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By Ninglun Hanghal There has been a positive churning in electoral politics in northeastern India in recent years. Women are slowly but surely making their way into state Legislative Assemblies as elected members (MLAs). Although the numbers are still relatively small...
By Ritwika Mitra Madhuri is an activist with the Madhya Pradesh-based Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, a collective working for the rights of Dalits and Adivasis in the state. She spoke to NWMI ahead of the state election results about the struggles of Adivasis,...
By Vidhu Lata Translated from the Hindi version by Sumita Jaiswal Jiski jitni aabadi, uski utni hissedari (an equal share according to our population)! Political parties across the spectrum have been raising this cry, along with demands for a caste census, as the...
By विधुल्लता Translated to English by Sumita Jaiswal आज देश भर में राजनीतिक पार्टियां जातिवार गणना की मांग और जिसकी जितनी आबादी उसकी उतनी हिस्सेदारी का नारा बुलंद कर रही हैं। हाल ही में राजद अध्यक्ष लालू प्रसाद यादव ने बिहार प्रदेश कांग्रेस कार्यालय में आयोजित बिहार...
By Ninglun Hanghal Mizoram will go to the polls on 7 November. Of the174 candidates contesting the state elections to secure seats in the 40-member Legislative Assembly, 16 are women – making up just 9 per cent of the total. Like most north-eastern states, Mizoram has...
By Preethi Nagaraj In electoral politics, men rule the roost. This is not only a fact but an evidently unchangeable fact and one that established more strongly with every passing election. After Independence, women expected increased representation in electoral...
By Rehmat Merchant Elections are a time of excitement – whether you're a diligent party worker, an enthusiastic voter, a disinterested observer or, as in this case, part of a union. “Our members are eager to exercise their right to vote as they realise it's an...
By Ragamalika Karthikeyan and Shivani Kava EC claims over 800% rise in number of transgender voters in Karnataka, activists say population estimates far from reality The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, has said that 41,312 transgender persons have...
By Editors News of the first two women MLAs to be elected to the state Assembly, Hekani Jakhalu and Salhoutuonuo Kruse, received prominent media coverage both within the state and elsewhere in the country. Salhoutuonuo Kruse also became Nagaland's first woman...