-Press Information Bureau (Election Commission) General Elections are held to elect representatives for Lok Sabha after normally, every five years. Every election requires a huge amount of resources and efforts, be it planning, labour, technology, and for that matter, money. From the first Lok Sabha Elections in 1951-52 till the fifteenth in 2009, it has been a long journey for democracy. Government's expenditure on an elector has gone up manifold, twenty...
More »Parties must adopt an agenda that guarantees women their rights -Jayanthi Natarajan
-The Hindustan Times The women's reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha in 2010 but has not yet been passed in the Lok Sabha. No other legislation in our democratic history has been discussed for so many years (15 years) without being passed or rejected. Such a delay has happened even though major parties support the Bill and there are 1.2-1.5 million women who hold elected office at the local level...
More »Farmers demand guaranteed income -Jyotika Sood
-Down to Earth Demand farm income commission; urge political parties to make it an election issue A number of farmers' organisations got together on Thursday to demand a minimum living income equivalent to that of agricultural scientists for all farm households in the country and asked political parties to make it a part of their poll manifesto. Citing NSSO findings, they said the average monthly income of farm households in the country...
More »Anganwari workers accuse Centre, Punjab of ignoring them
-The Times of India BATHINDA (Punjab): The spate of protests is not ending in Bathinda even after the model code of conduct for Elections coming into force. On Friday, anganwari workers and helpers observed the International Women's Day by holding a huge protest in the town. Anganwari Mulazim Union, under the banner of Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), held a protest, in which hundreds of women from across Malwa region...
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