Municipal Corporation Elections

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangu Bhai Patel on Thursday gave his consent to an ordinance sent by the state government proposing direct election of mayors in municipal corporations, a senior minister said.

In the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP is eyeing to garner support from north Indian voters in the city in a bid to dislodge its former ally Shiv Sena.

Nearly 53 per cent of around eight lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls on Friday, the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) said.

Voting for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) elections began in the city on Friday morning.

The State Election Commission of Delhi has put on hold preparations for the municipal corporation polls, that were due to be held in April, after the Centre notified the DMC (Amendment) Act, 2022, to merge the three civic bodies.

Cornering the government over the recent incidents of communal clashes across the country, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that such incidents will trigger an economic crisis in countries worst than Ukraine and Sri Lanka.

The controversy over the Azaan flared in Maharashtra this weekend, just ahead of the elections for India's richest municipal body - the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC.

Nearly 65 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the 106 civic bodies, while about 54 per cent people turned out to cast their votes to elect councilors to three municipal corporations for which polling was held on Thursday

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Thursday that a phone call was made from the Prime Minister's Office to the State Election Commissioner asking him to defer the municipal corporation polls here.

Elections will be held in 106 civic bodies and three municipal corporations in Odisha today amid tight security, officials said.

Slamming the BJP over the delay in the announcement of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party not to cry like Congress.

The Delhi High Court Monday asked the state election commission as to why EVMs with VVPAT cannot be used for the upcoming elections of municipal corporations of Delhi (MCD).

Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday said that the allegations made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Election Commission over delay in municipal corporation elections do not seem "gracious".

The dates for conducting elections for the three municipal corporations in Delhi is likely to be announced in the next few days, poll authorities said on Wednesday.

This evening, the schedule for municipal corporation elections in Delhi was to be announced, but got pushed back.

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangu Bhai Patel on Thursday gave his consent to an ordinance sent by the state government proposing direct election of mayors in municipal corporations, a senior minister said.

In the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP is eyeing to garner support from north Indian voters in the city in a bid to dislodge its former ally Shiv Sena.

Nearly 53 per cent of around eight lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls on Friday, the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) said.

Voting for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) elections began in the city on Friday morning.

The State Election Commission of Delhi has put on hold preparations for the municipal corporation polls, that were due to be held in April, after the Centre notified the DMC (Amendment) Act, 2022, to merge the three civic bodies.

Cornering the government over the recent incidents of communal clashes across the country, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that such incidents will trigger an economic crisis in countries worst than Ukraine and Sri Lanka.

The controversy over the Azaan flared in Maharashtra this weekend, just ahead of the elections for India's richest municipal body - the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC.

Nearly 65 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the 106 civic bodies, while about 54 per cent people turned out to cast their votes to elect councilors to three municipal corporations for which polling was held on Thursday

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Thursday that a phone call was made from the Prime Minister's Office to the State Election Commissioner asking him to defer the municipal corporation polls here.

Elections will be held in 106 civic bodies and three municipal corporations in Odisha today amid tight security, officials said.

Slamming the BJP over the delay in the announcement of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party not to cry like Congress.

The Delhi High Court Monday asked the state election commission as to why EVMs with VVPAT cannot be used for the upcoming elections of municipal corporations of Delhi (MCD).

Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday said that the allegations made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Election Commission over delay in municipal corporation elections do not seem "gracious".

The dates for conducting elections for the three municipal corporations in Delhi is likely to be announced in the next few days, poll authorities said on Wednesday.

This evening, the schedule for municipal corporation elections in Delhi was to be announced, but got pushed back.