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Bengal Political Killings: Zero In Records, Different Story On Ground
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows that West Bengal reported 47 political murders from 2014 to 2021. However, since 2022, NCRB data shows zero political killings in the state
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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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Bureaucrat Gamble Fails For BJP As Ex-IPS Loses By 2,700 Votes In Gujarat
ML Ninama had recently stepped down from his high-ranking position in the Gujarat Police to enter the electoral fray under the BJP banner.
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Fortune Favors AAP As Lucky Draw Settles Election Tie In Gujarat's Keshod
In a moment of high drama, AAP candidate Yashwantsinh Raijada was declared the winner after his name was picked from the lucky draw bowl.
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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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Meet Sobha Surendran, BJP Leader Contesting From Congress Bastion Palakkad
Congress workers have accused the BJP of trying to influence voters by distributing money in areas like Tharuvakurissi and Kannadi Panchayat in Palakkad.
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Meet Pabitra Kar, Ex-BJP Leader Contesting Against Mentor Suvendu Adhikari
Pabitra Kar is a former panchayat pradhan in Nandigram.
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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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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Maharashtra Man Kills 6-Year-Old Daughter To Contest Panchayat Elections
A man from Maharashtra killed one of his three children to overcome the two-child norm to contest the upcoming Panchayat elections in that state.
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Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Polls Rescheduled To Feb 7 In Maharashtra
Due to the 3-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised.
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Telangana Panchayat Kills 500 Dogs In A Week To Fulfil 'Election Promise'
In a fresh incident of stray dog killings, around 200 canines were allegedly killed in Telangana's Kamareddy district, taking the toll to about 500 in the last one week, police said on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Polls On February 5
Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, and counting of votes will be taken up on February 7, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Cross Vote Or Cash Deal? Rs 50 Lakh Bribe Audio Triggers Probe In Kerala
The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has launched a preliminary inquiry into allegations that Rs 50 lakh was offered as a bribe to influence voting during the Wadakkanchery Block Panchayat president election in Thrissur district.
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Bengal Political Killings: Zero In Records, Different Story On Ground
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows that West Bengal reported 47 political murders from 2014 to 2021. However, since 2022, NCRB data shows zero political killings in the state
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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
-
Bureaucrat Gamble Fails For BJP As Ex-IPS Loses By 2,700 Votes In Gujarat
ML Ninama had recently stepped down from his high-ranking position in the Gujarat Police to enter the electoral fray under the BJP banner.
-
Fortune Favors AAP As Lucky Draw Settles Election Tie In Gujarat's Keshod
In a moment of high drama, AAP candidate Yashwantsinh Raijada was declared the winner after his name was picked from the lucky draw bowl.
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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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Meet Sobha Surendran, BJP Leader Contesting From Congress Bastion Palakkad
Congress workers have accused the BJP of trying to influence voters by distributing money in areas like Tharuvakurissi and Kannadi Panchayat in Palakkad.
-
Meet Pabitra Kar, Ex-BJP Leader Contesting Against Mentor Suvendu Adhikari
Pabitra Kar is a former panchayat pradhan in Nandigram.
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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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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Maharashtra Man Kills 6-Year-Old Daughter To Contest Panchayat Elections
A man from Maharashtra killed one of his three children to overcome the two-child norm to contest the upcoming Panchayat elections in that state.
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Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Polls Rescheduled To Feb 7 In Maharashtra
Due to the 3-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised.
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Telangana Panchayat Kills 500 Dogs In A Week To Fulfil 'Election Promise'
In a fresh incident of stray dog killings, around 200 canines were allegedly killed in Telangana's Kamareddy district, taking the toll to about 500 in the last one week, police said on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Polls On February 5
Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, and counting of votes will be taken up on February 7, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Cross Vote Or Cash Deal? Rs 50 Lakh Bribe Audio Triggers Probe In Kerala
The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has launched a preliminary inquiry into allegations that Rs 50 lakh was offered as a bribe to influence voting during the Wadakkanchery Block Panchayat president election in Thrissur district.
