Urban Local Body

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  After Close Contest, BJP Holds Ground In Rajasthan Local Body Polls

  Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma sent out a strong message at the victory celebrations at the BJP office after the results came

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  In Rajasthan, 309 Civic Bodies Will Go To Polls Together. Why It Matters

  The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) will participate in the second phase of the elections, while the other 18 urban local bodies within Jaipur district will cast their votes in the first phase. The counting of votes is slated for September 14.

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  Telangana Civic Body Polls: BJP Skips Nizamabad Race, Wins Big In Karimnagar

  Telangana's urban local body elections have thrown up sharp political contrasts for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While the party secured a decisive mayoral victory in Karimnagar, it has chosen to sit in the opposition in Nizamabad.

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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 Civic Polls: Which Party Dominated Last Elections

  After years of waiting, 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra are going to elect their mayors in elections scheduled for January 15, 2026. These include two newly-created corporations in Jalna and Ichalkaranji.

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  UP Urban Body Polls: BJP Leading On 3 Mayoral Seats, Including Lucknow

  BJP's Sushma Kharakwal is ahead of Samajwadi Party's Vandana Mishra by 530 votes in Lucknow.

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  UP Local Body Election Results 2023: Counting of Votes Begins Amid Tight Security

  UP Municipal Election Results 2023: UP had voted for civic body polls in two phases on May 4 and May 11.

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  Nagaland To Hold Urban Local Bodies Election After 2 Decades

  The State Election Commission of Nagaland on Thursday announced that it will hold polls to 39 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) after almost two decades on May 16 with 33 per cent reservation of seats for women.

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  BJP Secures Majority In 11 Urban Local Bodies In Madhya Pradesh

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday secured a majority in 11 urban local bodies spread across five districts in Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress managed to get a majority in eight others, according to results.

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  UP Moves Supreme Court Against High Court Order On Reservation In Local Body Polls

  UP government moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court order quashing its draft notification on the urban local body elections and directing the state to hold the polls without reservation for the Other Backward Classes.

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  Odisha State Election Body Announces Polls To 109 Civic Bodies On March 24

  The State Election Commission, Odisha today announced that polls to 109 urban local bodies will be held on March 24, amid strict adherence to Covid protocols.

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  Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Polls: 60.70% Overall Turnout, Lowest In Chennai

  Tamil Nadu registered a poll percentage of 60.70 per cent in the February 19 urban local bodies election that witnessed an interesting multi-cornered contest.

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  Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Polls: 35% Turnout Till 1PM, Lowest in Chennai

  After scoring a hat-trick by winning Lok Sabha, rural local body and assembly elections, Chief Minister MK Stalin is aiming for a fourth consecutive win for his DMK

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  Tamil Nadu Holds Urban Local Body Election After 10 Years

  The urban local body polls are being held today in Tamil Nadu after a gap of over 10 years. Twenty-one cities including Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000 members. Over the last five years these bodies did

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  Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election: Poll Panel Guidelines And Other Details

  As many as 57,778 candidates are in the fray for 12,607 posts of ward members in 648 urban local bodies.