Panchayat Polls
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J&K: Panchayat Bhawan allegedly set on fire in Shopian
India | Sep 18, 2018, 03:16 PM ISTIt is pertinent to mention here that on Monday the separatist groups appealed to the people to boycott the upcoming Panchayat and urban local body polls in the state.
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Election which won't see people's participation is considered to be election by Centre: Omar on Panchayat polls
National | Sep 13, 2018, 03:44 PM IST“An election which won't see people's participation is considered to be an election by Centre, what can we say? We haven't asked people to not participate or boycott the elections, we have just said that our party won't take part in it,” Abdullah said.
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Article 35A dispute: After National Conference Party, PDP threatens to boycott panchayat, municipal polls
India | Sep 10, 2018, 02:59 PM ISTAddressing reporters after the party meeting, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said they will not contest the polls as the prevailing situation was not favourable.
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NC to boycott J-K panchayat and local body elections unless Centre clarifies stand on Article 35A: Farooq Abdullah
Elections | Sep 05, 2018, 11:42 PM ISTWhile the urban local body polls are slated for the first week of October, the Panchayat elections are scheduled to be held in November-December this year.
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JK Governor Satya Pal Malik meets Rajnath Singh, discusses panchayat polls
Aug 28, 2018, 04:02 PM ISTOn August 23, replacing N N Vohra, he took oath as the 13th governor of J&K.
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SC verdict on West Bengal Panchayat poll: Opposition's false propaganda quashed, says CM Mamata Banerjee
India | Aug 25, 2018, 12:02 AM ISTSpeaking to reporters at the state secretariat in Kolkata, she said the three parties had deliberately resorted to a false propaganda.
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WB panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress wins one-third seats uncontested
Elections | Apr 30, 2018, 11:09 PM ISTThe TMC had filed more nominations than the number of seats in all the three tiers.
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Kolkata High Court orders fresh dates for West Bengal panchayat polls
Politics | Apr 21, 2018, 07:54 AM ISTKolkata High Court orders fresh dates for West Bengal panchayat polls.
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West Bengal Panchayat polls: SC asks election commission to ensure 'free and fair' elections
Elections | Apr 09, 2018, 11:19 PM ISTMeanwhile, the violence rocked the poll process as BJP and the TMC workers clashed at Usti in South 24 Parganas district over the filing of nominations, leaving six policemen injured.
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West Bengal: Three-phased panchayat polls to be held in May
India | Mar 31, 2018, 04:30 PM ISTVoting will take place in three phases on May 1, 3 and 5, State Election Commissioner A K Singh told reporters.
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Over 400 CAPF companies to be deployed for Jammu and Kashmir panchayat polls
India | Feb 02, 2018, 08:12 PM ISTThey said the Union Home Ministry, on the request of the state government, has decided to deploy 300 companies of various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for the polls.
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Jammu and Kashmir panchayat polls later this year, Governor promulgates ordinance
Elections | Nov 05, 2017, 07:27 AM ISTJammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has promulgated an ordinance to pave the ay for panchayat polls in the state later this year.
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Odisha Panchayat elections: BJP, BJD trade poll code violation charges
National | Jan 04, 2017, 02:32 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal have registered complaints against each other at the State Election Commission (SEC) over violation of model code of conduct ahead of Panchayat polls in Odisha. A BJD
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Only matric pass can contest Panchayat polls in Haryana, SC upholds validity of new law
India | Dec 10, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today upheld the validity of recent amendments in a Haryana law which fixes various criteria including minimum educational qualification for candidates contesting panchayat polls."The writ petition is dismissed," a bench
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Supreme Court to hear Haryana on laws on criteria in Panchayat polls
India | Sep 18, 2015, 01:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday the plea on which it had stayed the operation of recent changes in Haryana election laws that have made certain educational qualifications compulsory for
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NRI quits job in Australia to become Sarpanch in Rajasthan Village
National | Feb 01, 2015, 10:30 PM ISTJaipur: Hanuman Chaudhary was manager at a resort on the Gold Coast in Australia. His life changed when he returned to India on his father's request only to be elected as the new Sarpanch of
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Rajasthan Panchayat polls: First phase of polling tomorrow
National | Jan 15, 2015, 02:52 PM ISTJaipur: The first phase of Panchayat polls will be held tomorrow in 412 Zila Parishad wards and 2305 Panchayat Samitis in Rajasthan, an official spokesman of the State Election Commission (RSEC) said today. Polling will
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Uttarakhand to have 2-phased panchayat polls on March 21, 24
India | Feb 24, 2014, 09:29 PM ISTDehradun: Panchayat polls in Uttarakhand will be held in two phases on March 21 and 24.The proposal of the state government to hold the panchayat polls on these dates has been accepted by the State
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Navi Mumbai police official's wife owns Rs 200 cr property, contests panchayat polls
India | Jan 17, 2014, 03:07 PM ISTMumbai: The panchayat polls of Navi Mumbai has hit the headlines because of a female contestant Leena Arjun Garad's property declaration.Leena has declared that her property is worth Rs 200 crore. She will contest the
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50 companies forces for panchayat polls in W Midnapore
India | Jul 10, 2013, 09:41 AM ISTMidnapore (WB), July 10: Fifty companies of security forces arrived in West Midnapore district for the panchayat polls, including the ‘jangal mahal' pocket.Superintendent of Police Sunil Chowdhury said 2,000 booths have been marked as sensitive.As