Civic Body Polls to Be Held with Ballot Papers: Chhattisgarh Dep CM Arun Sao
1 week, 5 days ago

Civic Body Polls to Be Held with Ballot Papers: Chhattisgarh Dep CM Arun Sao

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister Arun Sao on Friday announced that the upcoming civic body polls in the state would be held with ballot papers. Mr Sao who holds the panchayati raj portfolio said that the upcoming polls to the rural as well as the urban local bodies would be conducted with ballot papers, not with Electronic Voting Machines. The Vishnu Deo Sai government has decided to continue with the current practice of holding the rural and urban local body polls with the ballot papers. Polls to the urban local bodies this time however cannot not be held with EVMs for some technical reasons particularly unavailability of EVMs within a short time”, senior BJP leader Anurag Agrawal told this newspaper.

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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 …

Punjab: Voting for municipal polls underway
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

EVM critic Digvijaya Singh calls for ballot papers to be used in MP's Rajgarh: ‘Preparing for that’
9 months, 1 week ago

EVM critic Digvijaya Singh calls for ballot papers to be used in MP's Rajgarh: ‘Preparing for that’

Hindustan Times  

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh, a known critic of electronic voting machines and an advocate of voting through ballot papers, on Sunday ‘proposed’ a way for voting to be conducted through ballots in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh parliamentary constituency, from where the grand old party has nominated him for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Digvijaya Singh “There is a way for elections …

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers

Hindustan Times  

The senior citizens of Sector 28 A wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Delhi, on Friday, demanding the conduction of the upcoming 2024 general elections through ballot papers only as the results of most of the elections conducted through the electronic voting machines for the last decade are erroneous. Senior citizens of Chandigarh’s Sector 28 A write a …

Ensure voters don’t face any problem during UP civic polls: SEC to officials
1 year, 7 months ago

Ensure voters don’t face any problem during UP civic polls: SEC to officials

Hindustan Times  

Canvassing in 38 districts, where second and final phase voting for the local urban body polls will be held on Thursday, ended on Tuesday. State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar has directed officials to ensure eligible voters don’t face any inconvenience at the polling booths. Ensure voters don’t face any problem during UP civic polls: SEC to officials Kumar said voting …

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 …

Why municipal polls are crucial
2 years, 1 month ago

Why municipal polls are crucial

Hindustan Times  

First impressions can be deceptive. It may appear the least glamorous of India’s myriad electoral processes, but few polls hold greater influence over the life of a citizen than local body polls. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, which will see a new administration elected in polls scheduled on December 4, registers births, deaths and marriages, issues trade and factory licences, …

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 …

Civic Sense: Bengal BJP Drafting 'Inclusive' Candidate List for Municipal Polls to Boost Morale, End Disunity
3 years, 1 month ago

Civic Sense: Bengal BJP Drafting 'Inclusive' Candidate List for Municipal Polls to Boost Morale, End Disunity

News 18  

After being buoyed by an impressive performance during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party has faced several electoral upsets in the state this year. Several leaders from Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress had switched to the BJP ahead of the April-May assembly elections this year. However, in the BJP’s national executive meeting this week, the central …

'If Suggestion Comes, Maha Cabinet Will Decide': Ajit Pawar on Reintroduction of Ballot Papers for Elections
3 years, 11 months ago

'If Suggestion Comes, Maha Cabinet Will Decide': Ajit Pawar on Reintroduction of Ballot Papers for Elections

News 18  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the state cabinet will discuss and decide if a suggestion is made to it over framing a law to give electors the option of casting vote via ballot papers besides EVMs in some elections. His statement comes two days after Assembly Speaker Nana Patole asked the state legislature to frame a …

Maharashtra may propose law for ballot papers in elections
3 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra may propose law for ballot papers in elections

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra’s Speaker Nana Patole on Tuesday directed the state government to explore the option of allowing the use of paper ballots in addition to electronic voting machines during state and local body polls, a move that officials and experts could test the limits of electoral procedures that are under a state’s legal control. Patole’s direction came purportedly on a request …

Govt To Persuade States To Adopt ECI Electoral Roll For Local Body Polls: Law Minister
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt To Persuade States To Adopt ECI Electoral Roll For Local Body Polls: Law Minister

News 18  

New Delhi: A decision has been taken by the government to persuade states to adopt the electoral rolls prepared by the Election Commission of India for their local body elections, the Centre informed Parliament on Monday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there is no proposal to amend the Representation …

Congress cannot decide if they won Bengaluru Urban Body polls because ‘EVMs were not hacked’ or because ‘paper ballots were used’
5 years, 7 months ago

Congress cannot decide if they won Bengaluru Urban Body polls because ‘EVMs were not hacked’ or because ‘paper ballots were used’

Op India  

The Congress party has registered a victory in the Karnataka Urban Local Body polls, winning 509 of the total 1,221 wards while the BJP secured 366 wards. While in the Lok Sabha elections, EVMs under the Central Election Commission was used, for the local body elections, EVMs under the State EC were used. The Congress’ victory in the Urban Local …

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