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  Urban civic polls: Tamil Nadu registers 60.70% poll percentage, Chennai lowest of 43.59%

  Elections | February 20, 2022 13:25 IST

  The 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 | February 19, 2022 23:52 IST

  The 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 | February 19, 2022 17:09 IST

  An 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 | February 19, 2022 11:19 IST

  As 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 | November 28, 2021 22:24 IST

  In 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 | November 28, 2021 17:24 IST

  Apart 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 | November 27, 2021 23:42 IST

  TMC 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 | November 10, 2021 7:16 IST

  Thirty-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 | October 23, 2021 6:26 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 | October 03, 2021 8:37 IST

  Polls 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 | September 19, 2021 13:36 IST

  Raut 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 | February 23, 2021 23:24 IST

  Prime 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 | February 21, 2021 7:22 IST

  The 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 | December 10, 2020 20:32 IST

  Ernakulam 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 | November 26, 2020 14:54 IST

  The 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 | January 25, 2020 14:07 IST

  Telangana 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

  Politics | December 08, 2019 22:43 IST

  The 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 | August 15, 2018 12:46 IST

  The 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

  August 08, 2018 15:46 IST

  In 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 | July 31, 2018 20:31 IST

  Elections 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.