Tag: Municipal Elections

TMC records landslide victory in municipality elections, wins 102 of 108

According to data available with the State Election Commission (SEC), Trinamul Congress got 62.44 per cent of the votes, BJP 13.42 per cent, CPI-M 11.83 per cent and Congress 5.06 per cent votes.

March 3, 2022

Governor seeks explanation from SEC on civic poll violence

"I am hurt to find that West Bengal has turned out to be a gas chamber of democracy... People are losing faith in democratic process. I am aghast and cannot believe that the electoral process could be so polluted. It was a war where the entire administration and the police machinery was on side along with the dispensation that is in power and the state election commission headed by the state election commissioner has abdicated its authority.."

February 28, 2022

Miscreants raid MLA’s house, attack guard

The guard was admitted to Jangipur subdivisional hospital with eye injuries , said Jakir Hossain who was formerly a minister in the Mamata Banerjee government. Posing as TMC leaders engaged in municipal election, the criminals politely asked the guard for opening the house door and he opened the gate only to be attacked with pepper spray, Jakir Hossain told reporters today.

February 7, 2022

Left signature drive for SMC polls

The Left Front has launched a mass signature campaign drive from today and it will go on till Durga Puja. Left activists will visit houses to collect the signatures. We will send them, along with the demand for polls, to the chief minister," said Darjeeling district Left Front convener Jibesh Sarkar.

October 1, 2021

Internal rift against Anil Chaudhary in Delhi congress gets more evident

Some Congress leaders have written letters and a few have taken to social media to air their grievances against him.

September 21, 2021

YSRCP sweeps local body polls

The TDP came a distant second with BJP riding piggyback on the popularity of its ally Jana Sena. The YSRCP claimed that this was the third straight win for YSRCP over TDP after the crushing defeat in general elections of 2019 followed by Panchayat elections held last month.

March 15, 2021

Congress sweeps Punjab municipal elections, Bathinda gets Mayor from GOP after 53 years

The Bathinda constituency in Lok Sabha which is represented by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Harsimrat Badal, which had parted from long time ally BJP following the farmers’ protest, has gone to Congress.

February 17, 2021

Haryana government puts on holds official transfers in view of civic polls

The Haryana government has imposed a ban on posting and transfer of officers or officials connected with the work of Municipal elections until the declaration of election results.

December 3, 2018

Second phase of municipal polls begin in J-K amid tight security

Officials said 1,029 candidates - 881 in Jammu division and 148 in Kashmir division - are in the fray for 263 municipal wards, including 49 in Kashmir and 214 in Jammu.

October 10, 2018

First in 13 years, voting for civic polls begins in J-K amid tight security

The second phase of polling will be undertaken on October 10, followed by third phase on October 13 and fourth and final on October 16, an official said.

October 8, 2018

Voting begins for Punjab municipal elections

Voting for the Punjab municipal elections began on Sunday, Election Commission officials said here. Polling began at 8 a.m. and will continue till 4 p.m. The main contest is among the ruling Congress, main opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance. Local issues of towns and cities and the respective wards...

December 17, 2017

Voting begins for Punjab municipal elections

Voting for the Punjab municipal elections began on Sunday, Election Commission officials said here. Polling began at 8 a.m. and will continue till 4 p.m. The main contest is among the ruling Congress, main opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance. Local issues of towns and cities and the respective wards...

December 17, 2017

28 candidates file nomination on day second for SMC polls

On the second day, as many as 28 candidates filed their nominations for the coming Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections scheduled on June 16. Deputy Commissioner Shimla who is also the District Returning officer, Rohan Chand Thakur, on Saturday said that out of the 34 Shimla municipal wards for 19 wards, 28 candidates filed their...

June 3, 2017

Kejriwal says many EVMs ‘malfunctioning’

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said reports of EVM malfunctioning were coming from all over the capital during municipal elections. The Aam Aadmi Party leader also tweeted that people with voter slips were not being allowed to vote. "What is the SEC doing?" Delhi is voting on Sunday to elect three wings of...

April 23, 2017

Bypoll in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden on April 9

The bypoll for Delhi's Rajouri Garden assembly constituency will be held on April 9. Being viewed as a precursor to the municipal elections on April 23, it will be a popularity test for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), of revival for the Congress, and a prestige issue for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The...

April 8, 2017