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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste reservation fabric needs new pattern

“Begin at the beginning, the king said, very gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland For millenniums, caste has been cast in stone in the Indian psyche. Gavai, who could be the chief justice next year, wrote: “The State must evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer even …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey wants parts of Bengal, Jharkhand to be declared Union Territory: ‘Hindus will disappear…’

Live Mint

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has called for parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal to be combined into an Union Territory to tackle challenges posed by illegal immigrants. The senior politician told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the population of adivasis in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand was on a decline due to the growing influx of “Bangladeshi infiltrators”. …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Left calls 12-hour Tripura shutdown on Sunday to protest murder of CPI-M Zilla Parishad candidate

News 18

Tripura’s opposition CPI-M-led Left Front called a 12-hour statewide shutdown on Sunday to protest against the murder of a CPI-M candidate for the South Tripura Zilla Parishad in the August 8 three-tier Gram Panchayats elections. Tripura Left Front convener Narayan Kar alleged that Badal Shil was critically injured in a deadly attack by ruling BJP-backed assailants on Friday at Rajnagar …

Left Front Bjp Panchayat Left Gram Panchayats Tripura Shutdown

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Royal polling booth with king, queen thrones set up in Shivamogga Zilla Panchayat

Hindustan Times

In an innovative bid to entice voters to exercise their democratic right, the Shimoga Zilla Panchayat in Karnataka has unveiled a polling booth that has majestic thrones reserved for voters. Lok Sabha elections: Royal polling booth with king, queen thrones set up in Shimoga Zilla Panchayat. READ | Lok Sabha Polls: Ex-Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa casts his vote in Shivamogga, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pawara tribes tryst with voting in remote hamlet of Maharashtra

The Hindu

April 28, 2024 08:51 am | Updated 08:51 am IST - AMBAPANI Living far from civilisation, the Pawara tribe in Ambapani hamlet of Yawal tehsil in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, got registered to vote for the first time in 1994 since then they used to go to a gram panchayat, a 13 km walk, to cast their vote. Ambapani is …

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8 months ago

Women officials to adorn silk saris sporting election message in Chamarajanagar

The Hindu

Senior women officials of the Chamarajanagar district administration are expected to adorn specially-designed silk saris sporting a message that seeks to encourage voter participation on the day of elections on April 26. Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar Shilpa Nag, who is also the Election Officer for Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency, unveiled a batch of specially woven handloom silk sarees sporting the …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: CM Mamata Banerjee reminds TMC leaders about people’s power

Hindustan Times

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sent out a message to leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress saying that if they lose the support of the people, no one would care for them, a warning issued to her own party members in the backdrop of developments in Sandeshkhali, which has been on the edge since early this …

West Bengal Party Leaders Mamata Banerjee Bjp Arrested Leader

1 year, 3 months ago

Will JD(S)-BJP alliance Impact Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat polls?

Deccan Chronicle

Mangaluru: As political pundits crunch numbers in anticipation of the JD-BJP alliance's impact on the upcoming parliamentary elections, keen attention is now turning towards its implications for Rural and Urban Local Bodies Elections, particularly the upcoming Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat polls. While the alliance's strategy for parliamentary constituencies seems well-defined, with JD focusing on its strongholds in Old Mysuru …

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1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal’s panchayat election today. 10 updates

Live Mint

Polling for West Bengal's panchayat elections started on Saturday morning at 7. Here are 10 updates on the West Bengal panchayat election: There are 63,229-gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, while 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts in Bengal The ruling Trinamool Congress is contesting all the 928 seats in zilla parishads, 9,419 seats …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates

The Hindu

Three-year-old Rajdeep kept sucking a mango seed for almost half an hour. The child’s mother, Pallavi Mistri, a resident of Mullickpur gram panchayat under the Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, is a candidate for zilla parishad number 64, and had to leave her village after filing nomination papers on June 14. Several candidates, including women …

Women Candidates West Bengal State Bjp Panchayat Polls

2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka State Election Commission Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Extending Time For Delimitation Exercise For Local Body Polls

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by the Karnataka State Election Commission assailing the order of the Karnataka High Court which granted a further period of 12 weeks to the State Government to complete the exercise of delimitation of constituencies and providing reservation to SC, ST, OBC and other categories for all the Taluk & …

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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. …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole accuses NCP of 'backstabbing'

Op India

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole has accused its coalition partner NCP of “backstabbing” by siding with BJP in the Bhandara Zilla Panchayat elections. If they backstab while being beside us, they will be asked questions: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole pic.twitter.com/hcSsxux072 — ANI May 11, 2022 Speaking to the media, Maharashtra Congress Chief lashed out at Sharad Pawar’s …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Naveen raj: Biju Janata Dal wins big in Odisha panchayat elections

The Hindu

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal won the elections to three-tier panchayati raj institutions in Odisha, which were held in February, by defeating the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress like never before. The BJP, which won 36 Zilla Parishad seats in the 2012 elections after its alliance with the BJD ended on the eve of the 2009 …

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2 years, 9 months ago

BJD sweeps three-tier panchayat polls in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janta Dal swept the three-tier panchayat elections by winning 766 out of 852 seats announced by the State Election Commission on Tuesday. Following the announcement of results, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik said, "This unwavering love has further strengthened our commitment to public service. As per the State Election Commission, out of 852, BJD …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Landslide victory for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in Odisha panchayat elections

The Hindu

The Biju Janata Dal, led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has registered a landslide victory in the elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in Odisha, decimating the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. In the panchayat elections held in 2012 for 854 seats, the BJD had won 654 seats, followed by the Congress with 128 seats and the BJP …

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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 …

Elections Congress Election State Held Bjp Panchayat

3 years ago

Supreme Court Stays 27% OBC Reservation In Maharashtra Local Body Elections

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes in the local body elections until further orders.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar passed the order in writ petitions filed challenging the Maharashtra Ordinance which introduced 27% OBC quota in the local body elections and the consequent notifications issued by the State. The …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Bypolls: BJP wins 22 zilla parishad seats; MVA tally at 46; Congress shines in Panchayat Samitis

India TV News

The BJP on Wednesday won 22 of the 85 zilla parishad seats across half a dozen Maharashtra districts where bypolls where held, while the Congress bagged 36 of the 144 Panchayat Samiti seats which were on offer under their jurisdiction, according to results announced by the State Election Commission. In Panchayat Samiti bypolls, the Congress won the highest 36 of …

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3 years, 5 months ago

BSP will not contest Zilla Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati

India TV News

Bahujan Samaj Party will not contest the Zilla panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh this year, said party Chief Mayawati on Monday. Addressing media, Mayawati alleged that the reason behind not contesting the election is horse-trading and misuse of state machinery done by the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh. "The party workers and leaders are instructed to invest their time in …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Goa Municipal Elections 2021 Results: Clean sweep for BJP in five municipalities

India TV News

Goa municipal election 2021 result: In yet another stellar show by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa, the saffron party-backed panel on Monday won 25 of 30 wards in the Corporation of the City of Panaji. * Goa Municipal Elections 2021 Results LIVE: BJP-backed supporters win Curchorem municipal council polls. * Goa Municipal Elections 2021 Results LIVE: Cuncolim municipal …

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4 years ago

Goa Zilla Panchayat Election results: BJP wins 11 seats, Independents four, Congress one; counting of votes underway

Firstpost

Goa’s zilla panchayat polls were the first elections in the coastal state since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began Counting of votes for the Goa zilla panchayat elections is underway at 15 notified centres across the state. Goa’s zilla panchayat polls were the first elections in the coastal state since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began. As per reports till …

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Caste reservation fabric needs new pattern

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey wants parts of Bengal, Jharkhand to be declared Union Territory: ‘Hindus will disappear…’

Left calls 12-hour Tripura shutdown on Sunday to protest murder of CPI-M Zilla Parishad candidate

Lok Sabha elections: Royal polling booth with king, queen thrones set up in Shivamogga Zilla Panchayat

Pawara tribes tryst with voting in remote hamlet of Maharashtra

Women officials to adorn silk saris sporting election message in Chamarajanagar

Sandeshkhali: CM Mamata Banerjee reminds TMC leaders about people’s power

Will JD(S)-BJP alliance Impact Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat polls?

West Bengal’s panchayat election today. 10 updates

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates

Karnataka State Election Commission Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Extending Time For Delimitation Exercise For Local Body Polls

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

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole accuses NCP of 'backstabbing'

Naveen raj: Biju Janata Dal wins big in Odisha panchayat elections

BJD sweeps three-tier panchayat polls in Odisha

Landslide victory for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in Odisha panchayat elections

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

Supreme Court Stays 27% OBC Reservation In Maharashtra Local Body Elections

Bypolls: BJP wins 22 zilla parishad seats; MVA tally at 46; Congress shines in Panchayat Samitis

BSP will not contest Zilla Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati

Goa Municipal Elections 2021 Results: Clean sweep for BJP in five municipalities

Goa Zilla Panchayat Election results: BJP wins 11 seats, Independents four, Congress one; counting of votes underway