140 BJP women leaders to lead urban local bodies in UP
Of the 17 BJP mayors elected to municipal corporations this year, six are women. All the six female candidates the BJP had fielded for mayor’s post have won.
Of the 17 BJP mayors elected to municipal corporations this year, six are women. All the six female candidates the BJP had fielded for mayor’s post have won.
An official spokesperson said to ensure political reservation rights of Backward Classes (BCs) in the urban local bodies, the Cabinet accepted the Haryana Backward Classes Commission’s report.
Among the constituencies that will go to polls in the first phase are Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Gorakhpur, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's Lucknow and Prayagraj.
The counting of votes will be taken up on May 13. A total of 4.32 crore voters will exercise their franchise at 43198 polling booths to elect members for 14,684 posts in this civic poll.
Directing the conduct of urban local bodies elections in the state without OBCs reservation, the apex court ordered the State Backward Commission to submit by March 31, 2923, a report on the political backwardness of OBCs for giving them quota in the local bodies.
Ward councilors will elect the chairpersons in 46 ULBs on Tuesday as chairpersons in three civic bodies have already been elected unopposed.
'State will not take responsibility for regularisation of workers appointed without prior approval'
Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday urged all political parties to participate in the elections to the urban local bodies for which polling will be held next month.
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