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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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Debate Settled Over Real Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde After Local Body Poll Win
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief leader Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the party has maintained a formidable strike rate in the recent nagar parishad and nagar panchayat elections.
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BJP Emerges As Largest Party In Maharashtra Local Polls, Alliance Wins Big
The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies Sunday.
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BJP Inches Towards Thumping Win In Maharashtra Local Body Polls
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has taken a big lead in the elections to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra
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Counting Of Votes For Punjab Local Body Polls Underway, AAP Wins In 927 Zones
Counting of votes for the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab was underway on Wednesday even as the ruling AAP claimed it registered victories in more than 900 zones.
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From Bonded Labourer To Sarpanch, Telangana Woman's Incredible Journey
The air in Amaragiri village in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana was thick on Sunday not just with dust, but with an overwhelming sense of jubilation and hard-won freedom.
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Polls For Mumbai Civic Body (BMC) On January 15, Results Next Day
Elections for Maharashtra's civic bodies, pending since 2022, will finally be held on January 15. Elections will be held for 29 municipal corporations, 32 district councils, and 336 panchayat samitis. The votes will be counted the next day.
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Kerala Local Body Poll Results: Left, Congress Blocs In Close Contest
Counting of votes for the Kerala local body elections 2025 is underway across the state.
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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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Municipal Councils, Local Bodies Polls In Maharashtra Tomorrow
Maharashtra will witness local body elections on Monday with voting scheduled for 242 municipal councils and 46 nagar panchayats, marking the first phase of a three-tier process mandated by the Supreme Court.
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"How Is It A Threat?" Ajit Pawar On 'You Have Votes, I Have Funds' Remark
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while campaigning for local elections, told voters that he would release funds he had promised only if all of his party's candidates were elected.
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Hold Simultaneous Rajasthan Panchayat, Civic Polls By April 15: Court
The High Court has issued a significant directive to the Rajasthan government, ordering that Panchayat and Municipal elections be conducted simultaneously by April 15, 2026.
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Polling In Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Local Bodies To Take Place On Dec 2
Elections in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra will take place on December 2, and votes will be counted on December 3, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said on Tuesday.
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Tejashwi Yadav's Big Poll Promise For Panchayat Heads, Self-Employed People
With less than two weeks left for Bihar's high-voltage Assembly polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav today announced a major poll promise on behalf of the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan.
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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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Debate Settled Over Real Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde After Local Body Poll Win
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief leader Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the party has maintained a formidable strike rate in the recent nagar parishad and nagar panchayat elections.
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BJP Emerges As Largest Party In Maharashtra Local Polls, Alliance Wins Big
The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies Sunday.
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BJP Inches Towards Thumping Win In Maharashtra Local Body Polls
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has taken a big lead in the elections to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra
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Counting Of Votes For Punjab Local Body Polls Underway, AAP Wins In 927 Zones
Counting of votes for the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab was underway on Wednesday even as the ruling AAP claimed it registered victories in more than 900 zones.
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From Bonded Labourer To Sarpanch, Telangana Woman's Incredible Journey
The air in Amaragiri village in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana was thick on Sunday not just with dust, but with an overwhelming sense of jubilation and hard-won freedom.
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Polls For Mumbai Civic Body (BMC) On January 15, Results Next Day
Elections for Maharashtra's civic bodies, pending since 2022, will finally be held on January 15. Elections will be held for 29 municipal corporations, 32 district councils, and 336 panchayat samitis. The votes will be counted the next day.
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Kerala Local Body Poll Results: Left, Congress Blocs In Close Contest
Counting of votes for the Kerala local body elections 2025 is underway across the state.
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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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Municipal Councils, Local Bodies Polls In Maharashtra Tomorrow
Maharashtra will witness local body elections on Monday with voting scheduled for 242 municipal councils and 46 nagar panchayats, marking the first phase of a three-tier process mandated by the Supreme Court.
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"How Is It A Threat?" Ajit Pawar On 'You Have Votes, I Have Funds' Remark
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while campaigning for local elections, told voters that he would release funds he had promised only if all of his party's candidates were elected.
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Hold Simultaneous Rajasthan Panchayat, Civic Polls By April 15: Court
The High Court has issued a significant directive to the Rajasthan government, ordering that Panchayat and Municipal elections be conducted simultaneously by April 15, 2026.
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Polling In Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Local Bodies To Take Place On Dec 2
Elections in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra will take place on December 2, and votes will be counted on December 3, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said on Tuesday.
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Tejashwi Yadav's Big Poll Promise For Panchayat Heads, Self-Employed People
With less than two weeks left for Bihar's high-voltage Assembly polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav today announced a major poll promise on behalf of the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan.
