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Chennai, March 23. With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, the political landscape in the state is entering a crucial phase. With barely a month left for polling and the filing of nomination papers set to begin on March 30, political parties are under increasing pressure...

The deadline for filing nomination papers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry is today. Voting in these two states and the Union Territory will take place in a single phase on the 9th of next month.The scrutiny of nomination papers will begin tomorrow. The last date for...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 With the deadline for filing nomination papers ending on Monday, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar has clarified that only voter registration applications submitted at least 10 days prior are being processed for inclusion in the electoral roll ahead of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who is contesting from the Haripad constituency in the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls, declared assets, both movable and immovable, worth over Rs 2.64 crore in his nomination papers on Saturday.In his affidavit, he also...

Guwahati, March 20 A total of 116 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, have filed their nomination papers by Friday for elections to the 126 Assam assembly constituencies, officials said.A total of 109 candidates filed their nominations on Friday, while seven had done so...

Aizawl, March 20 Political activity is intensifying in Mizoram ahead of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, with parties stepping up preparations, finalizing candidates, and outlining agendas for the civic body.Polling for the 19-member AMC is scheduled for April 21, with...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers on Friday, seeking re-election from the Jalukbari constituency for the sixth consecutive term.Sarma was accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, his son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, BJP's Gauhati Lok Sabha MP...

Kolkata, March 19 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking a comprehensive list of criminal cases pending against him.Adhikari, who is contesting from the Bhabanipur and Nandigram constituencies this time, has...

Aizawl, March 18 The Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) will go to the polls on April 21, announced the Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.State Election Commissioner H Lalthlangliana told reporters here that polling for the 19-member civic body will be held across 19 wards...

The Hojai administration reviews election preparednessIn Hojai, Assam, District Commissioner Deba Prasad Misra addressed a press conference yesterday evening regarding preparations for the upcoming elections in Hojai.He stated that three Additional Deputy Commissioners have been appointed as...

New Delhi, March 13 The BJP on Friday alleged that attempts by Bangladeshi infiltrators to "seize" the rights of tribal communities have led to unrest in parts of Meghalaya and vowed to support the indigenous communities of Garo Hills in the state.Two people were killed in police firing at...

Shillong, March 10 – Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has filed a police complaint against former legislator S.G. Esmatur Mominin, accusing him of making a speech that could potentially incite communal tensions ahead of the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District...

Shillong, March 10 Mukul Sangma, the leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former legislator Estamur Momin over a speech allegedly made by the latter after he was attacked while attempting to file nomination papers for the Garo...

Patna, March 10 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed confidence on Tuesday that his party would win the Rajya Sabha election.RJD MP Amarendra Dhari Singh has filed his nomination papers, seeking re-election for a second consecutive term."We have an adequate number on our side, and that is why...

Hyderabad, March 9 – Senior Supreme Court advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s close aide Vem Narender Reddy have been unopposed elected to the Rajya Sabha from the state.Returning Officer Upender Reddy announced their election on Monday after the...

Patna, March 9 Six candidates—five from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition—are contesting for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, where biennial elections are scheduled for next week, an official said on Monday.According to Bihar Vidhan Sabha secretary Khyati Singh, none of the six...

Kolkata, March 7 – The Trinamool Congress approached the Election Commission on Saturday, alleging several serious irregularities in the nomination papers of BJP candidate Rahul Sinha for the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal.State Power Minister Aroop Biswas has sent a detailed complaint...

Guwahati, March 6 The nomination papers of all three NDA candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections in Assam were found valid during scrutiny on Friday, making their election certain, officials said.BJP's Jogen Mohan and Terash Gowala, and UPPL's Pramod Boro filed their nomination papers on the...

March 05, New Delhi – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Nitin Nabin were among the five NDA candidates who filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday.They submitted the papers in the presence of India's Home Minister Amit Shah at the office of...

Patna, March 5 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's governance over the past two decades on Thursday, even as the latter signed nomination papers for his next political journey, from the legislature to the Parliament, while also paving the way for a...