Panchayat Election News
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Himachal govt announces paid holiday on May 28, 30 for Panchayat polls, schools to remain shut
India | May 06, 2026, 11:11 PM ISTAs per the official notification, all government offices, boards, corporations, educational institutions and industrial establishments, including those covered under the Industrial Disputes Act, will remain closed on the said dates.
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Itanagar Municipal Corporation Election Results highlights: BJP sweeps civic poll, wins 14 wards
Arunachal Pradesh | Dec 20, 2025, 03:05 PM ISTItanagar Municipal Corporation Results 2025 LIVE: In the Itanagar Municipal Corporation, 24,604 voters exercised their franchise out of 47,877 electors, registering a turnout of 51.39 per cent.
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Chhattisgarh Panchayat polls: Voting for first phase underway, polling in Bastar till 2 pm
chhattisgarh | Feb 17, 2025, 01:00 PM ISTAltogether, 57,99,660 voters, including 28,70,859 men, 29,28,751 women and 50 belonging to the third-gender category, were to exercise their franchise in the first phase. In the first phase, 9,873 polling stations have been set up in 53 development blocks.
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What explains unabated political violence in West Bengal
Explainers | Jul 11, 2023, 06:16 AM ISTWest Bengal violence: Violence in politics in West Bengal plagued the state's progress. The state could not use its full potential to achieve development as violent incidents impact the image of the state. Eventually, big investors hesitate to invest in a violence-laced state.
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Tit-for-tat: BJP's fact-finding team in Bengal vs TMC's fact-finding team in Manipur
India | Jul 10, 2023, 07:22 PM ISTFact-finding vs fact-finding: BJP MPs will visit Bengal where 15 people were killed during panchayat elections, while a TMC delegation is set to tour violence-Manipur.
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'Darkest hour is just before dawn...'- Bengal Governor after meeting Amit Shah on poll violence
Kolkata | Jul 10, 2023, 07:40 PM IST15 people have lost their lives in violent incidents that took place in several districts during voting in panchayat elections.
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WB panchayat polls: Nomination process peaceful', asserts Mamata after three died in clashes
Kolkata | Jun 17, 2023, 12:00 AM ISTSeveral incidents of clashes were reported from different parts of the state.
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UP Panchayat Elections: BJP releases list of candidates for 11 districts
Elections | Apr 02, 2021, 06:18 PM ISTThe three-tier Panchayat elections in the state will be held in four phases and all the major political parties in the state are gearing up to fight it with full strength.
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UP Panchayat Election: Election Commission's proposal to hold polls in May rejected by HC
India | Feb 04, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTAccording to reports, the Election Commission had sought to hold panchayat polls in May, however, the court put aside the idea.
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BJP's win in Rajasthan local polls shows trust of poor, farmers in PM Modi: J P Nadda
India | Dec 09, 2020, 11:51 AM ISTBJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday said that his party's victory in the panchayat, zila parishad polls in Rajasthan symbolises the trust the poor, farmers and labourers have in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. Taking to his twitter handle, Nadda expressed his thanks to women, farmers and other rural voters in the Congress-ruled state for putting "faith" in the BJP.
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Clashes between two groups in Punjab's Firozpur over Panchayat election
Politics | Dec 18, 2018, 09:02 PM ISTClashes between two groups in Punjab's Firozpur over Panchayat election