Local Body Polls
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Kerala local body election results 2020: Cong's mayor candidate N Venugopal lose by 1 vote to BJP
India | Dec 16, 2020, 11:44 AM ISTCongress mayoral candidate N Venugopal, has lost to the BJP candidate by one vote, in the Kochi Corporation North Island ward in the state's local body elections. Venugopal was contesting from Island North this time, rather than the neighbouring Island South, from where he posted victories in 2005 and 2010.
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Kerala local body polls: Last phase voting underway in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod
India | Dec 14, 2020, 08:47 AM ISTVoting is under way for the third and final phase of Kerala local body elections in the four southern districts -- Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod. The third phase of polling involves 273 grama panchayats, 44 block panchayats, four district panchayats, 31 municipalities and two corporations.
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Voting begins for Goa zilla panchayat polls
Elections | Dec 12, 2020, 08:29 AM ISTVoting for the zilla panchayat (ZP) polls in Goa, which has 203 candidates in the fray contesting from 48 constituencies, began on Saturday morning.
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With another win, BJP gets 13 pramukh seats in 21 zila parishads in Rajasthan
Elections | Dec 12, 2020, 08:21 AM ISTThe BJP won the post of pramukh in Jhalawar zila parishad in Rajasthan on Friday, taking the party's tally to 13.
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Rajasthan urban local body polls: Over 21 per cent polling recorded
Elections | Dec 11, 2020, 12:55 PM ISTA voting percentage of 21.88 was recorded in the first two hours of polling for the post of members in 50 urban local bodies spread over 12 districts of Rajasthan on Friday.
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Congress high command seeks report from RPCC after Rajasthan local body polls debacle
India | Dec 10, 2020, 11:49 AM ISTThe AICC has reportedly expressed unhappiness over the poor performance and questioned the candidates and as well as the role of local leaders. The party has sought suggestions about what should be done to strengthen the party and what went against it in the polls.
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Kerala local body elections: 1st phase of polling in 5 districts today
Elections | Dec 08, 2020, 07:59 AM ISTThe first phase of Kerala local body polls began today. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.
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People in J&K want peace, development: Anurag Thakur on DDC polls voter turnout
News | Nov 28, 2020, 10:40 PM ISTSpeaking on J-K District Development Council (DDC) elections, Union Minister of state for Finance Anurag Thakur on November 28 said that people are coming out in large number to vote and sending strong message in support of democracy.
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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.