Tag: local body polls

AIADMK in spot after heavy drubbing in rural local body polls

The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has announced that DMK has won or is in lead in 138 of the 140 district panchayat union seats with the AIADMK winning just 2 seats. In the panchayat union ward member seats, DMK has won or is leading in 1,009 seats while the AIADMK has only 218 out of the 1,381 seats.

October 14, 2021

TN local body polls likely to be announced on 15 Sept

Election commission sources said that the commission has been engaged in preliminary discussions on the conduct of elections with the district administrations.

August 18, 2021

Tamil Nadu BJP gears up for local body polls

The newly constituted BJP's 17-member committee will be focusing on the electoral list and will sort out the possible seats and plan the work accordingly.

August 5, 2021

Local body polls: AIADMK looks to bounce back, DMK to test grassroots

The DMK is also trying to consolidate its hold over the Muslims and the Dalits through its alliance with the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) as part of its efforts to score a huge win in the local body elections

August 1, 2021

BJP takes lead in Gujarat local body polls

The BJP is leading in 67 of the 81 municipalities, with the Congress gaining in two and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with one seat.

March 2, 2021

Punjab: Cong sweeps local body polls

In the final results announced on Sunday by the State Election Commission (SEC), Congress won majority of seats by winning 331 of 353 zila parishad seats and 2351 of 2899 panchayat samitis seats.

September 24, 2018

Local Body Polls: SAD alleges booth capturing

Addressing a Press conference, SAD spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema and former minister Bikram Majithia said the SAD would approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court over denial of the right to vote an contest polls in the elections held on Wednesday. 

September 20, 2018

Kamal Haasan says MNM will contest in local body polls in Tamil Nadu

Kamal Haasan’s party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will be contesting in the upcoming local body elections in Tamil Nadu.

April 24, 2018

Protesters set ablaze government property in Nagaland

Violence continued in the Nagaland capital on Thursday as a mob went on rampage, burning down several government properties and vandalised government vehicles in protest against Chief Minister T R Zeliang's refusal to meet their demand on local body polls. Over a thousand tribesmen armed with spears and machetes took to the streets and set afire...

February 3, 2017