The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party have claimed major wins in the elections which were held in four phases last month, amid a surge in coronavirus cases
Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday slammed the UP Govt for conducting panchayat elections amid COVID 19
On Friday, the Supreme Court Friday had sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government and the state election commission (SEC) on a plea seeking direction for observance of COVID-19 protocols in counting of votes on Sunday for recently concluded Panchayat polls there in view of the second wave of COVID-19.
The Allahabad HC has asked UP State Election Commission (UPSEC) why it failed to check non-compliance of Covid guidelines during the panchayat polls.
In the first phase of the polls, which was held on April 15, an average polling percentage of 71 was recorded. The 2015 panchayat polls had registered a polling percentage of 72.11, according to the SEC.
The residents of Vantangia villages, for the first time are casting their vote for the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat polls which commenced from April 15. These villages were declared revenue village by CM Yogi Adityanath in 2018. Polling of first phase will take place in 18 districts
Amid surge in COVID-19 infections, first phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat polls commenced from April 15. Polling of first phase will take place in 18 districts.
BJP MP Kaushal Kishore from Mohanlalganj Kaushal Kishore has appealed to Election Commission to postpone panchayat polls amid rise in COVID-19 cases.
Ahead of panchayat polls, Ghaziabad police busted three illegal arms manufacturing factories on April 13. 47 country-made pistols, live cartridges have been seized from their possession. Police arrested 18 people in connection with the crime. Uttar Pradesh Panchayat polls will start from April 15.
Almost one-and-a-half years after he was expelled from the BJP on charges of rape, former MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger's wife, Sangeeta Senger has been made party candidate for the upcoming panchayat elections.
Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday conducted elections in two villages under Kotia Gram Panchayat in Koraput district of Odisha despite the areas being declared as containment zones as few villagers were reported corona positive.
Mulayam Singh Yadav's niece Sandhya Yadav is contesting the Zila Panchayat elections on a BJP ticket from Mainpuri.
Age is just a number for Rani Devi who has filed her nomination for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls. She is 81-year-old and the resident of Rudrapur Bail, a village that falls under the Chaubepur block of Kanpur district. She has filed her nomination papers for Block Development Council (BDC) member. Devi wants to take up projects related to the development of the village if she wins the polls. The state gram panchayat elections are scheduled to be held in four phases starting from April 15. The votes will be counted on May 2.
Ahead of the Man Mandal Parishad (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) elections in the state, the Andhra Pradesh Police arrested seven people for allegedly supplying liquor in the state.
Pre-Panchayat poll violence has begun in Uttar Pradesh, where the elections are scheduled to be held from April 15.
AAP leaders in the state are optimistic that the party would get a good response from the people.
UP Panchayat Chunav Reservation List: The three-tier panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh are scheduled for April. The UP Panchayat polls were earlier slated to be completed by January 13, 2021.
With the completion of the fourth phase of panchayat polls in Andhra Pradesh, political parties have resumed doling out their own victory statistics about the candidates aligned to them.
Polling was underway peacefully for the fourth and final phase of Panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.
In Kurnool district, elections started off on a peaceful note and district collector Veerapandian reiterated that people should exercise their franchise fearlessly.
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