Civic Polls
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Urban civic polls: Tamil Nadu registers 60.70% poll percentage, Chennai lowest of 43.59%
Elections | Feb 20, 2022, 01:25 PM ISTThe single-phase election was held to fill up 12,838 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, 490 town panchayats and 649 urban local bodies in the state. A total of 74,416 candidates including many independents entered the fray.
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TN civic polls held after 11 years: Voting peaceful, large amid tight security
India | Feb 19, 2022, 11:52 PM ISTThe counting of votes would commence on February 22 in 268 centers. The urban civic polls were last held in Tamil Nadu in 2011 when the AIADMK was in power.
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'Hijab row' causes stir during civic polls in Tamil Nadu
India | Feb 19, 2022, 05:09 PM ISTAn argument ensued over a woman voter wearing a 'Hijab', and polling officials said she was identified on the basis of her voter card (EPIC) and her face was not covered.
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Urban civic polls: Voting begins in Tamil Nadu amid tight security
Elections | Feb 19, 2022, 11:19 AM ISTAs many as 57,778 candidates are in the fray for 12,607 posts of ward members in 648 urban local bodies including municipal corporations, municipalities and town panchayats and the voting exercise began in over 31,000 polling stations.
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'Clear message that Tripura...': PM Modi on BJP sweeping civic polls
India | Nov 28, 2021, 10:24 PM ISTIn a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the people of Tripura have given a clear message that they prefer politics of good governance.
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Tripura Civic Polls: BJP sweeps AMC election; TMC, CPI(M) fail to open account
Elections | Nov 28, 2021, 05:24 PM ISTApart from the scheduled security deployment, Tripura State Rifles and central armed police force have been deployed for the maintenance of law and order in areas adjoining the counting centers.
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Three-tier security in place for civic poll counting in Tripura on Sunday
Elections | Nov 27, 2021, 11:42 PM ISTTMC has demanded total countermanding of the election alleging that it was "heavily rigged and reduced to a farce" by the ruling BJP.
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Tripura civic polls: BJP wins 112 out of 334 seats uncontested; 785 contestants in fray
Elections | Nov 10, 2021, 07:16 AM ISTThirty-six candidates, including 15 candidates of the opposition CPI-M, four of Trinamool Congress (TMC), eight of Congress, two of the AIFB, and seven Independent candidates withdrew their nominations on Monday.
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Civil polls in all 8 districts of Tripura to be held on November 25
Elections | Oct 23, 2021, 06:26 AM IST"The poll date for civic bodies in the state is scheduled to be held on November 25 from 7 am to 4 pm. Counting will be held on November 28," it was announced.
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Gandhinagar civic polls: Voting for 44 seats in 11 wards begins
India | Oct 03, 2021, 08:37 AM ISTPolls will also be held on October 3 in Okha and Thara municipalities, while Bhanvad municipality will see mid-term elections, apart from bypolls.
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BJP raking up 'outsider' card with eye on UP Assembly, Mumbai civic polls: Sanjay Raut
India | Sep 19, 2021, 01:36 PM ISTRaut in his weekly column 'Rokhthok' in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said Thackeray did not name any particular state while referring to migrants, "but BJP declared that CM meant North Indians".
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'Thank You, Gujarat', tweets PM Modi as BJP sweeps municipal elections | Top points
India | Feb 23, 2021, 11:24 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked Gujarat after BJP registered a massive victory in the municipal corporation election. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said results clearly show unwavering faith people have towards politics of development and good governance.
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Gujarat civic polls: Voting for 575 seats underway across 6 major cities
Elections | Feb 21, 2021, 07:22 AM ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party has claimed it would be an effective alternative to the BJP and Congress, while Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM will make its local bodies poll debut having fielded 21 candidates in six wards in Ahmedabad.
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Kerala civic polls: 76.28 per cent polling recorded in second phase
Elections | Dec 10, 2020, 08:32 PM ISTErnakulam reported 77.02 per cent voterturnout, Thrissur 74.92 per cent,Palakkad 77.83 per cent. The two corporations - Kochi and Thrissur - recorded 61.90 and 63.62 per cent respectively.
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GHMC polls: BJP releases manifesto, promises free electricity, water
India | Nov 26, 2020, 02:54 PM ISTThe Telangana unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its election manifesto for the upcoming Hyderabad civic polls in which many promises have been made ranging from free electricity to free water. The “GHMC 2020 manifesto” was released by former Maharashtra chief minister and Bihar election in-charge, Devendra Fadnavis, in Hyderabad.
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Telangana civic body election results: TRS set for stellar performance, leads in 109 municipalities
India | Jan 25, 2020, 02:07 PM ISTTelangana Municipal Elections Result 2020: As the counting of votes in the Telangana civic body polls is underway, so far out of the 120 municipalities, the TRS (Telangana Rashtriya Samiti) is leading in 109 municipalities, Congress on 5, BJP, AIMIM and others are leading in 2 municipalities each.
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DMK endorses Stalin on approaching court against civic polls
National | Dec 08, 2019, 10:43 PM ISTThe DMK said it is for holding the polls after following the processes like delimitation, reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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Civic polls in Jammu and Kashmir to be held from September: Governor NN Vohra
India | Aug 15, 2018, 12:46 PM ISTThe last panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir were held in 2011. The urban local body elections have not been held for nearly eight years.
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Over 1 lakh displaced Kashmiris denied right to vote in civic polls: BJP
Aug 08, 2018, 03:46 PM ISTIn January-February 2005, the municipal elections were last conducted and the elected bodies had completed their five-year term in March 2010.
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Maharashtra: Stage set for elections to Sangli, Jalgaon municipal bodies; all eyes on BJP
Elections | Jul 31, 2018, 08:31 PM ISTElections are being watched with keen interest in political circles as their results are likely to throw up new leadership equations among parties, especially the BJP, at the local level.