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Gujarat Leader, Who Filed Poll Papers For 3 Parties, Chooses BJP Now
This was the first time ever that all three major political outfits have technically ended up with the same person as their potential candidate on paper
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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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Why Several Voters' Homes Listed As "House Number 0"? Poll Body Clarifies
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said instances of a person holding multiple voter identity cards arise due to migration or administrative lapses and the poll authority is working to rectify such mistakes.
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In Uttarakhand Panchayat Polls, Winner Says Opponent Got More Votes
A candidate of a panchayat poll who was given the certificate of victory by the election officer here has informed authorities that he got fewer votes, urging them to declare his rival as the real winner.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Trinamool Leads As Counting Of Votes In Bengal Rural Polls Underway
The latest trends indicate that Trinamool Congress is leading in over 3,068 gram panchayat seats in West Bengal while the BJP is ahead in 1,151 seats as of 12.30pm, State Election Commission officials said on Tuesday.
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Highlights: Trinamool Holds Big Lead, BJP Distant Second
The counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat polls to nearly 74,000 seats in West Bengal began on Tuesday morning amid tight security, officials said.
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Re-Polling Underway At Over 600 Booths Across 19 Districts In West Bengal
Fresh polling is underway today at over 600 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.
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Bengal Governor To Submit Report On Panchayat Poll Violence To Amit Shah In Delhi
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday flew to New Delhi, where he is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the violence that took place during the panchayat elections in the state, an official said.
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Death Count In West Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence Rises To 15
The death count in the violence during panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 15 after a person was found dead in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Sunday.
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Border Force's Big Charge After 13 Killed In Bengal Rural Poll Violence
Despite repeated requests from the Border Security Force (BSF) on sensitive polling booths, the West Bengal State Election Commission didn't provide any information on such booths to the central security forces, a senior BSF official said.
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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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2 Children In Bengal Pick Up Crude Bomb Mistaking It For Ball, Injured
Two children were injured in a blast in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday which happened when they picked up a crude bomb from the roadside mistaking it to be a ball, officials said.
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Bengal Governor Visits Violence-Hit District Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday visited violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district and met family members of a man who was killed during an incident of firing on June 27, ahead of the July 8 rural polls, an official said.
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Gujarat Leader, Who Filed Poll Papers For 3 Parties, Chooses BJP Now
This was the first time ever that all three major political outfits have technically ended up with the same person as their potential candidate on paper
-
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.
-
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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Why Several Voters' Homes Listed As "House Number 0"? Poll Body Clarifies
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said instances of a person holding multiple voter identity cards arise due to migration or administrative lapses and the poll authority is working to rectify such mistakes.
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In Uttarakhand Panchayat Polls, Winner Says Opponent Got More Votes
A candidate of a panchayat poll who was given the certificate of victory by the election officer here has informed authorities that he got fewer votes, urging them to declare his rival as the real winner.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Trinamool Leads As Counting Of Votes In Bengal Rural Polls Underway
The latest trends indicate that Trinamool Congress is leading in over 3,068 gram panchayat seats in West Bengal while the BJP is ahead in 1,151 seats as of 12.30pm, State Election Commission officials said on Tuesday.
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Highlights: Trinamool Holds Big Lead, BJP Distant Second
The counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat polls to nearly 74,000 seats in West Bengal began on Tuesday morning amid tight security, officials said.
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Re-Polling Underway At Over 600 Booths Across 19 Districts In West Bengal
Fresh polling is underway today at over 600 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.
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Bengal Governor To Submit Report On Panchayat Poll Violence To Amit Shah In Delhi
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday flew to New Delhi, where he is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the violence that took place during the panchayat elections in the state, an official said.
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Death Count In West Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence Rises To 15
The death count in the violence during panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 15 after a person was found dead in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Sunday.
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Border Force's Big Charge After 13 Killed In Bengal Rural Poll Violence
Despite repeated requests from the Border Security Force (BSF) on sensitive polling booths, the West Bengal State Election Commission didn't provide any information on such booths to the central security forces, a senior BSF official said.
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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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2 Children In Bengal Pick Up Crude Bomb Mistaking It For Ball, Injured
Two children were injured in a blast in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday which happened when they picked up a crude bomb from the roadside mistaking it to be a ball, officials said.
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Bengal Governor Visits Violence-Hit District Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday visited violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district and met family members of a man who was killed during an incident of firing on June 27, ahead of the July 8 rural polls, an official said.
