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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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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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Bengal Poll Officer Calls Lover's Husband For SIR, Chops Up Body, Dumps Pieces
A booth-level officer was among two arrested for allegedly murdering a man over an extramarital relationship, in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said.
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Congress Tops Telangana Civic Polls, But BJP's Breakthrough Tempers Victory
In a decisive shift in Telangana's urban political landscape, the results of the recent urban local body elections covering 2,995 of 2,996 wards have been declared, revealing a dramatic realignment of civic power across the state.
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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.
-
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.
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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.
-
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.
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Bengal Poll Officer Calls Lover's Husband For SIR, Chops Up Body, Dumps Pieces
A booth-level officer was among two arrested for allegedly murdering a man over an extramarital relationship, in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said.
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Congress Tops Telangana Civic Polls, But BJP's Breakthrough Tempers Victory
In a decisive shift in Telangana's urban political landscape, the results of the recent urban local body elections covering 2,995 of 2,996 wards have been declared, revealing a dramatic realignment of civic power across the state.
