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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...

Shimla, April 9 People who have encroached upon government or "shamlat" land will be barred from contesting the Panchayati Raj institutions (PRI) elections, a state official said on Thursday."Shamlat" land is village common land which is used by the community.The order has been issued to...

Chennai, April 7 – Actor-turned-politician Vijay, leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has successfully secured acceptance of his nomination papers from both the Perambur constituency in Chennai and the Tiruchirappalli East constituency for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections...

Anand (Gujarat), April 6 – Six candidates filed a total of eight nomination papers on Monday for the by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat. Polling is scheduled for April 23, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission.The nomination process began after...

Chennai, April 6 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami announced on Monday that his assets were worth Rs 50.86 lakh, including cash and bank accounts.His wife, P Radha, had total assets worth Rs 5.61 crore.According to the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission during the filing of his...

Anand, April 6 – Congress candidate Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan formally entered the contest for the Umreth Assembly by-election on Monday, submitting his nomination papers in the presence of senior party leader Bharatsinh Solanki. This marked the party's formal entry into the race for the Anand...

Mumbai, April 6 The opposition NCP (SP) fielded Govind Mokate for the Rahuri assembly by-election on Monday, following the withdrawal of former MLA and party leader Prajakt Tanpure.Mokate filed his nomination papers in Rahuri, in the Ahilyanagar district, on the last day of the deadline.He...

Pune, April 6 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Sunetra Pawar on Monday filed her nomination papers for the April 23 Baramati assembly by-election.She filed the papers in the presence of her party colleagues Sunil Tatkare, Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde and Hasan...

Kolkata, April 5 BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, who is seeking re-election from the Asansol Dakshin assembly seat in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, has declared that the value of her movable assets has more than doubled to Rs 2.56 crore in the last five years.According to the poll...

Gandhinagar/Anand, April 4 – Three candidates filed six nomination papers on Saturday for the by-election to Gujarat's Umreth Assembly constituency, as the electoral process gained momentum ahead of the April 23 polls.According to election authorities, nominations were submitted on April 4...

Mumbai, April 4 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar has called Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to seek his support in the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat, which she will be contesting as her party's candidate.Pawar called Thackeray on Friday to...

Chennai, April 1 The TVK on Wednesday alleged inadequate security for party chief Vijay, who falls under 'Y' category protection, during his campaign in Perambur after filing his nomination papers on March 30.In a letter addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam...

Chennai, March 31 Aadhav Arjuna, the general secretary of TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, has declared movable and immovable assets worth Rs 197.52 crore, according to an affidavit filed with his nomination papers for the April 23 Assembly elections.Arjuna is contesting in the Villivakkam...

With the deadline for withdrawing nomination papers ending today, a clear picture of the electoral contest in all 140 constituencies of Kerala will be available by the afternoon. According to data available until yesterday evening, a total of 985 candidates remain in the running. Out of the...

Guwahati, March 25 The nomination papers of Barpeta's Congress candidate, Mahananda Sarkar, were rejected on Wednesday, while the documents submitted by the remaining three nominees in the constituency were found to be valid, election officials said.The scrutiny of nomination papers for both...

32 candidates cleared in Kamrup DistrictIn Assam's Kamrup district, the District Election Officer confirmed that nomination papers of 32 candidates across six Assembly constituencies have been declared valid.The constituencies include:Samaria – 6 candidatesBoko–Chaygaon – 7 candidates...

Assam Assembly Elections 2026: 776 candidates declared valid after scrutinyGuwahati, March 25: The scrutiny of nomination papers for the Assam Assembly Elections 2026 was conducted on Tuesday, with verification completed in 124 out of the 126 constituencies.Scrutiny in the Barpeta and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 – The Election Commission of India has received a total of 2,125 nomination papers from 1,254 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new...

Ashok Singhal attends election rally in DudhnoiFollowing the filing of nomination papers by NDA candidate Tankeswar Rabha on Monday, a rally was held in Dudhnoi, under the Dudhnoi (ST) Assembly constituency in the Goalpara district.District Guardian Minister Ashok Singhal attended the rally...

Final Day for Nominations in AssamToday was the final day for submitting nominations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place tomorrow, while March 26th has been set as the last date for withdrawing candidature.On the final day, candidates...