Voting for final phase of U.P. local body polls ends amid rigging charges
1 year, 7 months ago

Voting for final phase of U.P. local body polls ends amid rigging charges

The Hindu  

Polling for the second and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh urban local body elections ended on Thursday in 38 districts amid allegations by the Samajwadi Party that large-scale rigging took place with Muslim voters prevented from casting their votes. The elections in two phases across 760 urban local bodies were held for 14,684 posts including 17 mayoral seats and 1,420 councillors’ posts. During campaigning, the BJP leadership, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, focused on the ‘law and order’ situation in the State claiming it improved under the saffron regime and asked citizens to vote for a triple-engine government, while alleging that before 2017, workers belonging to a political party used to roam around with guns to terrorise businessmen and common citizens, hinting at the SP. are taking place after the Supreme Court allowed the State Election Commission to hold polls observing the Other Backward Classes quota in line with the report from the Uttar Pradesh Backward Classes Commission.

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Punjab: Voting for municipal polls underway
3 days, 16 hours ago

Punjab: Voting for municipal polls underway

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Polling for election to five municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats are underway in Punjab, officials said on Saturday.The polling began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements and will continue till 4 pm, they added. The votes will be counted at the polling stations itself after the completion of the polling, the officials said.The five …

Local body polls in J&K will be crucial
1 year, 4 months ago

Local body polls in J&K will be crucial

Hindustan Times  

The stage appears set for the first panchayat elections in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Newly appointed state election commissioner BR Sharma said that panchayat polls should be held in October-November this year as the term of the existing panchayat ends on January 9, 2024. Local body elections are an important barometer of political support and form the …

U.P. urban body polls | BJP wins 813 seats of corporators, Samajwadi Party bags 191
1 year, 7 months ago

U.P. urban body polls | BJP wins 813 seats of corporators, Samajwadi Party bags 191

The Hindu  

The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has won 813 out of the 1,420 seats in the corporators category in the State's urban local body polls, while the Opposition Samajwadi Party bagged 191 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 85. According to the State Election Commission, Samajwadi Party's Wasim defeated BJP's Rupesh for the post of Nagar Panchayat chairperson of Khetasarai in …

UP urban local body polls: BJP leading on 3 mayoral seats, including Lucknow
1 year, 7 months ago

UP urban local body polls: BJP leading on 3 mayoral seats, including Lucknow

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has established leads on three mayoral seats -- Lucknow, Mathura and Bareilly -- in the state, according to data provide by district administrations. In Mathura, Vinod Agarwal of the BJP is leading by 11,381 votes over Bahujan Samaj Party's Raja Mohatsim Ahmed after two rounds, while in Bareilly, BJP's Umesh Gautam is leading …

UP local body election results: Counting of votes begins
1 year, 7 months ago

UP local body election results: Counting of votes begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: As the stage is set for the counting of votes for the urban local body polls and the by-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, security has been tightened on the counting centres across the state on Saturday. The civic body polls were held in 17 municipal corporations across the state, including the recently formed Shahjahanpur …

Final phase of voting begins for local body polls in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 7 months ago

Final phase of voting begins for local body polls in Uttar Pradesh

Business Standard  

Voting for the final phase of urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh covering 38 districts, including Meerut, Ghaziabad, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Aligarh, Kanpur, and Ayodhya began on Thursday morning. Campaigning for the final phase ended on Tuesday evening with BJP and Samajwadi Party leaders criss-crossing the poll-bound areas. The campaigning for the second phase of the polls saw UP Chief …

UP municipal election 2023: Stage set for second phase of polling
1 year, 7 months ago

UP municipal election 2023: Stage set for second phase of polling

Hindustan Times  

On Thursday, voting will take place for the second and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh urban local body elections. In the second phase, the polling will be held in 38 districts across 8 divisions: Aligarh, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bareilly, Basti, Chitrakoot, Kanpur and Mirzapur. In the first leg, on the other hand, the polling was conducted on May 4, and …

Stage set for UP civic body phase two election: All you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Stage set for UP civic body phase two election: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The second and final phase of Uttar Pradesh urban local body election is set to take place tomorrow, seen as a key political exercise to gauge the mood of urban voters before the general election next year. Districts, candidates, posts all you need to know about phase two election: State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar informed that Thursday the election will …

UP Local Body Polls: Final Phase of Voting on Thursday
1 year, 7 months ago

UP Local Body Polls: Final Phase of Voting on Thursday

News 18  

Voting for the final phase of urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh will take place on Thursday covering 38 districts, including Meerut, Ghaziabad, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Aligarh, Kanpur and Ayodhya. Campaigning for the final phase ended on Tuesday evening with BJP and Samajwadi Party leaders cris-crossing the poll-bound areas. Addressing an election rally in Kanpur on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi …

As urban body campaign peaks in Uttar Pradesh, BJP brings national issues, SP focuses on local
1 year, 7 months ago

As urban body campaign peaks in Uttar Pradesh, BJP brings national issues, SP focuses on local

The Hindu  

The campaign for the urban local body poll in Uttar Pradesh gathered momentum with top leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party holding continuous rallies across the State. The ruling BJP and its leaders including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath talked about national issues like how India changed after 2014 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm …

Uttar Pradesh urban body polls on May 4, 11; counting on May 13
1 year, 8 months ago

Uttar Pradesh urban body polls on May 4, 11; counting on May 13

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar announced at a press conference on April 9 that the urban local body polls would be held in two phases— on May 4 and May 11, while counting of votes is on May 13. In the first phase, 37 districts under nine administrative divisions of Agra, Jhansi, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Devipatan …

UP Urban Local Body Polls: Voting in Two Phases on May 4 and 11; Results Out on May 13
1 year, 8 months ago

UP Urban Local Body Polls: Voting in Two Phases on May 4 and 11; Results Out on May 13

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Urban local body elections will take place in two phases on May 4 and 11, with vote counting on May 13, the State Election Commission announced on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar issued the notification for the elections stating: “The voting for the urban local body polls will be held …

Electoral rolls final: 2.58 million will vote in local body polls in Ghaziabad
1 year, 8 months ago

Electoral rolls final: 2.58 million will vote in local body polls in Ghaziabad

Hindustan Times  

A total of 303,335 new voters will exercise their franchise in the upcoming local body polls in Ghaziabad district as the administration has finalised the voters’ list with a total of 2,580,225 voters for the nine local bodies. The officials said that the highest number of voters -- 1,539,822 -- is in the Ghaziabad municipal corporation area. In the 2017 …

Political parties start preparations for UP civic polls with focus on door-to-door campaigning
2 years, 2 months ago

Political parties start preparations for UP civic polls with focus on door-to-door campaigning

Firstpost  

Scheduled to be held in November and December, the polls will test the poll preparedness of the parties and give them an opportunity to prove their mettle in the run-up to the 2024 general elections Lucknow: With the focus on door-to-door campaigning, political parties in Uttar Pradesh have plunged into preparation mode for the upcoming municipal elections. BJP’s state president …

Madhya Pradesh: 72% polling in second phase of local body polls
2 years, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: 72% polling in second phase of local body polls

Firstpost  

Polling was held in 43 districts for five municipal corporations, 40 municipal councils and 169 Nagar Parishads, the official said Bhopal: Approximately 72 per cent polling was recorded in the second and final phase of local body elections in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday without any untoward incidents, an election official said. Polling was held in 43 districts for five municipal …

UP Election: Over 2 crore voters to decide fate of 613 candidates in final phase polling today
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Election: Over 2 crore voters to decide fate of 613 candidates in final phase polling today

India TV News  

Highlights Final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh today Voting will also be held in PM Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi The counting of votes will be undertaken on March 10 UP election 2022: Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will be held …

UP Election Fifth Phase: Voting ends, nearly 54% turnout recorded
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Election Fifth Phase: Voting ends, nearly 54% turnout recorded

India TV News  

Around 54 per cent polling was recorded till 5 pm on Sunday in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls for 61 seats spread across 12 districts. Polling was reported to be peaceful, barring in Pratapgarh's Kunda assembly seat, where Samajwadi Party candidate Gulshan Yadav's convoy was allegedly attacked by some people, police said. SP state president Naresh …

59 Assembly Constituencies to Vote in Third Phase of UP Polls; 627 Candidates in Fray
2 years, 10 months ago

59 Assembly Constituencies to Vote in Third Phase of UP Polls; 627 Candidates in Fray

News 18  

Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls. The Karhal assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also go to the polls in the third phase on Sunday. Before the campaigning ended for the third phase on Friday, Congress …

59 constituencies to vote in third phase of UP polls on Sunday
2 years, 10 months ago

59 constituencies to vote in third phase of UP polls on Sunday

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls. The Karhal assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also go to the polls in the third phase on Sunday. Polling on Sunday will also seal the fate of the …

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Campaigning for second phase ends; voting on February 14
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Campaigning for second phase ends; voting on February 14

The Hindu  

The high-decibel campaigning for 55 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats which are going to the polls in the second of the seven-phase election on February 14 came to an end on Saturday evening as senior leaders made a last-minute campaign for their party candidates. The prominent faces in the fray in this phase include senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan, …

Uttar Pradesh elections Phase 1: Polling on 58 seats in 11 districts today
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh elections Phase 1: Polling on 58 seats in 11 districts today

Live Mint  

Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 assembly seats covering 11 districts of the state will begin at 7 am. Districts going for polls today The districts that are going to the polling today include Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Hapur, Shamli, Baghpat, Aligarh, Agra and Gautam Buddha Nagar. Candidates As many as 623 candidates …

Tamil Nadu to Hold Urban Local Body Polls on Feb 19
2 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu to Hold Urban Local Body Polls on Feb 19

News 18  

Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner V Palanikumar has announced that the urban local body polls in the state will be held in a single phase on February 19, 2022. The State Election Commission has also announced that a few posts will be elected through indirect elections. Here are the posts that are to be elected directly: In Tamil Nadu, urban …

U.P. panchayat polls final phase updates
3 years, 7 months ago

U.P. panchayat polls final phase updates

The Hindu  

Voting is underway in the fourth and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on Thursday amid an unprecedented coronavirus surge in the state. The state had Wednesday recorded its highest single-day rise in Covid-19 death toll with 266 people succumbing to the disease, while 29,824 new cases were reported, pushing the tally to 11,82,848. According to the poll …

Urban Local Body Elections in Rajasthan's 20 Districts on Thursday
3 years, 10 months ago

Urban Local Body Elections in Rajasthan's 20 Districts on Thursday

News 18  

Polling for 90 urban local bodies in 20 districts of Rajasthan will be held on Thursday. According to the State Election Commission, polling will be held in local bodies in Ajmer, Banswara, Bikaner, Bhilwara, Bundi, Pratapgarh, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sikar, Tonk and Udaipur districts. Voting will be held from 8 am to …

Kerala local body polls to be held in three phases in December
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala local body polls to be held in three phases in December

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The elections to the local self government bodies in Kerala will be held in three phases on December 8,10 and 14. In the first phase, elections will be held in five districts Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki on December 8. Elections to the local bodies in the four northern districts Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod will be held …

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