Damini Nath is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. She covers the housing and urban affairs and Election Commission beats. She has 11 years of experience as a reporter and sub-editor. Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she was a reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau covering culture, social justice, housing and urban affairs and the Election Commission....Read More
Damini Nath is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. She covers the housing and urban affairs and Election Commission beats. She has 11 years of experience as a reporter and sub-editor. Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she was a reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau covering culture, social justice, housing and urban affairs and the Election Commission.
ExpertiseKey Coverage Areas: Damini Nath currently specializes in reporting on two crucial beats:
Housing and Urban Affairs: Providing in-depth analysis and reporting on India's urban development, policy, and housing issues.
Election Commission (EC): Offering authoritative coverage of electoral processes, policies, and the functioning of India's constitutional body responsible for conducting elections.
Professional Background: Her extensive experience includes roles as a reporter and sub-editor, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the journalistic process from fieldwork to final production.
Previous Role: Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she served as a dedicated reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau, where her reporting portfolio included:
Culture
Social Justice
Housing and Urban Affairs
The Election Commission beat (a consistent area of focus).
TrustworthinessDamini Nath's decade-plus career at two of India's most respected and authoritative news institutions, The Indian Express and The Hindu, underscores her commitment to factual, impartial, and high-quality reporting, establishing her as a trusted and credible source for news on urban governance and electoral matters.
Jun 05, 2024 01:41 IST
The BJP won or was leading across 46 of the 93 parliamentary constituencies in 112 of these...
Wed, Jun 05, 2024
Jun 04, 2024 17:32 IST
If no party single-handedly gets the majority, the President will invite the party with most seats...
Wed, Jun 05, 2024
Jun 04, 2024 14:31 IST
Current trends have bucked all pre-poll expectations. But the picture is not yet...
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Jun 03, 2024 14:54 IST
On learnings from the election process, Rajiv Kumar said that in hindsight, given the heatwave, the...
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Jun 03, 2024 04:55 IST
In 2019, the second Narendra Modi government took oath on May 30, a week after the results were...
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Jun 03, 2024 04:20 IST
Till the 2019 LS elections, the counting of postal ballots was taken up first and EVM counting...
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Jun 03, 2024 04:00 IST
The two-and-a-half-month-long campaign for the crucial elections, held in seven-phase, ended on...
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Jun 01, 2024 14:31 IST
The final turnout could increase after scrutiny of the records on Sunday and taking into account...
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
May 30, 2024 03:37 IST
The session comes at a time when the Lok Sabha elections are in the final stretch, with the last...
Fri, May 31, 2024
May 29, 2024 07:11 IST
Overall, 301 seats across the first six phases of voting saw a decline in the turnout percentage...
Wed, May 29, 2024
May 28, 2024 15:27 IST
The senior Congress leader making his electoral debut, from Kangra, wanted to vote from Dharamshala...
Tue, May 28, 2024
May 26, 2024 07:42 IST
Over a month since polling in the Lok Sabha elections began, the Election Commission of India (ECI)...
Sun, May 26, 2024
May 23, 2024 04:04 IST
The EC had broken from norm when it issued notices to the two-party presidents on April 25 on...
Thu, May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024 03:48 IST
The court had on May 17 asked the EC to submit a response to a petition by Association for...
Thu, May 23, 2024
May 22, 2024 22:59 IST
The apex court had asked the EC to submit a response to a petition by Association for Democratic...
Thu, May 23, 2024
May 18, 2024 07:16 IST
Two Opposition leaders, Sitaram Yechury and G Devarajan, recently slammed Doordarshan and All India...
Sun, May 19, 2024
May 18, 2024 04:56 IST
In five states, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, UP and West Bengal, the voter turnout decreased compared to...
Sat, May 18, 2024
May 17, 2024 13:22 IST
EC sends notice to...
Sat, May 18, 2024
May 16, 2024 17:42 IST
The comedian says his nomination form was accepted by RO with 2 minutes to go before deadline...
Thu, May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024 13:51 IST
The gap in turnout has narrowed from 3.75 percentage points in Phase 1 to 2.93 in the second to...
Fri, May 17, 2024
May 15, 2024 22:08 IST
“The number of beneficiaries of Central schemes in 2019 was 22 crore. You know the votes we got?...
Thu, May 16, 2024
May 13, 2024 19:49 IST
Conducting free and fair elections is the ECI's mandate, which includes ensuring no bogus votes are...
Tue, May 14, 2024
May 12, 2024 04:20 IST
National Platform for Rights of Disabled complained to EC against Naidu; another case of NPP worker...
Sun, May 12, 2024
May 11, 2024 23:54 IST
Male turnout in the 93 constituencies was 66.89%, female...
Sun, May 12, 2024
May 11, 2024 07:28 IST
ECI has rejected allegations that the declarations of final voter turnouts have been unfairly...
Sun, May 12, 2024