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.
Aug 29, 2025 07:31 IST
According to the Election Commission, 7.24 crore electors had made it to the draft electoral roll...
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
Aug 28, 2025 14:13 IST
The CEC, who earlier steered Modi govt’s key agendas from Art 370 abrogation to Ram temple trust,...
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
Aug 28, 2025 04:20 IST
On August 22, the Law Ministry told the EC that there was no provision in the law for such an...
Thu, Aug 28, 2025
Aug 23, 2025 08:00 IST
Bihar SIR deadline, Bihar voter list 2025: As part of the second phase of the Election Commission's...
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Aug 20, 2025 08:32 IST
BJP’s agents in Darbhanga confident real voters won’t be left out; in Ara, CPI-ML BLAs say nine...
Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Aug 17, 2025 17:21 IST
Transfer to Kartavya Bhawan as part of Central Vista redevelopment has been smooth, and while the...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
Aug 17, 2025 17:01 IST
First press conference since taking office, Gyanesh Kumar defends EC rolls, terms charges baseless...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
Aug 14, 2025 07:10 IST
On Monday, Pant had written to the EC, calling the suspension and FIRs “disproportionately...
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Aug 13, 2025 07:14 IST
While the Election Commission (EC) is yet to respond to the charge, the claim spotlights a...
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
Aug 10, 2025 11:10 IST
In reply filed in Supreme Court, EC says “no inquiry” done for including names in draft roll of...
Mon, Aug 11, 2025
Aug 09, 2025 10:50 IST
In its report on election reforms tabled in Parliament on Friday, committee accepted EC’s...
Sat, Aug 09, 2025
Aug 08, 2025 04:00 IST
All three nominations were rejected for not complying with statutory requirements, as per a...
Fri, Aug 08, 2025
Aug 07, 2025 17:23 IST
At a press conference in New Delhi, Gandhi alleged that there was “vote chori” of over 1 lakh...
Fri, Aug 08, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 13:09 IST
On Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Central Vista’s first secretariat building where...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 04:49 IST
They said under secretaries who work on confidential matters, including classified files, court...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 04:48 IST
Construction on CCS 10 at the site Raksha Bhawan, and CCS 6 and CCS 7 at the site of the old...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 01:47 IST
The SC is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the EC’s June 24 order to conduct a Special...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Aug 04, 2025 22:02 IST
The complex will be spread over 1.5 lakh square metres, across two basements, ground floor plus...
Tue, Aug 05, 2025
Aug 03, 2025 19:29 IST
As of 3 pm Sunday, the EC statement said that 941 claims and objections have been filed by...
Mon, Aug 04, 2025
Aug 01, 2025 13:05 IST
Polling to be held in Parliament House; MPs to vote by secret ballot under proportional...
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Aug 01, 2025 07:30 IST
From August 1 to September 1, officials must verify submitted documents and collect pending ones....
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Aug 01, 2025 04:20 IST
With a minority of the 7.23 crore applicants submitting documents to prove their eligibility so...
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Jul 31, 2025 15:00 IST
Statement comes amid ongoing electoral roll revision in Bihar over alleged inclusion of illegal...
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Jul 26, 2025 15:46 IST
Responding to the Election Commission’s counter-affidavit filed on July 21, petitioner ADR...
Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Jul 25, 2025 21:49 IST
EC says while 22 lakh of the electors were found to have passed away, 7 lakh were registered in...
Sat, Jul 26, 2025