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Ahmedabad, April 11 Candidates rushed to file their papers on the last day for submitting nominations for the April 26 local body elections in Gujarat, where the main contest is expected between the BJP, Congress, and the AAP.According to the schedule announced by the State Election...

Kolkata, April 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address three consecutive rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, intensifying the BJP's campaign ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections on April 23 and April 29.According to the schedule, the Prime Minister will begin his day with...

The review of nomination papers for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections will take place today. The deadline for filing nominations for the 142 seats in this phase ended yesterday, with April 13 set as the final date for withdrawing candidacies. Prominent figures such as BJP...

Tezpur, Apr 9 A polling official was found dead in Assam's Sonitpur district on Thursday during the state assembly elections, officials said.Deben Horo (45) was assigned as the second polling officer in the Naduar constituency, they said."Horo was stationed at polling station no 230 in the...

Panaji, April 8 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) abruptly scrapped the entire process of the by-election to Goa's 21-Ponda Assembly Constituency on Wednesday, just a day before the polling was scheduled.The Commission issued a fresh notification formally rescinding its earlier order of...

New Delhi, April 8 The BJP on Wednesday announced Rakesh Singh as its candidate for the Kolkata Port constituency in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.With this, the party has announced the names of 293 candidates out of the 294 seats in the state.West Bengal will go to the polls...

Gandhinagar, April 7 – The Gujarat BJP’s state election committee (Parliamentary Board) held a nearly six-hour meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence in Gandhinagar on Tuesday to discuss the selection of candidates for the upcoming local self-government elections.The meeting was attended by...

Gandhinagar, April 6 – With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat's extensive local body elections, the state's top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a "free and fair" polling process.The directive was...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued detailed guidelines on the pre-certification of political advertisements in print media for the upcoming Assembly elections and bye-elections, aimed at ensuring a free and fair campaign environment.The Commission had earlier...

Ahmedabad, April 5 The opposition Congress party released its first list of 243 candidates on Sunday, covering seven out of the 15 municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad and Surat, which will go to polls on April 26.The BJP and the AAP have yet to announce their nominees.The Congress...

Jaipur, April 2 – The Rajasthan High Court issued notices to the State Election Commission (SEC) and State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday over delays in conducting panchayat and urban local body elections in the state.A division bench, led by Acting Chief Justice S.P...

Guwahati, April 1 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Wednesday, claiming that the party has lost its organizational base in the state and has little chance of electoral success in the upcoming Assembly polls.Addressing reporters during a...

Chennai, March 31 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Chief M.K. Stalin will formally launch his campaign for the Assembly elections on Tuesday, starting from Tiruvarur – a constituency deeply associated with his father and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.The launch from Tiruvarur is seen...

Kolkata, March 31 The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of administrative and police service officers by the Election Commission in West Bengal, which is heading for elections.The Election Commission transferred several...

Patna, March 28 – Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, made a strong political statement on Saturday regarding the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to form the next government in the state.Speaking to the media at...

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 27 – A total of 1,955 candidates are contesting the Assembly elections in two states and a Union Territory, along with by-elections in four states, scheduled to be held on April 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday.The poll panel said that 250 candidates...

New Delhi, March 26 – After the scrutiny of nominations for the April 9 Assembly elections concluded earlier this week, 985 candidates in Kerala and 789 nominees in Assam are left in the running, an official of the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday.In Puducherry, 366...

Chalsa (WB), March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that no division should be created among people based on religion, and the schemes of her government are meant for members of all faiths.Addressing a gathering at a church in Chalsa in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri...

Gangtok, March 24 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang met with SKM candidates for the local elections on Tuesday, urging them to work together with humility and integrity.During a meeting at Samman Bhavan, the SKM leader said the party would provide full support to the candidates...