Maharashtra ZP, Panchayat Samiti polls: Campaign ends, voting on Feb 7
Voting will take place on Saturday from 7.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and the counting of votes will be held on Monday, February 9.
Voting will take place on Saturday from 7.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and the counting of votes will be held on Monday, February 9.
According to the notification issued by the Commission, elections will be conducted for 49 urban local bodies, including six Municipal Corporations, 19 Municipal Councils and 24 Nagar Panchayats.
The State Election Commission on Wednesday revoked the decision to delete her vote, which had been removed due to alleged irregularities in her house number.
The direction came during the hearing of a contempt petition filed over the government’s failure to conduct municipal elections in the state.
The Congress government in Telangana is considering approaching the Supreme Court to ensure 42 per cent reservation for the Backward Classes (BC) in the local polls after the High Court directed that the State Election Commission could proceed with the elections, but under the earlier reservation rules.
Hours after the Telangana High Court stayed a state government order (GO), providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies, the State Election Commission suspended the election notification until further orders.
A delegation from Delhi Congress on Saturday attended an all party First Level Checking (FLC) of EVM machines called by the State Election Commission in view of by-election for the 12 wards.
The president of the citizens forum Sailen Parbat said that the state administration and the State Election Commission have completely failed to provide safety and security to the common people during the panchayat election.
The State Election Commission called an all-party meeting on June 13 to discuss the Panchayat elections in West Bengal.
The West Bengal panchayat elections will be held in a single phase on July 8. The counting of votes will be done on July 11.
