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New Delhi, March 24 – The filing of nominations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry, along with by-elections in four states, ended on Monday, with over 4,000 nominations submitted, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said.A total of 4,019 nominations were...

New Delhi, March 23 – Nominations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections concluded on Monday, with a total of 1,388 nominations submitted across 126 constituencies, indicating a keen electoral contest in the state, officials said.According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), a total...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Election Commission of India held an online review and training session for District Election Officers (DEOs), Superintendents of Police (SPs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), and other officers of West Bengal on Monday, an official said.National Level Master Trainers...

Puducherry, March 23 Puducherry sitting Congress MP, V Vaithilingam, filed his nomination on Monday for the Thattanchavady constituency here, setting the stage for a direct confrontation with incumbent Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy.A two-time CM (from 1991 to 1996 and 2008 to...

Gangtok, March 23 Municipal elections in Sikkim will be held on April 24, and the vote counting will take place the following day, State Election Commissioner (SEC) K C Lepcha said on Monday.The nomination filing process will begin on March 30, and scrutiny will take place on March 31, he told...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 22 – The Congress party released its fifth list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections on Sunday, announcing nominees for seven constituencies across different regions of the state.According to a statement issued by the party's Central Election...

The deadline for submitting nominations for the Kerala assembly elections is tomorrow. Candidates in all 140 constituencies are busy filing their nomination papers and conducting campaign activities. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place the day after tomorrow. Voting will be held on...

Guwahati, March 20 Raijor Dal president and MLA Akhil Gogoi submitted his nomination papers for the Sivasagar Assembly constituency in the eastern Assam district on Friday.The regional outfit had joined the opposition alliance after finalizing a seat-sharing arrangement late on Thursday night...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and several prominent candidates from both the ruling BJP and opposition parties, including the Congress, will file their nomination papers on Friday for the assembly elections.Sarma, contesting from Jalukbari, will file his...

Kolkata, March 19 – As West Bengal prepares for crucial two-phase Assembly elections next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in a total of 14 programmes in the state over the next month.The programmes will include public meetings addressed by the Prime Minister, as...

New Delhi, March 19 The Congress on Thursday released its third list of 22 candidates for the April 9 Assam Assembly elections.The opposition party has so far announced a total of 87 candidates for the upcoming election in the northeastern state.The Congress released its first list of 42...

Guwahati, March 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he will file his nomination papers for the assembly elections on Friday.He will file his nomination papers for the Jalukbari seat at the Kamrup District Election Office."Tomorrow, with the blessings of the people of Jalukbari...

Agartala, March 19 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha expressed confidence on Thursday about the BJP's victory in the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly seat, asserting that it would be a one-sided affair since the opposition was "unsettled".The by-election is scheduled for April 9, with...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued directions on Thursday to facilitate voting by elderly citizens, persons with disabilities (PwD), service voters, and election duty personnel, using postal ballots, in the upcoming Assembly elections in four states and one Union...

Chennai, March 19 – AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday as crucial talks between the AIADMK and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) enter their final phase ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.According to sources, Palaniswami will...

Aizawl, March 18 – The Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday that elections to the 19-member Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) will be held on April 21.State Election Commissioner H. Lalthlangliana, while announcing the schedule, said that the statutory notification...

New Delhi, March 18 The Election Commission said on Wednesday that as many as 25 lakh personnel, including 8.5 lakh security personnel, will be deployed for the five assembly elections to be held next month.As many as 17.4 crore voters are eligible to participate in the elections in West...

Prayagraj (UP), March 18 The Allahabad High Court has directed the State Election Commission (SEC) in Uttar Pradesh to file an affidavit stating whether it is in a position to conclude the panchayat elections in accordance with the mandate of Article 243E of the Constitution.The court pointed...

The Election Commission has deployed 1,100 Central Observers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, as well as the by-elections in 6 states. The Commission stated that among these, 557 are General Observers, 188 are Police Observers, and 366 are...

Agartala, March 17 The State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held on April 13.State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said at a press conference here that voting for the 28 seats of the...