Tag: Punjab assembly elections

Punjab polls: Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika hopeful of win from Moga

Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood Sachar, who is contesting from Punjab's Moga seat on Congress ticket, is hopeful of winning the Assembly elections.

February 20, 2022

PM Modi urges youth, first-time voters of UP, Punjab to vote

Over 2.16 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise at 25,794 polling places and 15,557 polling stations in the third phase of Assembly elections.

February 20, 2022

Voting begins on 117 seats of Punjab assembly polls

In Punjab, over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1304 candidates who are in the fray from 117 constituencies.

February 20, 2022

Punjab Assembly poll campaign comes to an end

Former chief ministers Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh are contesting from their traditional seats Lambi (in Muktsar) and Patiala Urban respectively.

February 19, 2022

Punjab Polls: Cong promises Rs 1100 per month for women ‘in need’, 1 lakh govt jobs, 8 cooking gas cylinders, end of liquor & sand mafia

Addressing the media, Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu said the new government will procure oilseed, pulses, and corn from farmers.

February 19, 2022

Assembly Polls: Punjab needs double engine government, says Amarinder

Amarinder said he was for good relationships between the two countries, but the Pakistani Prime Minister and his army were being too hostile towards India, which was unacceptable.

February 16, 2022

Assembly Polls: Punjab political parties get 12 EC notices for noise pollution

The Election Commission has issued 12 notices issued to different political parties in Punjab for causing noise pollution.

February 15, 2022

Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: EC transfers 2 DCs, 8 SSPs in Punjab

The EC has appointed Harjeet Singh as SSP SAS Nagar, Dhruman H Nimbale as SSP Hoshiarpur, Patil Ketan Baliram as SSP Ludhiana Rural, Deepak Hilori

January 18, 2022

Punjab Assembly Polls: Valuables worth Rs 40.31 Cr seized in Punjab

The civic teams have also removed as many as 53610 defacements of public properties, while 14911 on private properties.

January 15, 2022

AAP releases first list of 10 candidates for Punjab Assembly elections

All 10 candidates announced today are sitting legislators who have been fielded from their present seats.

November 13, 2021

Punjab launches new voter registration drive

Under this campaign youth between the ages of 18 and 19 who have become eligible to cast their votes and have not yet registered as voters, can go to http://www.voteportal.ecl.gov.in/ to register themselves.

October 7, 2021

Aam Aadmi Party emerging as single largest party in Punjab

Translated into seats there is a possibility of the hung house in Punjab Assembly 2022. AAP could be the single largest party as the party is projected to grab 51 to 57 seats.

September 4, 2021

Rajouri Garden loss: AAP Punjab to demand autonomy from Delhi leadership

With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffering humiliating defeat in the Assembly by-election held for Rajouri Garden constituency in Delhi, the chorus for making party's Punjab unit 'independent' is set to grow louder. Post the AAP loss in Punjab Assembly elections, many party leaders have already spoken against the interference of Delhi leadership in affairs...

April 14, 2017

No one voted for BJP in Punjab polls: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday suggested the BJP that it should manage its own house as "no one" had voted for it in the Punjab elections. She also accused the Narendra Modi government of threatening her with a probe by the CBI as she raised her voice against demonetisation. "BJP should manage its...

February 17, 2017

No one voted for BJP in Punjab polls: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday suggested the BJP that it should manage its own house as "no one" had voted for it in the Punjab elections. She also accused the Narendra Modi government of threatening her with a probe by the CBI as she raised her voice against demonetisation. "BJP should manage its...

February 17, 2017

EC checks security of electronic voting machines in Punjab

A team of the Election Commission arrived in Punjab on Thursday to inspect the security of buildings where electronic voting machines (EVMs) of the Punjab Assembly elections have been kept. The EC team visited the strongroom at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus in Ludhiana to take stock of the security arrangements there. District officials...

February 16, 2017

AAP seeks imposition of restrictions on activities around EVMs

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday appealed to Chief Electoral Officer Punjab to completely restrict any sort of activity within the premises where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are stored in the state. AAP state convener Gurpreet Singh Waraich, legal cell convener Himmat Singh Shergill and dialogue committee chairman Kanwar Sandhu in a joint statement said...

February 14, 2017