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Naga body temporarily suspends ‘public emergency’ in 6 districts after 4 months
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Naga body temporarily suspends ‘public emergency’ in 6 districts after 4 months

Hindustan Times  

The Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation has announced a temporary suspension of the “public emergency” imposed by it in the tribal areas under six eastern districts of Nagaland. According to ENPO, the step to suspend the “public emergency” was a measure aimed at fostering mutual understanding and pursuing a peaceful resolution regarding the creation of autonomous Frontier Nagaland Territory by the …

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NDPP sweeps historic civic polls in Nagaland, wins all 3 municipal councils, most town councils
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NDPP sweeps historic civic polls in Nagaland, wins all 3 municipal councils, most town councils

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Fresh from an upset in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party swept the urban local body elections in Nagaland on Saturday. State Election Commission officials said the NDPP won 152 seats across the municipal and town councils. “Out of 198 women candidates, 102, including eight in unreserved wards, emerged victorious, making a significant milestone …

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Nagaland holds civic polls after 20 years
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nagaland holds civic polls after 20 years

The Hindu  

A majority of more than 2.23 lakh voters in Nagaland exercised their franchise in the elections to the urban local bodies held on June 26 after a 20-year gap. Boycott in 6 districts The elections, however, were not held in 14 town councils across six districts where the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation boycotted the polls, claiming their region has faced …

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Focus on women in Nagaland civic polls
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Focus on women in Nagaland civic polls

The Hindu  

After 20 years of resistance to the reservation of seats for women, Nagaland will vote for the urban local bodies on Wednesday. Of the 16 districts in the State, the civic polls will be held in 10 because of the non-participation of the communities in six eastern districts where the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation exercises its clout. Church appeal The …

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Nagaland to hold first civic polls in 2 decades on Wednesday; 198 women in fray
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Nagaland to hold first civic polls in 2 decades on Wednesday; 198 women in fray

Hindustan Times  

Nagaland will hold the state’s urban local body polls in two decades on Wednesday with first-ever allocation of 33% quota of seats for women. A total of 523 candidates are in the fray across 25 ULBs, including three municipal and 21 town councils. Initially, 238 women had filed nominations but 23 of them from the eastern region withdrew in view …

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Nagaland: 523 in fray for ULB polls, ENPO to abstain
6 months ago

Nagaland: 523 in fray for ULB polls, ENPO to abstain

Hindustan Times  

Kohima: As Nagaland gears up to hold its first civic polls after two decades, the people from six eastern districts have planned to abstain from participating in the polling. On June 26, 24 ULBs across the state will go to polls to constitute the long overdue civic bodies The six districts – Mon, Tuensang, Longleng, Kiphire, Noklak and Shamator – …

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Bonus for Congress in Nagaland: 3 civic poll candidates elected unopposed
6 months, 1 week ago

Bonus for Congress in Nagaland: 3 civic poll candidates elected unopposed

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The tide seems to be turning for the Congress in Nagaland, a State where it had been almost wiped out before the Lok Sabha election on April 19. Three Congress candidates were elected unopposed in the urban local body polls for Mokokchung district’s Tuli Town Council on June 15. Defying the odds The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee congratulated the …

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Nagaland Urban Local Bodies elections: 669 candidates file nominations for historic polls
6 months, 1 week ago

Nagaland Urban Local Bodies elections: 669 candidates file nominations for historic polls

India TV News  

Nagaland is holding Urban Local Bodies elections after 20 years. A total of 669 candidates filed their nominations for the elections in Nagaland that will be held on June 26. 669 candidates, including 238 women, filed their nomination papers for the three municipal councils and 36 town councils, said the State Election Commission. Meanwhile, defying the call of the Eastern …

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Nagaland to hold civic polls after 20 years, adds women’s quota
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nagaland to hold civic polls after 20 years, adds women’s quota

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Nagaland Cabinet has approved the elections to the urban local bodies with 33% of the seats reserved for women. On April 27, Nagaland’s Municipal Affairs Department said that the State Election Commission approved the election schedule, which specified the number of wards reserved for women on rotation as mandated by the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2023. The Nagaland …

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Finally, Nagaland prepares ground to hold civic polls with 33% reservation for women
9 months, 1 week ago

Finally, Nagaland prepares ground to hold civic polls with 33% reservation for women

Hindustan Times  

Nagaland is readying to hold elections for its urban local bodies after a gap of 20 years following the receipt of Governor La Ganesan’s assent to the new Nagaland Municipal Bill 2023, recently. How the women’s reservation is connected to it Despite the constitutional requirement to ensure that a minimum of one-third of the total number of seats to be …

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NOTA option to be made available to voters during urban local bodies’ polls in T.N.
1 year, 5 months ago

NOTA option to be made available to voters during urban local bodies’ polls in T.N.

The Hindu  

The NOTA option will, hereafter, be a part of the electronic voting machines for urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu. This marks the State government fulfilling a long-standing demand of activists for the introduction of the NOTA option in polls to the ULBs. Nearly for nine years, the State Election Commission had pressed the State government to introduce NOTA. A …

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OPINION UP Municipal Poll Results: Boost For 'Triple Engine Sarkar' And Economic Advantage For BJP Ahead Of 2024
1 year, 7 months ago

OPINION UP Municipal Poll Results: Boost For 'Triple Engine Sarkar' And Economic Advantage For BJP Ahead Of 2024

ABP News  

UP Municipal Election Results 2023: The BJP has won the urban local bodies elections in Uttar Pradesh, the results of which were declared on the same day as Karnataka. The elections across 760 ULBs were held for 14,684 posts for three tiers: Nagar Nigam Nagar Palika Nagar Panchayat While the BJP swept all 17 mayoral posts, it increased its tally …

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BJP bags all 17 mayoral seats in Uttar Pradesh urban polls
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP bags all 17 mayoral seats in Uttar Pradesh urban polls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday swept the urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, winning all 17 mayoral seats, in a result that reaffirms chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s firm grip over the state’s politics, according to the state election commission. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath celebrates the party’s victory at BJP headquarters in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. “This …

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UP urban local boy polls: Counting of votes begins amid tight security
1 year, 7 months ago

UP urban local boy polls: Counting of votes begins amid tight security

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh began for all the 760 ULBs at 353 centres at 8am on Saturday amid tight security. According to the SEC data, over 83,000 candidates were in the fray for 14,684 posts of mayors, corporators, nagar palika chairpersons, members and nagar panchayat chairpersons and members in 760 ULBs …

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UP Nikay Elections 2023 Results: Counting of votes for Nagar Nigam, Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika Parishad polls today
1 year, 7 months ago

UP Nikay Elections 2023 Results: Counting of votes for Nagar Nigam, Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika Parishad polls today

Hindustan Times  

The stage is set for the counting of votes for the 2023 Uttar Pradesh Urban Local Body elections held in two phases. The voters of the urban areas in Uttar Pradesh exercised their franchise on May 4 and May 11 to elect their representatives at different levels of the ULBs: Municipal Corporation or Nagar Nigam; Municipal Council or Nagar Palika …

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UP Municipal Election Results Today; BJP, SP Face-off in Penultimate Test Before 2024 LS Polls
1 year, 7 months ago

UP Municipal Election Results Today; BJP, SP Face-off in Penultimate Test Before 2024 LS Polls

News 18  

The counting of votes cast during the two phases of the urban local body polls and the bye-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will take place on Saturday. Urban Local Body Polls 2023 The ULB polls were held in two phases — on May 4 and May 11. State BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and former Deputy Chief …

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Samajwadi Party expels leader for contesting ULB polls against party nominee in Ballia
1 year, 7 months ago

Samajwadi Party expels leader for contesting ULB polls against party nominee in Ballia

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party has expelled senior leader Sanjay Upadhyay from the party for six years for contesting the election for Ballia Municipal Council chairman against the official nominee, a party leader said on April 29. SP district unit president Raj Mangal Yadav said the party had declared Laxman Gupta as its candidate for the election to the post of chairman …

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Explained | Why did the Nagaland government repeal its municipal act ?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Why did the Nagaland government repeal its municipal act ?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 28, the Neiphiu Rio-led Nagaland government preferred to be in contempt of the Supreme Court than face the wrath of the community-based organisations by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001. This led to the cancellation of the State Election Commission’s March 9 notification for holding elections to Nagaland’s 39 urban local bodies with …

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Nagaland civic polls unlikely after House decision to repeal 2001 Municipal Act
1 year, 8 months ago

Nagaland civic polls unlikely after House decision to repeal 2001 Municipal Act

The Hindu  

The 60-member Nagaland Assembly has unanimously resolved to repeal the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001 with immediate effect, thereby negating the possibility of the State holding the elections to the urban local bodies with 33% of the seats reserved for women. The Naga Hohos also threatened to boycott the polls if the government failed to guarantee that holding the civic …

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Traditional tribal bodies threaten to boycott Nagaland civic polls
1 year, 8 months ago

Traditional tribal bodies threaten to boycott Nagaland civic polls

The Hindu  

The traditional tribal bodies have threatened to boycott the civic polls in Nagaland unless the government guarantees that reserving 33% of the seats would not violate the provisions of Article 371A of the Constitution of India. Describing the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001 as a “borrowed” piece of legislation, the Hohos said any part or Section of this Act infringing …

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MLAs told to get feedback on holding civic polls: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio
1 year, 9 months ago

MLAs told to get feedback on holding civic polls: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has asked all the members of the State’s 60-member Assembly to reach out to the traditional tribal organisations and civil society groups for feedback on holding the elections to the urban local bodies on May 16. Several organisations in three major urban centres of the State – capital Kohima, commercial hub Dimapur and Mokokchung …

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Nagaland civic polls with 33% women quota opposed
1 year, 9 months ago

Nagaland civic polls with 33% women quota opposed

The Hindu  

Organisations in three major urban areas of Nagaland have opposed the State government’s decision to hold the civic polls on May 16 with 33% of the seats reserved for women. In a letter on March 10, these organisations reminded Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio of Article 371A of the Constitution of India that says “no Act of Parliament would apply …

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Nagaland to hold civic polls with 33% quota for women
1 year, 9 months ago

Nagaland to hold civic polls with 33% quota for women

The Hindu  

A week after two women made history by being elected to Nagaland’s 60-member Assembly, Nagaland announced the holding of elections for 39 urban local bodies with 33% reservation of seats for women. During its first meeting on Tuesday, the newly-formed Nagaland Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio deliberated on the conduct of the ULB elections by May this year …

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Why has Yogi government rushed to Supreme Court over OBC quota?
1 year, 11 months ago

Why has Yogi government rushed to Supreme Court over OBC quota?

India Today  

On Thursday, the Yogi Aditynath government in Uttar Pradesh moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court’s December 27 verdict that had ordered Urban Local Body polls be held immediately,, without Other Backward Class quota to candidates, for the state failed to complete the necessary groundwork. The state government had issued a provisional list of reserved seats for mayors …

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