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BJP Tightens Grip As AAP, Congress Collapse: Decoding Gujarat Civic Polls
Gujarat Civic Polls: Official figures show a sharp rise in the BJP's performance across municipal corporations.
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Congress Breaches BJP's Founding Bastion In Ahmedabad's Khadia
Khadia had remained an undefeated stronghold for the Jan Sangh and subsequently the BJP since the early 1970s
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BJP Wins All 15 Municipal Corporations In Gujarat, AAP Surat Stronghold Falls
The BJP's success also extended into the taluka and district panchayats, though the Congress and AAP managed to find small pockets of support in rural areas
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BJP Office Peon To Corporator: Rameshbhai Bhil Wins Big In Gujarat Local Body Polls
His transition from serving tea and managing files for party leaders to becoming an elected Corporator has become a symbol of grassroots political mobility in North Gujarat.
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Voting Begins For Gujarat Local Body Polls, Amit Shah To Vote In Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Voting for Gujarat’s local body elections began on Sunday, with polling underway across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats in what is one of the state’s largest grassroots el
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Election Officer Dies By Suicide Weeks Before Local Body Polls In Gujarat
DC Brahmankachh, the mamlatdar and an election officer in Umargaon, reportedly jumped in front of a train late last night.
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BJP, Congress Or AAP? This Gujarat Candidate Is Representing All 3 Parties
In an unprecedented turn of events that has left both voters and political analysts baffled, a single candidate has filed nomination papers representing three rival parties for the same seat. Bharat Singh Vakhala, a prominent local figure, filed his candidacy for the Pipero seat of the Dahod District Panchayat in Gujarat as an official nominee for ...
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Gujarat Local Body Polls On April 26, Votes To Be Counted On April 28
Over 4.18 crore voters will be eligible to elect their representatives in a total of 9,992 seats across Gujarat, officials said.
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Election Commission Transfers 173 Bengal Police Station Heads Ahead Of Polls
Poll body officials said such large-scale transfers are aimed at ensuring neutrality in law enforcement.
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
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Israel, US Strikes Hit Building Of Panel Electing New Iran Supreme Leader: Report
Israeli and US strikes on Tuesday hit the Tehran building of a body tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader, local media reported.
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Rajasthan Cabinet Removes 2-Child Norm For Local Body Polls After 3 Decades
In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.
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Assam Assembly Elections Could Be Held In A Single Phase: Poll Body
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday indicated that the upcoming Assam Assembly elections could be conducted in a single phase, keeping in mind the convenience of voters and prevailing local conditions.
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Civic Poll Verdict Seen As Acid Test For Revanth Reddy Government
The polls were held on February 12, and elections to the posts of chairpersons, mayors and their deputies were completed on February 16, with voting in 11 municipalities postponed by the State Election Commission.
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Telangana Civic Body Polls: BJP Skips Nizamabad Race, Wins Big In Karimnagar
Telangana's urban local body elections have thrown up sharp political contrasts for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While the party secured a decisive mayoral victory in Karimnagar, it has chosen to sit in the opposition in Nizamabad.
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BJP Tightens Grip As AAP, Congress Collapse: Decoding Gujarat Civic Polls
Gujarat Civic Polls: Official figures show a sharp rise in the BJP's performance across municipal corporations.
-
Congress Breaches BJP's Founding Bastion In Ahmedabad's Khadia
Khadia had remained an undefeated stronghold for the Jan Sangh and subsequently the BJP since the early 1970s
-
BJP Wins All 15 Municipal Corporations In Gujarat, AAP Surat Stronghold Falls
The BJP's success also extended into the taluka and district panchayats, though the Congress and AAP managed to find small pockets of support in rural areas
-
BJP Office Peon To Corporator: Rameshbhai Bhil Wins Big In Gujarat Local Body Polls
His transition from serving tea and managing files for party leaders to becoming an elected Corporator has become a symbol of grassroots political mobility in North Gujarat.
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Voting Begins For Gujarat Local Body Polls, Amit Shah To Vote In Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Voting for Gujarat’s local body elections began on Sunday, with polling underway across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats in what is one of the state’s largest grassroots el
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Election Officer Dies By Suicide Weeks Before Local Body Polls In Gujarat
DC Brahmankachh, the mamlatdar and an election officer in Umargaon, reportedly jumped in front of a train late last night.
-
BJP, Congress Or AAP? This Gujarat Candidate Is Representing All 3 Parties
In an unprecedented turn of events that has left both voters and political analysts baffled, a single candidate has filed nomination papers representing three rival parties for the same seat. Bharat Singh Vakhala, a prominent local figure, filed his candidacy for the Pipero seat of the Dahod District Panchayat in Gujarat as an official nominee for ...
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Gujarat Local Body Polls On April 26, Votes To Be Counted On April 28
Over 4.18 crore voters will be eligible to elect their representatives in a total of 9,992 seats across Gujarat, officials said.
-
Election Commission Transfers 173 Bengal Police Station Heads Ahead Of Polls
Poll body officials said such large-scale transfers are aimed at ensuring neutrality in law enforcement.
-
Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
-
Israel, US Strikes Hit Building Of Panel Electing New Iran Supreme Leader: Report
Israeli and US strikes on Tuesday hit the Tehran building of a body tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader, local media reported.
-
Rajasthan Cabinet Removes 2-Child Norm For Local Body Polls After 3 Decades
In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.
-
Assam Assembly Elections Could Be Held In A Single Phase: Poll Body
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday indicated that the upcoming Assam Assembly elections could be conducted in a single phase, keeping in mind the convenience of voters and prevailing local conditions.
-
Civic Poll Verdict Seen As Acid Test For Revanth Reddy Government
The polls were held on February 12, and elections to the posts of chairpersons, mayors and their deputies were completed on February 16, with voting in 11 municipalities postponed by the State Election Commission.
-
Telangana Civic Body Polls: BJP Skips Nizamabad Race, Wins Big In Karimnagar
Telangana's urban local body elections have thrown up sharp political contrasts for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While the party secured a decisive mayoral victory in Karimnagar, it has chosen to sit in the opposition in Nizamabad.
