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  • Bill to improve Bengaluru erodes citizen power while leaving room for corruption, monopoly

    Bill to improve Bengaluru erodes citizen power while leaving room for corruption, monopoly

    Shailesh Shrivastava
    · Sep 14, 2024 · 07:30 pm
  • Rajasthan to scrap education requirements for contesting local body polls

    Rajasthan to scrap education requirements for contesting local body polls

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 30, 2018 · 10:37 am
  • Uttar Pradesh civic elections: Opposition parties demand ballot papers instead of EVMs for polls

    Uttar Pradesh civic elections: Opposition parties demand ballot papers instead of EVMs for polls

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 02, 2017 · 08:37 pm
  • This time, the Delhi civic elections are more intense and high-stakes than ever before

    This time, the Delhi civic elections are more intense and high-stakes than ever before

    Anita Katyal
    · Apr 23, 2017 · 07:30 am
  • By not allowing citizens a choice, compulsory voting hits at the core of democracy

    By not allowing citizens a choice, compulsory voting hits at the core of democracy

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Feb 21, 2017 · 08:30 pm
  • Residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums know polls won’t change a thing for them – but they vote in hope

    Residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums know polls won’t change a thing for them – but they vote in hope

    Smruti Koppikar
    · Feb 21, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • Give us homes, give us schools, give us gardens, say residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums

    Give us homes, give us schools, give us gardens, say residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums

    Smruti Koppikar
    · Feb 18, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • In Mumbai’s poorest slums, water and sanitation carry a steep price tag – sometimes death

    In Mumbai’s poorest slums, water and sanitation carry a steep price tag – sometimes death

    Smruti Koppikar
    · Feb 15, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • ‘Shah Rukh won’t shake my hands, see how they smell’: The stench of despair from Mumbai’s underbelly

    ‘Shah Rukh won’t shake my hands, see how they smell’: The stench of despair from Mumbai’s underbelly

    Smruti Koppikar
    · Feb 11, 2017 · 09:00 am