West Bengal panchayat polls: High Court allows filing of nominations through e-mail
The Calcutta HC on Tuesday directed SEC to accept the nominations of those, who had sent their papers to the poll panel via e-mail for West Bengal panchayat elections.
May 08, 2018, 16:34 PM IST
West Bengal panchayat polls: Trinamool Congress wins more than 20,000 seats without contest
TMC in West Bengal has won several seats in the three-tier panchayat polls with SEC releasing the list of uncontested seats.
Apr 30, 2018, 21:05 PM IST
In a first, Calcutta High Court stays WB panchayat polls
The panchayat elections were to be held in three phases from May 1 to May 5 and the counting of votes was scheduled on May 8.
Apr 12, 2018, 22:37 PM IST
West Bengal panchayat polls: Kolkata HC puts all procedures on hold, seeks report
The Kolkata High Court has asked the state Election Commission to put all procedures for West Bengal panchayat elections on hold till April 16.
Apr 12, 2018, 13:16 PM IST
Congress, CPI-M have ganged up with BJP for panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee
Accusing the Congress and CPI-M of ganging up with the BJP for the coming panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked the two parties whether they supported the saffron outfit`s ideology in the state.
Apr 12, 2018, 10:26 AM IST
West Bengal panchayat elections: Polling on May 1, 3, 5; results on May 8
No clarity yet on whether central police forces will be deployed to ensure the integrity of the election.
Mar 31, 2018, 17:41 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee govt to distribute cows ahead of panchayat polls in West Bengal
The Mamata Banerjee government will soon be distributing cows among families living in panchayat areas across West Bengal. The decision was announced ahead of rural elections are scheduled to be held next year.
Nov 15, 2017, 15:17 PM IST
