SEC notifies polls to rural local bodies on Feb 3
1 year, 11 months ago

SEC notifies polls to rural local bodies on Feb 3

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission issued notification on Friday for the elections to some rural local bodies via a special meeting at 11 am on February 3. An officer authorised by the district collector would issue a notice for the special meeting to elect the president, vice president and name the co-opted member to Mandal Praja Parishads on or before Jan. 30. Conduct of election for president is notified for Ramakuppam of Chittoor Zilla Praja Parishad and for vice president of Ramakuppam, Kalikiri of Annamayya district and Narasaraopeta of Palnadu district. The SEC also notified election to the office of chairperson of Dachepalli Nagar Panchayat by a special meeting at 11am on February 3.

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Chattisgarh government says panchayat elections to be held via ballot papers
1 week, 6 days ago

Chattisgarh government says panchayat elections to be held via ballot papers

India Today  

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and Union Administration Minister Arun Sao announced on Friday that the upcoming Panchayati Raj elections in the state will be held using the ballot paper system. "Preparations are in full swing, with strategic planning to accommodate the unique challenges posed by the switch to ballot papers," he said. The Panchayati Raj election is a local government …

BJP’s Central Leadership to Take Call on Next Maharashtra CM
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s Central Leadership to Take Call on Next Maharashtra CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: While the Mahayuti coalition parties are denying any dispute over the chief minister’s post of Maharashtra, the final decision on the top post is likely to be taken in Delhi. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the Mahayuti leaders and the saffron party leadership will decide who will be the next chief minister of the state. In a day …

Maharashtra elections: How to find your nearest polling booth
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections: How to find your nearest polling booth

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra and Jharkhand are set to cast their votes for the state assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20. The counting of votes for both Maharashtra and Jharkhand will take place on November 23. The Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party is one key contender. Meanwhile, Jharkhand has already voted …

Panchayat polls to be held in Punjab before Oct 20
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Panchayat polls to be held in Punjab before Oct 20

Hindustan Times  

After debarring candidates to contest elections of the Panchayati Raj Institutions on party symbols, the rural development department has set the ball rolling for the conduct of the PRI elections which will take place before October 20. er debarring candidates to contest elections of the Panchayati Raj Institutions on party symbols, the rural development department has set the ball rolling …

Panchayat Polls: SEC Begins Process, Draft Electoral Rolls On Sept. 6
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Panchayat Polls: SEC Begins Process, Draft Electoral Rolls On Sept. 6

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Election Commission has initiated the process for conducting elections to gram panchayats. State election commissioner C. Parthasarathi held a meeting with panchayat raj secretary Lokesh Kumar, commissioner Anita Ramachandran, Dr. Patil Sangramsingh Ganpatrao, additional director general, Centre for Good Governance and TSEC officials to discuss the revision of electoral rolls. As per the schedule, draft electoral …

Telangana government plans local body elections soon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana government plans local body elections soon

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government has set its sights on conducting elections to local bodies at the earliest. Well-placed sources said that the government plans to issue notification to conduct elections to gram panchayats, panchayat samiti and zilla parishads in August or September. The reason cited is that the Panchayat Raj institutions are losing out on Centrally- Although there are demands …

‘One nation, one election’: Kovind panel report set to be placed before Cabinet at the “earliest”
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘One nation, one election’: Kovind panel report set to be placed before Cabinet at the “earliest”

Hindustan Times  

The Union Law Ministry plans to place before the Cabinet the report of the high-level committee on 'one nation, one election' "at the earliest" as part of the 100-day agenda of the Legislative Department, sources said on Friday. The high-level committee on 'one nation, one election', headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu …

Tripura panchayat poll likely to be held by August first week, says EC
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Tripura panchayat poll likely to be held by August first week, says EC

Hindustan Times  

The three-tier panchayat poll in Tripura is expected to be held either by last week of July or first week of August, said state election commissioner S. Chaudhuri while speaking to the media on Monday. According to the draft voters’ list, there are nearly 12,95,086 voters, however, the list would be finalised by June 24. “The panchayat polls are likely …

Election Results 2024: counting starts at 8 a.m., results expected by 1 p.m. in Andhra Pradesh
7 months ago

Election Results 2024: counting starts at 8 a.m., results expected by 1 p.m. in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Counting of the polled votes has commence by 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, for the 175 Assembly and 25 Parliamentary constituencies for which 81.86% votes were polled on May 13 in Andhra Pradesh. In Andhra Pradesh, the incumbent YSR Congress Party and the NDA alliance including the Telugu Desam Party, Jana Sena Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party have …

Election Results 2024: arrangements made for counting of votes in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam districts
7 months ago

Election Results 2024: arrangements made for counting of votes in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam districts

The Hindu  

Vizianagaram district administration made all arrangements for counting votes in seven Assembly constituencies and one Parliament seat at JNTU-GV University and Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology. Cheepurupalli Assembly segment also drew the attention of the State as Minister for Education and YSRCP nominee Botcha Satyanarayana and former Minister and TDP candidate Kala Venkata Rao are in the electoral battle. …

Conduct local body polls after 2026 elections: Panchayat presidents
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Conduct local body polls after 2026 elections: Panchayat presidents

New Indian Express  

VILLUPURAM : The members of Village Panchayat Chiefs' Association in Vikrawandi panchayat union have decided to approach the court if the state government considers dissolving local bodies and conducting elections this year. Regarding this, the association's president-cum-Thoravi Village Panchayat Chief V Shankar organised a meeting at a hotel in V Salai in Vikrawandi on Tuesday, where 40 of the 51 …

Date of counting of votes for Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim changed to June 2
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Date of counting of votes for Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim changed to June 2

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Sunday issued a revised schedule, modifying the date of counting of votes for the legislative assembly elections of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim from June 4 to June 2. Read here: Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Polls to be held on April 19: Complete schedule The poll body cited that the term of both the legislative assemblies …

Andhra Pradesh will vote on May 13 for Lok Sabha election 2024, result on June 4
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh will vote on May 13 for Lok Sabha election 2024, result on June 4

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Saturday, March 16, announced the full schedule for Andhra Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections - the voting for which will be held on May 13. Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar during the press conference on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections schedule at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on March 16. On Saturday, …

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Polls to be held on April 19: Complete schedule
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Polls to be held on April 19: Complete schedule

Hindustan Times  

The voting for the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly will be held in a single phase, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday. Arunachal Pradesh assembly Follow Lok Sabha poll schedule LIVE Updates Here's the complete schedule for Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls: Issue of notification: March 20 Last date of notification: March 27 Scrutiny of nomination: March 28 Last date …

SEC Can't Rely On Uncontroverted Statement Of One Party: Kerala HC Allows Cross-Examination Of Gram Panchayat Secy By Candidate Who Was Forced To Resign
11 months ago

SEC Can't Rely On Uncontroverted Statement Of One Party: Kerala HC Allows Cross-Examination Of Gram Panchayat Secy By Candidate Who Was Forced To Resign

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court while allowing a plea under the Panchayati Raj Act, enumerated the need for adherence to principles of natural justice in the examination of witnesses in cases of Election matters. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan held: “it is the duty of the State Election Commission to ask the petitioner whether he intends to cross examine the Secretary who gave …

Madhya Pradesh Election 2023 Amit Shah Congress Mandal Commission Report OBC Quota Caste Census Nov 17 MP Election 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh Election 2023 Amit Shah Congress Mandal Commission Report OBC Quota Caste Census Nov 17 MP Election 2023

ABP News  

Indore, Nov 11 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday questioned the Congress' commitment towards upliftment of the Other Backward Classes and said the party had opposed and suppressed the Mandal Commission report for several years. Shah's attack on the Congress comes at a time when the party has promised to carry out a caste census in Madhya Pradesh if …

Notification issued for Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls; process of filing nominations begins
1 year, 2 months ago

Notification issued for Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls; process of filing nominations begins

The Hindu  

The process of filing of nominations for the next month's Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections began on October 21 with the issuance of notification for the polls, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said here. The total number of service voters in the centrally-located State stood at 75,303, of whom 73,020 are men and 2,284 are women, taking the total …

Election Commission likely to announce election dates for 5 states before 10 Oct
1 year, 3 months ago

Election Commission likely to announce election dates for 5 states before 10 Oct

Live Mint  

Election Commission is likely to announce dates for the election date for the five states Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram before 10 October. The election in states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Telangana will be done in single phase while in Chhattisgarh, voting is likely to be done in two phases, sources told the daily. Of these 5 …

AP Gram Panchayat By-Elections Record 77.99% Poll Percentage
1 year, 4 months ago

AP Gram Panchayat By-Elections Record 77.99% Poll Percentage

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Bypolls for election of 34 sarpanchs and 245 ward members in gram panchayats across Andhra Pradesh passed off by and large peacefully. Final poll percentage from three gram panchayats in Alluri Sitarama Raju district is, however, awaited. At Chalivendula gram panchayat in Hindupur Rural mandal in Satyasai district, YSRC-backed contestant Upendra Reddy won with 337 votes majority. TD-supported candidate …

Andhra Pradesh to hold elections for 66 sarpanchs, 1,064 ward members on August 19
1 year, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to hold elections for 66 sarpanchs, 1,064 ward members on August 19

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has issued a notification for the conduct of elections to the casual vacancies of 66 sarpanchs and 1,064 ward members in 1,033 gram panchayats in the state. Scrutiny of nominations will be done on August 11, appeals against the rejection of nominations can be filed on August 12, and the disposal of appeals …

Less withdrawal of nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls compared to 2018: SEC to Calcutta HC
1 year, 6 months ago

Less withdrawal of nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls compared to 2018: SEC to Calcutta HC

The Hindu  

The West Bengal State Election Commission, in an affidavit before the Calcutta High Court, has said that the number of withdrawals of nomination papers in the ensuing panchayat elections has been less than the 2018 panchayat polls. According to the affidavit filed, the Commission said that while 17.66% nominations were withdrawn in the 2018 panchayat polls, the number of nominations …

Panchayat poll in West Bengal on July 8
1 year, 7 months ago

Panchayat poll in West Bengal on July 8

The Hindu  

The panchayat poll in West Bengal will be held in a single phase on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday. The election will be held across 3,317 gram panchayats in West Bengal across 63,329 gram panchayat seats; 9,730 panchayat samiti seats; and 928 zilla parishad seats. The announcement of dates for the panchayat poll comes a …

Polling Underway For 68 Wards Of Bihar Municipal Corporation In 23 Districts
2 years ago

Polling Underway For 68 Wards Of Bihar Municipal Corporation In 23 Districts

ABP News  

The polling for the 68 wards of the Bihar urban local body is underway amid tight security and strict monitoring. Voting is being done across 17 municipal corporations including Patna, 2 Municipal Councils, and 49 Nagar Panchayats in a total of 68 cities of 23 districts of Bihar. As many as 61,94,826 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise in …

How Maharashtra rural polls are a morale-booster for Eknath Shinde's party, BJP
2 years ago

How Maharashtra rural polls are a morale-booster for Eknath Shinde's party, BJP

India Today  

A war of words has broken out between the ruling BJP-Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and the Opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, with each side claiming they had seized power in most gram panchayats in the elections held recently. While deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed the BJP-BSS alliance had captured over 3,000 gram panchayats, leaders of the MVA, which consists …

2nd Phase Panchayat Elections Will Be Held in 9 Districts Next Month: Haryana State Election Commissioner
2 years, 2 months ago

2nd Phase Panchayat Elections Will Be Held in 9 Districts Next Month: Haryana State Election Commissioner

News 18  

Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh on Friday said that in the second phase, elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions will be held in nine districts next month. In these districts, voting for members of Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti will be held o,n November 9, and on November 12 for the posts of Sarpanches and Panches, Singh said in Panchkula. …

Himachal Pradesh elections on November 12, results on December 8: EC
2 years, 2 months ago

Himachal Pradesh elections on November 12, results on December 8: EC

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Elections to the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh assembly will be held on November 12, and the votes will be declared on December 8, the Election Commission announced on Friday. The Haryana state election commission has asked the Manohar Lal Khattar government to extend the date for conducting panchayati raj institutions polls up to November 30. Kumar said the decision …

Panchayat polls in Goa on 10 August; more than 5,000 candidates in fray
2 years, 5 months ago

Panchayat polls in Goa on 10 August; more than 5,000 candidates in fray

Firstpost  

Elections will be held later this year for five panchayats whose term ends in December. The results of the 10 August elections will be declared on 12 August Panaji: As many as 186 panchayat bodies will go to polls in Goa on Wednesday with more than 5,000 candidates in the fray, an official from the state election commission said on …

MP Panchayat Polls: BJP Claims to Have Won 84 Pc Seats, Congress Calls it Fake Data; Several Governors Call on PM Modi
2 years, 5 months ago

MP Panchayat Polls: BJP Claims to Have Won 84 Pc Seats, Congress Calls it Fake Data; Several Governors Call on PM Modi

News 18  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday claimed to have won 84 per cent seats in district panchayat polls, while opposition Congress questioned its data and claimed to have won almost half the seats itself.These local body elections came ahead of the Assembly polls which are due next year. MP BJP president V D Sharma told reporters …

Three-tier Panchayat Elections in MP to Be Held in Three Phases from June 25
2 years, 7 months ago

Three-tier Panchayat Elections in MP to Be Held in Three Phases from June 25

News 18  

The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission on Friday announced the dates for the three-tier panchayat polls in the state, which will be held in three phases beginning next month. While the first phase of polling will be held on June 25, the second and third phase polling will be conducted on July 1 and July 8 respectively, an official said. …

Polling concludes for panchayat elections in Odisha, counting of votes from February 26 to 28
2 years, 10 months ago

Polling concludes for panchayat elections in Odisha, counting of votes from February 26 to 28

The Hindu  

Polling for elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in Odisha concluded with the fifth and last phase of polling held on February 24. After 36,523 Ward Members, 126 Sarpanchs, 326 Panchayat Samiti Members and one Zilla Parishad Member were elected unopposed, around 2.2 lakh nominees contested in the elections, according to the State Election Commission. While candidates for the …

Tamil Nadu to Hold Urban Local Body Polls on Feb 19
2 years, 11 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 …

Odisha panchayat elections to be held in five phases in February
2 years, 11 months ago

Odisha panchayat elections to be held in five phases in February

The Hindu  

The State Election Commission of Odisha has announced that elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions will be held in the State in five phases starting from February 16. No elections in Dhinkia The commission, however, ordered that election will not be held in Dhinkia gram panchayat under Erasama Block of Jagatsinghpur district to elect Ward Members and the Sarpanch. …

Model Code of Conduct issued for Odisha panchayat polls
3 years ago

Model Code of Conduct issued for Odisha panchayat polls

The Hindu  

The State Election Commission of Odisha has issued the Model Code of Conduct to be followed by the candidates and the parties during the upcoming three-tier panchayat polls. Stating that any kind of criticism based on unverified allegations or distortion would be considered as a violation, the SEC said it would be viewed with a serious note. Comments, speeches and …

Odisha Election Commission Issues Model Code of Conduct for Upcoming Panchayat Polls
3 years ago

Odisha Election Commission Issues Model Code of Conduct for Upcoming Panchayat Polls

News 18  

The Odisha Election Commission has prescribed a Model Code of Conduct, which will come into force from the date of issue of election notifications by the state election commission, for the upcoming panchayat polls in the State. The state election commission issued a notification in this regard. The Model Code of Conduct, issued in Odia and English versions, directs the …

Maha Local Body Polls: Voting on Jan 18 for OBC Seats Converted to General Category
3 years ago

Maha Local Body Polls: Voting on Jan 18 for OBC Seats Converted to General Category

News 18  

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Friday said polls to local bodies from OBC reserved constituencies, which were scheduled on December 21, will now be held on January 18 and these seats will be converted as general category ones, an announcement coming two days after a Supreme Court ruling. The elections to seats earlier reserved for OBC candidates will now …

Madhya Pradesh Panchayat polls to be held in January-February 2022. Check full schedule
3 years, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh Panchayat polls to be held in January-February 2022. Check full schedule

India TV News  

Highlights Panchayat polls were due in March 2020 but were delayed due to Covid 3-tier Panchayat system polls will be held in three phases in Jan-Feb As many as 3.92 crore voters will be eligible to exercise franchise across 71,398 booths The pending elections for the three-tier Panchayat system in Madhya Pradesh will be held in three phases in January …

Biometric voter identification in Bihar panchayat polls draws praise, likely in Delhi civic polls
3 years, 1 month ago

Biometric voter identification in Bihar panchayat polls draws praise, likely in Delhi civic polls

Hindustan Times  

The biometric system for voter identification introduced in the ongoing panchayat polls in Bihar is not only getting praise from various election bodies, but is also likely to be adopted in the upcoming municipal polls in New Delhi early next year. State Election Commissioner of Delhi and Chandigarh, S K Srivastava, who was in Bihar from November 24 to 26, …

Over 10,800 Village Panchayats in Gujarat to Go to Polls on Dec 19
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 10,800 Village Panchayats in Gujarat to Go to Polls on Dec 19

News 18  

A total of 10,879 gram panchayats across Gujarat would go to polls on December 19 to elect sarpanch and members, the State Election Commission announced on Monday. Of these, the five-year tenure of 10,117 gram panchayats is ending in December, while polls will be held in 65 panchayats due to splitting or dissolution of existing bodies, along with bypolls in …

Uttar Pradesh election: Congress comes up with new strategy for selecting candidates
3 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh election: Congress comes up with new strategy for selecting candidates

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh Congress has started taking applications from candidates seeking tickets for the upcoming crucial state assembly election. The nyaya panchayat and gram sabha presidents have been authorised to collect information of the candidates from their respective constituencies. Siddiqui said the applications would be checked and discussed by nyaya panchayat and gram sabha presidents before being tabled before Congress …

Rajasthan panchayat elections: First phase of polling today, 519 seats in fray
3 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan panchayat elections: First phase of polling today, 519 seats in fray

Hindustan Times  

The first phase of the Rajasthan panchayat polls will be held today, in which voting in six districts of the state will be held to elect the zila parishad and panchayat samiti members. In the first phase of the Rajasthan panchayat polls, there are 26.55 lakh eligible voters. The Rajasthan panchayat polls are being conducted to elect the representatives in …

Voting For 114 Posts Of Village Pradhans Held In Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 7 months ago

Voting For 114 Posts Of Village Pradhans Held In Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

The voting for 114 posts of village pradhans in regions of Uttar Pradesh where polling was cancelled following the death of candidates, was held peacefully on Sunday, officials said. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the State Election Commission said that voting for 114 posts of village pradhans, where polling was cancelled following death of candidates, was held peacefully. …

How the panchayat polls ‘killed’ over 700 teachers in UP
3 years, 8 months ago

How the panchayat polls ‘killed’ over 700 teachers in UP

Live Mint  

In April, Uttar Pradesh conducted the panchayat polls in four phases. The government’s and election commission’s belligerence was a “crime against humanity”, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi tweeted; Samajwadi Party leader Mayawati demanded for financial support and a government job for the family members of the polling staffers who died of covid19. To top it off, several media reports have found …

Third Phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Polls Begins In 20 Districts
3 years, 8 months ago

Third Phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Polls Begins In 20 Districts

News 18  

Voting for the third phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh begins on Monday with more than 3.52 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats across 20 districts of the state. According to the State Election Commission, voting will held in Shamli, Meerut, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Unnao, Amethi, Barabanki, …

UP Panchayat Elections: Polling Begins for 2nd Phase Across 20 Districts, 3.48 Lakh Candidates in Fray
3 years, 8 months ago

UP Panchayat Elections: Polling Begins for 2nd Phase Across 20 Districts, 3.48 Lakh Candidates in Fray

News 18  

Voting for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections began on Monday with more than 3.48 lakh candidates in the fray for over 2.23 lakh posts across 20 districts. The State Election Commission spokesman said that more than 2.31 lakh poll officials have been deployed by the for a smooth conduct of the panchayat polls. In view of the …

UP panchayat polls 2021: Polling for Phase 1 underway in 2.21 lakh seats across 18 districts
3 years, 8 months ago

UP panchayat polls 2021: Polling for Phase 1 underway in 2.21 lakh seats across 18 districts

Firstpost  

Lucknow: Voting for the first of the four-phase Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections, seen as a semi-final to the 2022 Assembly election, began on Thursday in 18 districts with ballot papers. More than 3.33 lakh candidates in the fray for over 2.21 lakh seats in the first phase for the posts of zila panchayat members, kshetra panchayat members, village panchayat heads …

UP Panchayat Election 2021: Covid-19 Norms Flouted as Huge Crowds of Voters Turn Up for Phase 1 Polling
3 years, 8 months ago

UP Panchayat Election 2021: Covid-19 Norms Flouted as Huge Crowds of Voters Turn Up for Phase 1 Polling

News 18  

Over three crore voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on Thursday held across 18 districts in 51,176 polling booths. Several BJP MLAs and MPs, including Kaushal Kishor, appealed to the Election Commission to postpone the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections saying it could become a “super spreader” event. In view of the coronavirus …

UP Panchayat Election 2021: Voting tomorrow, check timings and other details
3 years, 8 months ago

UP Panchayat Election 2021: Voting tomorrow, check timings and other details

India Today  

UP Panchayat Election 2021: The Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections 2021 will be conducted in four phases. As per the State Election Commission, a total of 12.39 crore voters will cast their vote for 7,32,563 wards of 58,189 Gram Panchayats, 75,855 wards of 826 area panchayat, and 3,051 district panchayat members. Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election 2021: Date and time The voting …

UP panchayat poll: Agra records voter turnout of about 65%
3 years, 8 months ago

UP panchayat poll: Agra records voter turnout of about 65%

India Today  

The first round of the four-phase Uttar Pradesh panchayat election was held on Thursday. The UP gram panchayat election concluded in Agra on Thursday with a record voter turnout of about 65 per cent. The Gram Panchayats in 31 police station areas of Agra zone went to the polls on Thursday with police keeping a strict vigil to avoid any …

UP panchayat elections: Farmer union leaders campaign against BJP candidates
3 years, 8 months ago

UP panchayat elections: Farmer union leaders campaign against BJP candidates

India Today  

Ahead of the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh, farmer union leaders are visiting interiors of the state, seeking support of residents against the Bharatiya Janata Party. The farmer union leaders camped in Sitapur on Tuesday and visited many villages in the district to gain support for their movement against the three new farm bills. We are camping in different areas …

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