Local Body Polls
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74,899 candidates in fray in Kerala local body polls
Elections | Nov 27, 2020, 11:12 PM ISTKerala's State Election Commission on Friday said that 74,899 candidates will contest the three-phase local body polls next month, after around 75,000 candidates withdrew their nominations.
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Kerala local body polls to be conducted in 3 phases. Check schedule here
Elections | Nov 06, 2020, 05:11 PM ISTThe local body polls in Kerala will be held in three phases from December 8 adhering to strict COIVD-19 protocol, State Election Commissioner V Bhaskaran said here on Friday.
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AP local body polls: Chandrababu objects to AP govt move to hold elections amid COVID-19 crisis
National | Apr 18, 2020, 09:18 PM ISTTelugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday raised serious objection to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy holding meetings with officials to discuss the fresh schedule for local body elections amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Justice Kanagaraj appointed new State Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh
India | Apr 11, 2020, 12:35 PM ISTJustice V Kanagaraj, a retired judge of the Madras High Court, on Saturday assumed charge as the State Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh.
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Coronavirus: Rural, urban local body polls put on hold in Arunachal Pradesh
India | Mar 21, 2020, 01:00 PM ISTThe State Election Commission of Arunachal Pradesh has decided to temporarily put on hold the municipal and panchayat elections in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Saturday.
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Maharashtra local body polls postponed amid coronavirus outbreak
Elections | Mar 17, 2020, 03:35 PM ISTState Election Commissioner UPS Madan said the government had requested that the elections be postponed in view of coronavirus infection. The election commission also stayed the poll-related process.
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Jammu and Kashmir local body polls for 13,000 vacant seats to be held in March
Elections | Feb 13, 2020, 03:19 PM ISTThe elections to the nearly 13,000 vacant posts of panch and sarpanch in gram panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir will be held from March 5, the Election Commission has announced on Thursday.
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Telangana local body polls: TRS defeated in KCR's adopted village. Check partywise results
India | Jun 04, 2019, 06:18 PM ISTThe Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) suffered defeat in Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's adopted village and her daughter K. Kavitha's own village but the ruling party was way ahead of others in the rest of the state in the rural local body elections.
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Punjab Panchayat Polls: Over 13,000 villages to elect local bodies tomorrow
Elections | Dec 29, 2018, 07:51 PM ISTThe voting will be held from 8 am to 4 pm on Sunday and counting of votes will take place after the conclusion of polling. As many as 13,276 sarpanchs and 83,831 panchs will be elected for 13,276 villages.
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Uttarakhand local body polls: BJP secures three mayoral seats but independents take the cake; counting underway
Elections | Nov 21, 2018, 01:04 PM ISTInterestingly, independents mostly include rebels from both Congress and BJP, who are doing respectively well in their wards.
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U'khand ULB polls results live: BJP faces stiff competition from independents
Elections | Nov 20, 2018, 04:32 PM ISTThe civic body polls are a high stake battle for the ruling BJP which is looking to match its own impressive performance in assembly polls last year where it won 57 out of 70 seats.
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Uttarakhand local body polls: 60 pc voting recorded till 5 pm; CM thanks people for ‘enthusiastic’ participation
Elections | Nov 18, 2018, 09:01 PM ISTRepolling will be held at ward no 106, 107 and 108 of Udhampur Singh Nagar district on Monday as polling had to be stopped due to technical snag.
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Uttarakhand local body polls: Mayoral elections held for first time in Rishikesh, Kotdwar
Elections | Nov 18, 2018, 05:09 PM ISTA total of 23.53 lakh voters consisting of 12.20 lakh male and 11.33 lakh female will seal the fate of 4,978 candidates contesting in the polls across the state.
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J-K local body polls: Zero turnout in Srinagar's Soura ward
India | Oct 16, 2018, 06:45 PM ISTAlthough low voter turnout in Srinagar and many other parts of the Valley has been a hallmark of the civic body elections, this is the first time that no voter turned up in an entire ward, officials said.
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Mohammad Farooq Khan to contest election from BJP in J&K local body polls
India | Oct 04, 2018, 02:20 PM IST" I didn't come from Nepal. I came a long ago. I've completed my jail term of 10.5 years. Also, I'm going to file FIR against those who've said that I came from Nepal, if they don't apologise," said Mohammad Farooq
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Karnataka local body elections: Congress, JD(S) to extend alliance to keep BJP out of power
Elections | Sep 02, 2018, 06:35 AM ISTElections to 105 ULBs, including three city corporations, were held on Friday in Karnataka, with a record 68 per cent voter turnout.
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K'nataka local body elections 2018 LIVE: Polls underway in 2,574 wards across 102 ULBs
Elections | Sep 02, 2018, 06:29 AM ISTCounting of votes will be taken up on September 3 and most of the results are expected by night or early Tuesday.
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Indian-origin Rahul Tarar wins local body elections in Britain; gets elected as Saint Andrew Councillor
World | May 07, 2018, 08:16 PM ISTRahul –who fought the elections on the ticket of Conservative Party – defeated his opponent from the Labour Party, while garnering 55 per cent of the votes.
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Gujarat first state to make voting mandatory in local body polls
National | Nov 09, 2014, 11:27 PM ISTGandhinagar: Gujarat has become the first state in the country where voters will have to compulsorily exercise their franchise in local body polls with new Governor O P Kohli clearing the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws
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BSP Decides Not To Contest UP Local Body Polls Fearing Attacks From SP
India | Mar 11, 2012, 08:19 PM ISTLucknow, Mar 11: Smarting under poll debacle, BSP today expressed fears about return of 'goondaraj' in Uttar Pradesh and said it would not contest the upcoming local body polls, apprehending that the ruling Samajwadi Party