panchayat elections

Jaipur, February 27 – The Rajasthan Assembly is scheduled to pass the state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Friday evening, with several new announcements expected during the concluding debate.The Appropriation Bill will be discussed after Zero Hour and debated throughout the day in the...

Srinagar, February 26 PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel was against the country's policy and not a good sign for Mahatma Gandhi's India.She called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "criminal" who is afraid of visiting many...

Jaipur, February 26 – The Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court seeking a postponement of elections to 113 municipal bodies, citing the need to redo the ward delimitation process after it was struck down by the High Court.A Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the state...

Jaipur, February 25 The final voter lists for the upcoming panchayat elections in Rajasthan have been released, with the total number of voters exceeding four crore, officials said on Wednesday.State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh said that of the total 4,02,20,734 voters, 2,08,62,380...

New Delhi, February 24 The Election Commission and various state election panels resolved on Tuesday to work together to harmonize laws related to local body elections with those related to elections to Parliament and state legislatures.A declaration adopted at a conference of the Election...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 The Odisha government stated on Tuesday that the next three-tier panchayat elections in the state will be held as scheduled in February 2027.This was stated by Minister of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, Rabi Narayan Naik, in response to a question by BJD member...

New Delhi, February 24 A day-long conference organized by the Election Commission with state election panels began here on Tuesday, with presentations on EVMs, ECINET, and the sharing of electoral rolls being the main agenda.Addressing the gathering, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar...

New Delhi, February 23 The Election Commission will discuss sharing technology with state election panels, responsible for holding municipal and panchayat elections in states, at a conference here on Tuesday.The conference is being held after a gap of 27 years. The last such conference was...

Jammu, February 21 Former bureaucrat Shantmanu, who was sworn in as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir for a five-year term on Saturday, emphasized the importance of holding the long-pending panchayat and urban local body elections in the Union Territory.Lieutenant Governor...

Jammu, February 21 Former bureaucrat Shantmanu was sworn in as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.Lt Gov Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to the retired IAS officer at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan here.The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Chief...

Jammu, February 17 – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Manoj Sinha, appointed former senior IAS officer, Shantmanu, as the State Election Commissioner for the Union Territory, officials said on Tuesday.An order issued from Lok Bhawan stated, "In exercise of the powers conferred by...

Bhubaneswar, February 17 Ahead of the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections, the Odisha BJP launched a training program for its workers in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The program, titled "Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Training Campaign," was held at the party's state headquarters and attended by Chief...

Jammu, February 17 Senior CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA M Y Tarigami raised concerns on Tuesday about the excessive use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, warning that indiscriminate application could potentially harm the environment and pose grave risks to public health.Speaking on the...

Srinagar, February 15 National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that social justice and equitable development are the cornerstones of the party's ideology.In keeping with this spirit, the government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is steadily working to ensure...

Lucknow, February 12 The Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court that it is in the process of constituting an OBC commission according to law for the upcoming panchayat elections in the state.Subsequently, a bench of Justices Rajan Roy and A K...

Pune, February 9 The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) retained control of the Pune Zilla Parishad on Monday, winning 51 out of 73 seats, following the death of party leader Ajit Pawar in a plane crash a few days prior. The BJP won 10 seats, followed by six for the Shiv Sena (UBT), five for the...

Jammu, February 9 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that the government is making necessary arrangements to hold elections to urban local bodies and panchayats in the Union territory at the earliest, but said that the post of state election commissioner is presently...