Tag: Panchayat elections

Voting begins for Punjab panchayat elections

The State Election Commission (SEC) officials said over 1.27 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the panchayat (village council) elections.

December 30, 2018

J-K Governor asks security forces to avoid civilian killings during encounters

The meeting was called following the death of seven civilians who were allegedly indulging in stone pelting at security forces during an encounter in Pulwama.

December 18, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: 79.9% polling recorded in 8th phase of Panchayat elections

According to the Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Shaleen Kabra, a massive 85.1% polling was witnessed in Jammu division and 49.6% in Kashmir division.

December 8, 2018

Separatists call for boycott of panchayat polls, shutdown on November 17

They also urged the people to observe a shutdown during the subsequent phases of polling. The panchayat elections will be held in nine phases.

November 14, 2018

Elections have lost relevance in Jammu and Kashmir, says Mirwaiz

He described the elections as an exercise in futility as the essence of this process lies first in the establishment of democratic principles and institutions.

October 5, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Panchayats given more powers in state before elections

This is for the first time in the state that powers as per the 73rd Amendment, which is not applicable in J&K, have been given to the Panchayats.

October 4, 2018

SAD seeks Randhawa’s dismissal over panchayat polls remark

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday urged Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore to dismiss Cooperation minister Sukhjinder Randhawa for indulging in unconstitutional activity by openly announcing his intent to rig the forthcoming panchayat elections by not allowing any anti- Congress voter to exercise his franchise. In a statement here, former minister and party spokesman …

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October 3, 2018

Jammu, Ladakh reject poll boycott diktat of Pakistan-backed terrorists, separatists

BJP and Congress are the major political parties that are contesting the elections, besides a large number of individuals.

September 25, 2018

J-K panchayat elections to be held in nine phases

A day after releasing the schedule for election to urban local bodies, the state election commission on Sunday declared elections for panchayats that will be held in nine phases from 17 November to 11 December.

September 16, 2018

All parties except BJP demand rescheduling of Tripura panchayat polls

The IPFT and the Congress also separately urged the election commission to reschedule the panchayat polls "to uphold democracy in the rural areas".

September 14, 2018

J-K DGP asks police officers to formulate strategy for peaceful panchayat elections

The DGP asked the district SPs to work out deployment plans and fine tune in such a way that foolproof security is provided for these elections.

September 13, 2018

Ram Madhav in Srinagar to chalk out poll strategy

Madhav said the party would contest the elections in all three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. He said that boycott of these elections would serve no purpose.

September 12, 2018

Hurriyat activists start anti-election campaign in Kashmir

The authorities remained mute spectators as activists of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference kick-started their anti-election campaign by organising a rally on Friday at Abi Guzar in the heart of Srinagar.

September 7, 2018

National Conference announces boycott of Panchayat elections in J-K

The party's core group felt that any tinkering with Article 35-A would prove disastrous not only for Jammu-Kashmir but for the entire country.

September 5, 2018

Punjab panchayat poll candidates to undergo dope test

With Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh making it mandatory for all government employees to undergo dope test, state’s panchayats and rural development minister, Tript Rajinder Bajwa, on Thursday announced to make the same mandatory for the candidates contesting in the forthcoming panchayat elections. The minister said he has proposed mandatory dope test for the …

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July 5, 2018

Purulia deaths

There is a chillingly sinister ring in the two successive “deaths by hanging” in West Bengal’s Purulia district in the aftermath of the panchayat elections. Seldom in the past, never in recent years, has political barbarism been so pronounced. It was only to be expected that the back-to-back deaths would exacerbate the tension in rural …

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June 6, 2018

A barbaric election

Regular exposure to wanton destruction of human lives, brought to our doorsteps through the print and electronic media, has somewhat numbed our senses. And yet, news of so many deaths in rural Bengal before and during the panchayat election did cause severe consternation to all of us, if away from the scene of violence. Panchayat …

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June 2, 2018