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  Andhra local body polls: SEC issues notification for first phase of panchayat elections

  January 23, 2021 14:14 IST

  Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar on Saturday issued the notification for the first phase of panchayat elections.

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  More trouble for Mamata as minister Rajib Banerjee resigns, to join BJP during Amit Shah’s WB visit

  January 22, 2021 14:55 IST

  In a big jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, TMC's Rajib Banerjee resigned from his office as Forest Minister on Friday, ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly election. Rajib Banerjee was in charge of the forest department in the Bengal government.

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  Bengal polls 2021: BSF refutes TMC's charge of threatening voters in border areas

  January 22, 2021 11:21 IST

  The Trinamool Congress has accused the Border Security Force of threatening people in the border areas of West Bengal to cast their votes in favour of the BJP in the upcoming April-May Assembly elections.

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  Names of Rohingyas figure in Bengal voter list, urged EC to intervene: Dilip Ghosh

  January 22, 2021 8:26 IST

  Ghosh told reporters that the EC has been requested to look into allegations of irregularities in the process of updating the list.

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  Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad election 2021 results declared

  January 23, 2021 13:03 IST

  Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad 2021 results: Counting of votes for members of the panchayat samitis and zila parishads in Himachal Pradesh took place on Friday.

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  Bengal polls 2021: CEC Sunil Arora led Election Commission team to begin two-day visit from today

  January 20, 2021 11:32 IST

  The EC officials are also scheduled to meet representatives of political parties before meeting officials of the central and state regulatory agencies.

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  Shahnawaz Hussain, Mukesh Sahani file nominations for Bihar council by-polls

  January 19, 2021 10:00 IST

  BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Bihar minister Mukesh Sahani on Monday filed their nomination papers for by-elections to two seats of the state legislative council.

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  10 BJP candidates file nomination for UP legislative council polls

  January 18, 2021 15:02 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma and former IAS officer AK Sharma were among 10 BJP candidates who filed their nomination for the biennial polls to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on Monday. 

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  Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections Results: Both BJP, MVA claim victory

  January 18, 2021 22:15 IST

  80% gram panchayats have been won by the Maha Vikas Aaghadi, Congress leader and Maharashtra Minister Balasaheb Thorat said.

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  Shiv Sena to contest Assembly elections in West Bengal: Raut

  January 17, 2021 20:30 IST

  ​The Shiv Sena has decided to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, party MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday. He said the decision to contest the polls has been taken after holding discussions with Maharashtra Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.

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  UP Panchayat Polls: Owaisi's AIMIM stitches alliance with Om Prakash Rajbhar's SBSP

  January 14, 2021 19:08 IST

  According to reports, the Hyderabad-based party has stitched an alliance with Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) led by Om Prakash Rajbhar.   

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  Congress, Left parties to hold mega joint rally in poll-bound Bengal

  January 08, 2021 10:02 IST

  The parties decided to jointly hold a mega rally at the Brigade Parade Ground either in February or in March, Bose said after the day's meeting.

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  Polling for 12 UP legislative council seats to be held on January 28

  January 06, 2021 23:05 IST

  The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced that polling for 12 legislative council seats in Uttar Pradesh will be held on January 28.

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  Andhra Pradesh: Bypoll for MLC seat on Jan 28

  January 06, 2021 17:10 IST

  The by-election for the casual vacancy in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, caused by the resignation of Pothula Sunitha, has been scheduled for January 28.

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  Assaduddin Owaisi visits Bengal, discusses assembly polls with influential Muslim cleric

  January 03, 2021 14:51 IST

  AIMIM supremo Assaduddin Owaisi on Sunday arrived at Futura Sharif in Bengal's Hooghly district and held discussions on the state's political scenario and upcoming assembly polls with prominent Muslim leader Abbas Siddiqui, sources in his party said.

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  Bengal Assembly Election: Final voter list to be published on January 15

  December 31, 2020 17:42 IST

  The summary revision of electoral rolls is underway in the state where assembly poll is due in April-May 2021, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Aariz Aftab said.

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  Karnataka local body polls: Results of 36,781 seats awaited

  December 31, 2020 10:36 IST

  Karnataka state election commission on Wednesday said it has announced results for 54,041 seats of 5,728 Gram Panchayats, while that of the remaining 36,781 seats will be announced on Thursday.

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  Haryana municipal election 2020: Full list of winners

  December 30, 2020 23:05 IST

  The counting of votes for municipal elections in Haryana is currently underway. The ruling BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and the Congress are locked in a straight contest.

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  Haryana municipal election: BJP-JJP loses in 2 municipal corporations, win 1 each in civic body

  December 30, 2020 19:47 IST

  Haryana municipal polls RESULTS: The ruling BJP-JJP combine, lost mayoral polls in two municipal corporations but won in one civic body on Wednesday. The opposition Congress won the post of Mayor for the Sonepat Municipal Corporation, while the BJP won the post in Panchkula Municipal Corporation.

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  Karnataka Gram Panchayat election 2020 results: Candidates backed by BJP, Congress claim big victory

  December 31, 2020 7:59 IST

  Elections were announced for a total of 91,339 seats in 5,728 Gram Panchayats of 226 talukas in the state, out of which candidates have been elected unopposed for 8,074 seats. Elections were held for 43,238 seats in the first phase on December 22, while voting took place for 39,378 seats in the second phase on December 27. A total of 2,22,814 candidates were in the fray.

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  BJP performs well in Arunachal local bodies polls

  December 27, 2020 9:33 IST

  The BJP on Saturday wrested Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC) from the Congress by winning six of the eight seats of the civic body in Arunachal Pradesh. 

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  Polling for second phase of local body elections underway in Karnataka

  December 27, 2020 8:18 IST

  The election is taking place amid the Covid-19 pandemic fears, and those who have tested positive or under primary/secondary contacts can vote in the last hour of polling, the state election commission stated in its statement.

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  Arunachal panchayat, civic election results: BJP wins Pasighat Municipal Council, gets 6 seats

  December 26, 2020 18:27 IST

  The BJP on Saturday wrested the Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC) from the Congress by winning six of the eight seats of the civic body in Arunachal Pradesh, while the JD(U), in its maiden contest in the Itanagar Municipal Corporation polls, bagged nine wards.  

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  Counting underway for Arunachal panchayat, civic elections

  December 26, 2020 12:26 IST

  Counting of votes for panchayat and municipal elections in Arunachal Pradesh is underway on Saturday with officials adhering to COVID-19 protocols.

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  After Bihar, Owaisi's AIMIM to test waters in Madhya Pradesh through local body polls

  December 25, 2020 20:37 IST

  Eyeing to expand its base in central India, the AIMIM has decided to conduct a survey of Muslim-dominated areas in Madhya Pradesh. 

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  Jammu and Kashmir DDC Elections Results: Fate of 2178 candidates to be decided

  December 21, 2020 21:06 IST

  The State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma on Monday informed that the District Development Council (DDC) election results would be accessed online dynamically in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Himachal Pradesh's panchayat polls to be held in three phases in January

  December 21, 2020 17:32 IST

  The Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held in three phases in the next month, the state election commissioner said on Monday. 

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  All arrangements in place for counting of votes on 280 DDC seats

  December 20, 2020 22:30 IST

  The State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma on Sunday informed that the arrangements are in place for the counting of votes in all the 280 District Development Council (DDC) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.