Tag: Constituency

Thakur visits his constituency, announces hospital upgrade

During his first visit to his home constituency, after becoming the Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur announced the up-gradation of Community Health Centre (CHC) Bagsaid to civil hospital. He was given a rousing welcome during his visit to his home constituency Seraj in district Mandi on Sunday. He was accompanied by his wife Dr. Sadhna...

January 7, 2018

Gujarat elections: Congress may change Naresh Raval’s constituency

After the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader, Hardik Patel and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, Convener of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch, openly approved of Congress, the party is expecting a better than expected electoral outcome. Congress is now busy re-evaluating the expected number of seats and is also making some well-planned changes in the choice...

November 4, 2017

BJP axes tickets of 4 sitting MLAs, fields 12 new faces in Himachal

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has axed the tickets of four sitting MLAs and has fielded a dozen new faces in 68 Assembly segments in Himachal Pradesh for ensuing polls. The party has dropped MLAs Govind Ram (Arki), BK Chauhan (Chamba), Anil Dhiman (Bhoranj) and former Deputy Speaker, Rikhi Ram Kaundal (Jhanduta) and has fielded...

October 18, 2017

Swaran Singh Salaria is BJP candidate for Gurdaspur bypoll

Ignoring former member of Parliament (MP) Vinod Khanna’s widow Kavita Khanna’s claim for Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat which fell vacant due to the death of the actor-turned-politician, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday named Swaran Singh Salaria as its candidate for the Lok Sabha byelection scheduled for 11 October. Salaria, 58, hails from Chauhana village of Bhoa...

September 21, 2017