Poll Dates Deferred

Chandigarh mayoral and municipal elections will be held next week - on January 30 - the Punjab and Haryana High Court said this afternoon, dismissing an order by the city's Deputy Commissioner that abruptly deferred the polls to next month.

The ECI decision to defer the polling date in Punjab by six days to facilitate the celebration of Guru Ravidas Jayanti by his devotees on February 16 shows how crucial are Dalit votes for various political parties in the state.

Assembly elections in Punjab will be held on February 20, the Election Commission said today. The date has been changed from February 14 after political parties requested the Election Commission to factor in Guru Ravidas Jayanti celebrations.

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has written to the Election Commission seeking deferment of the bypoll to Serchhip assembly seat scheduled on April 17, an official of the CMO said on Friday. Zoramthanga also sought postponement of the date of counting by a day or two.

The state election commission has deferred a Tripura district council poll by two days to April 6, following objections by some political parties and a body of the Christian community to the earlier date which coincided with Easter Sunday.

The Bangladesh Election Commission last week announced that the 11th general election will be held on December 23.The Election Commission have reset the date, saying it was deferred as the opposition announcement appeared "reassuring to the commission" about their participation in the elections.

To underline its commitment to simultaneous polls, the BJP is considering holding assembly elections in at least 11 states along with the Lok Sabha polls, which are due in the first half of the next year.

Karnataka voted today in a tight election that will decide the future of the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress, which is fighting to retain control of its last major state against a fierce campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win another opposition-ruled state and secure a beachhead in the south ahead of his re-election bid in 2019. A final turnout ...

The class X and XII examinations of students of the UP Board will be held between March 16 and April 21, an official said. While the official schedule and time table is yet to be released, officials confirmed that the Election Commission has approved the dates, which were earlier deferred due to the state assembly polls. The High School (Class X) e...

MDMK founder Vaiko today urged Election Commission of India, which has deferred polling in Aravakurichi in Tamil Nadu, to hold polls before the counting date of May 19 for the other 233 Assembly segments, saying the outcome could influence the voters there.

Local groups are upset about the decision to allow Bru refugees, who fled the state 17 years ago, to cast their votes from Tripura.

The Election Commission (EC) today deferred the polling date for election to the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram and by-poll to Hrangturzo Assembly seat to April 11 from April 9 in view of a state-wide bandh called against exercise of franchise by Bru voters lodged in Tripura camps through postal ballots.

The date of release of the Congress party's manifesto for the coming Lok Sabha polls has been deferred by a week. It was initially scheduled to be unveiled tomorrow by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, but it is believed that the party is yet to complete the process of collecting inputs for the document from the stakeholders in the country's develop...

Chandigarh mayoral and municipal elections will be held next week - on January 30 - the Punjab and Haryana High Court said this afternoon, dismissing an order by the city's Deputy Commissioner that abruptly deferred the polls to next month.

The ECI decision to defer the polling date in Punjab by six days to facilitate the celebration of Guru Ravidas Jayanti by his devotees on February 16 shows how crucial are Dalit votes for various political parties in the state.

Assembly elections in Punjab will be held on February 20, the Election Commission said today. The date has been changed from February 14 after political parties requested the Election Commission to factor in Guru Ravidas Jayanti celebrations.

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has written to the Election Commission seeking deferment of the bypoll to Serchhip assembly seat scheduled on April 17, an official of the CMO said on Friday. Zoramthanga also sought postponement of the date of counting by a day or two.

The state election commission has deferred a Tripura district council poll by two days to April 6, following objections by some political parties and a body of the Christian community to the earlier date which coincided with Easter Sunday.

The Bangladesh Election Commission last week announced that the 11th general election will be held on December 23.The Election Commission have reset the date, saying it was deferred as the opposition announcement appeared "reassuring to the commission" about their participation in the elections.

To underline its commitment to simultaneous polls, the BJP is considering holding assembly elections in at least 11 states along with the Lok Sabha polls, which are due in the first half of the next year.

Karnataka voted today in a tight election that will decide the future of the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress, which is fighting to retain control of its last major state against a fierce campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win another opposition-ruled state and secure a beachhead in the south ahead of his re-election bid in 2019. A final turnout ...

The class X and XII examinations of students of the UP Board will be held between March 16 and April 21, an official said. While the official schedule and time table is yet to be released, officials confirmed that the Election Commission has approved the dates, which were earlier deferred due to the state assembly polls. The High School (Class X) e...

MDMK founder Vaiko today urged Election Commission of India, which has deferred polling in Aravakurichi in Tamil Nadu, to hold polls before the counting date of May 19 for the other 233 Assembly segments, saying the outcome could influence the voters there.

Local groups are upset about the decision to allow Bru refugees, who fled the state 17 years ago, to cast their votes from Tripura.

The Election Commission (EC) today deferred the polling date for election to the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram and by-poll to Hrangturzo Assembly seat to April 11 from April 9 in view of a state-wide bandh called against exercise of franchise by Bru voters lodged in Tripura camps through postal ballots.

The date of release of the Congress party's manifesto for the coming Lok Sabha polls has been deferred by a week. It was initially scheduled to be unveiled tomorrow by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, but it is believed that the party is yet to complete the process of collecting inputs for the document from the stakeholders in the country's develop...