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Mumbai, April 1 The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Akshay Shivaji Kardile for the upcoming Rahuri assembly constituency by-election in Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday.The by-election, scheduled for April 23, was necessitated following the death of BJP legislator Shivaji Kardile...

Chennai, March 30 Over 500 candidates, including many from political parties, filed their nomination papers on Monday for the April 23 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu.According to a source in the election commission, 573 candidates, including prominent figures such as Chief Minister M K Stalin...

Kolkata, March 29 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday the transfer of 83 block development officers (BDOs) and assistant returning officers (AROs) in West Bengal, amidst the crucial state assembly elections scheduled for next month.In a statement sent to West Bengal...

Chennai, March 29 DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin will launch his first phase of election campaign from the Tiruvarur constituency on March 31 for the upcoming Assembly polls, the party said on Sunday.Tiruvarur is the hometown of the late DMK patriarch and former Chief...

Kolkata, March 28 The Election Commission released the second supplementary list under the Systematic Area Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, an official said.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or inclusions in the second list that...

Chennai, March 27 TVK chief Vijay will announce the party's candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 29, the party announced on Friday.Elections to the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23. Elections to the 30...

New Delhi, March 25 The BJP on Wednesday released another list of 19 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, fielding Arup Kumar Das from the Singur constituency and Madhumita Ghosh from Haripal.According to the list, Rathindra Nath Bose will contest from Coochbehar Dakshin...

Chennai, March 23 The AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu finalized seat-sharing arrangements with key alliance constituents for the April 23 Assembly polls, with the Dravidian party allocating 27 seats to the BJP, 18 to PMK, and 11 to AMMK.AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, addressing...

Chennai, March 23 The ruling DMK alliance is projected to win 180 of the 234 constituencies in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, according to a pre-poll survey released on Monday.Addressing the media here, R Suresh Kumar, CEO of Agni News Service (ANS), which conducted the survey...

Ahmedabad/Anand, March 23: The Gujarat unit of the Congress party has begun the process of selecting candidates for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency, with party-appointed observers set to hear prospective candidates, party leaders confirmed on Monday.In a letter...

Kolkata, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday decided to send two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the West Bengal cadre, both holding the rank of departmental secretaries, as central observers to other states.One of the two officers is Priyanka...

Chennai, March 18 Authorities seized a total of ₹2.37 crore in cash as part of ongoing election expenditure monitoring, Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik said on Wednesday.In addition to the ₹2.37 crore in cash, precious metals and other items were also seized, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission of India on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to appoint new police superintendents in four districts.The EC made the decision after reviewing the state's preparedness for upcoming assembly elections, which will be held in a single phase on...

Chennai, March 16 Tamil Nadu’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik clarified on Monday that candidates contesting the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will effectively have only five working days to file their nomination papers, despite the Election Commission announcing an...

Kolkata, March 16 The Left Front announced its first list of 192 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Monday, with outgoing Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and CPI(M) central committee member Minakshi Mukherjee among the key nominees.Bhattacharya will contest from the...

Chennai, March 16 The Election Commission is closely monitoring the financial transactions of political parties with the help of 23 enforcement agencies and will also track large volumes of online transactions, Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik said on Monday.Stating that the model code of...

New Delhi, March 16 Newly appointed West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi met with President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.The President's office shared a picture of the meeting on X."Governor of West Bengal, Shri R.N. Ravi, met with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati...

Mumbai, March 15 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that all efforts would be made to ensure that the by-elections for the Baramati and Rahuri assembly seats are held unopposed through consensus, but asserted that the BJP is ready if it comes down to a contest.Chief...

Mumbai, March 15 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that all efforts would be made to ensure that the bypolls to the Baramati and Rahuri assembly seats are held without opposition through consensus, but he asserted that the BJP is ready if it comes down to a contest...

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat on Sunday, following the death of incumbent MLA Govind Parmar earlier this month.The announcement was made at a press conference addressed by Chief...