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Haryana Civil Polls Underway, 12.60 Lakh Voters Eligible
Haryana Municipal committees and municipal council elections for 28 and 18 seats respectively are underway on June 19. Scheduled between 7am-6pm, the polling will be held in 1,290 (municipal councils) and 671 stations (municipalities). In addition, 12.60 lakh voters are eligible in municipal councils, and 5.70 lakh in the municipality. Furthermore, over 14,000 polling staff and police were deployed for election security. The election results… read-more
Tags: Haryana, Civic Polls, Election Commission, Voters, Political Parties
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
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BJP Slams Thackeray Govt Over OBC Reservation In Civic Polls Issue: Maharashtra
BJP MLAs created ruckus over OBC reservation bill in the local bodies election, during the Maharashtra Assembly session. Taking a dig at the Uddhav Thackeray led Government, the former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis asked the Maharashtra CM to hold discussion over the OBCs reservation, and said, until the matter is resolved, there should't be civic polls. Meanwhile, Thackeray is expected to discuss the OBC reservation, during a state… read-more
Tags: obc reservation quota, Civic Polls, Maharashtra Government, CM Uddhav Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis
Courtesy: ANI
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TMC Sweeps Urban Bengal, BJP Says It Doesn't Accept The Result: WB Civic Poll
In the West Bengal civic polls, the ruling party Trinamool Congress on March 2 registered a landslide victory across the state. State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar has blamed the TMC for false voting and is not ready to accept the result. "The result does not reflect the people's feelings. The election was a farce, we do not accept the results," Majumdar said. However, TMC won 102 out of 107 municipalities.
Tags: West Bengal, Civic Polls, President Sukanta Majumdar, BJP, TMC
Courtesy: India Today
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Civic Polls For 108 Municipalities Underway In West Bengal
West Bengal started civic polls for 108 municipalities from February 27, starting from 7 AM. The voting will go till 5 PM, said the West Bengal State Election Commission. More than 95 lakh voters are set to choose their representatives spreading to 2,276 wards. Polling is being held under police officers tight security. Some of the major districts conducting polling are: Darjeeling, Cooch-Behar, Dinajpur, and North & South 24 parganas.… read-more
Tags: West Bengal, Elections, Polling, Election Commission, Civic Polls
Courtesy: ANI
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Calcutta HC Directs EC To Postpone Civic Polls By 4-6 Weeks: COVID-19
In view of the COVID-19 surge, the Calcutta HC, on January 14, directed the Election Commission to postpone civic polls by 4-6 weeks. Hearing a petition, the HC asked the EC to delay the Siliguri, Chandernagore, Bidhannagar and Asansol municipal Corporations elections, scheduled to be held on January 22. The decision came at a time when, West Bengal reported over 20,000 COVID-19 cases with over 60% positivity rate.
Tags: Municipal elections, west bengal government, Election Commission Of India, calcutta high court, Civic Polls
Courtesy: ANI
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BJP Defeats TMC, CPI(M) To Win Tripura Civic Poll
In the civic body elections in Tripura, the ruling BJP won all the seats of the 51-member Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) on November 28. BJP also performed well in several other urban local bodies, reported PTI. The election was held on the 222 seats of AMC on November 25 and while on 112 seats BJP nominees won uncontested. However, opposition parties TMC and CPI(M) demanded a fresh election.
Tags: Tripura, Civic Polls, BJP, Agartala Muncipal Corporation, win
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
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Nashik Civic Polls: MNS To Contest Elections Alone
Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is going to contest the Nashik Civic polls in 2022 on its own. The decision was declared in a press conference headed by Amit Thackeray, son of Raj Thackeray (MNS Chief) and Mr. Sandeep Deshpande, the party leader ahead of their political tour to Nashik. Currently, BJP is in power at the civic body.
Tags: Nashik Civic Polls, Raj Thackeray, MNS, Civic Polls
Courtesy: The Times of India
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BJP Fields Star Campaigners At GHMC Polls; List Includes PM Modi, Amit Shah
Just ahead of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Elections (GHMC), Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field star campaigners. Reportedly, the list includes PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as star campaigners. In addition to them, the party has fielded BJP chief JP Nadda and CM Yogi Adityanath to endorse the candidates. Moreover, union minister Smiriti Irani has already started campaigning for the party on November 25… read-more
Tags: Hyderabad, Civic Polls, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah
Courtesy: The Economic Times
