Panchayat polls

WATCH: Mamata Banerjee Makes Tea During Panchayat Poll Campaign In Jalpaiguri

A video of the Bengal chief minister preparing and serving the tea to the locals went viral on social media. In the viral video, the TMC boss can also be seen interacting with the staff of the roadside team stall.

Jun 27, 2023, 09:13 AM IST

Panchayat Elections: Supreme Court Upholds Calcutta High Court Order To Deploy Central Forces In Bengal

The Calcutta high court had on June 15 directed the SEC to requisition and deploy central forces across West Bengal for the panchayat elections within 48 hours.

Jun 20, 2023, 13:33 PM IST

Haryana panchayat polls: Polling underway for zila parishad, panchayat samitis in nine districts

In 61 blocks of nine districts -- Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar -- polling is being held to elect 1,278 Panchayat Samiti members and 175 Zilla Parishad members.

Oct 30, 2022, 09:54 AM IST

Infighting in Bengal BJP? Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar is a PUPPET, says top party leader

BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra attacked Sukanta Majumdar after he was reportedly not invited to a protest rally against TMC at Bolpur, his home town.

Sep 02, 2022, 08:05 AM IST

Husbands of elected women won't be allowed in panchayat meetings, says Punjab govt

The decision is aimed to stop the practice of meetings being attended by husbands, sons or other relatives on behalf of women representatives of panchayati raj institutions.

Aug 31, 2022, 21:40 PM IST

'People here love me and my WIVES...', BJP leader's 'HILARIOUS' remark after two wives win panchayat polls

35-year-old Samrath Morya wanted even his third wife to contest the polls but that would have meant she would have had to leave her job as a peon in the education department. But Samarth did not agree to risk leaving the government job.

Jul 19, 2022, 12:34 PM IST

Arunachal panchayat bypolls: BJP bags 120 seats unopposed ahead of voting on July 12

BJP candidates have bagged unopposed all the panchayat seats in Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Pakke Kessang, Kamle, Upper Subansiri, West Siang, Upper Siang, Namsai, Siang, Lower Siang, Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts. In Kurung Kumey, the BJP won five seats unopposed, while its ally NPP won one seat.

Jul 06, 2022, 16:12 PM IST

Gujarat panchayat polls: Voting underway, over 27,000 candidates in fray

The polls are being seen as a major test for political parties ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections due in December next year.

Dec 19, 2021, 09:48 AM IST

Gujarat panchayat polls for over 10,800 villages to be held on December 19

"Polling will be held on December 19 between 7 am and 6 pm in over 27,000 polling booths," said EC official.

Nov 22, 2021, 19:46 PM IST

UP panchayat polls: Only five people will be allowed during door-to-door campaigning, says SEC

The Allahabad High Court had recently asked the state government to complete the panchayat election process by May 25. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh reported 542 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the state to 6,08,076, the UP government said in a statement.

Mar 23, 2021, 11:16 AM IST

Gujarat civic polls: Voting for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats underway

The SEC has said voting for 8,473 seats, comprising 2,720 in 680 wards in municipalities, 980 in district panchayats and 4,773 in taluka panchayats, will be held across 36,008 booths. Some 3.04 crore people in the state are eligible to vote for these polls.

Feb 28, 2021, 08:46 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat elections underway; check Phase 1 poll districts

The first phase of the gram panchayat elections is underway in Andhra Pradesh. The elections are being held for 2,723 village panchayats across 12 districts of the state. The voting will conclude at 3:30 pm, after which the counting of votes will start at 4 pm.

Feb 09, 2021, 13:27 PM IST