panchayat elections

Patna, March 21 – Deepak Prakash, the Minister of Panchayati Raj in the Nitish Kumar government, made it clear on Saturday that the Panchayat elections in Bihar will be held on schedule, with no changes to the delimitation process.The minister emphasized that elections for the posts of Pramukh...

New Delhi, March 19 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again questioned the neutrality of the Election Commission in a social media post on Thursday, accusing it of “summarily and arbitrarily” removing “more than 50 senior officials” ahead of the April Assembly polls.She wrote...

Jaipur, March 18 – The issue of panchayat and civic body elections in Rajasthan has once again come before the Rajasthan High Court, with former MLA Sanyam Lodha filing a contempt petition against the state government and the State Election Commission (SEC).In his petition, Lodha alleges that...

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...

Jammu, March 17: The Jammu & Kashmir unit of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) strongly opposed the proposed panchayat elections in the region on Tuesday, urging the administration to first conduct a fresh census and carry out transparent delimitation before proceeding with the polls.At a...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Sunday that his party wants the Systematic Voters Verification (SIR) exercise to be completed before the upcoming assembly elections to ensure that no eligible voter is left out and ineligible names are removed.Bhattacharya...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday alleged that the ruling TMC has deprived people of their basic rights, asserting that a "new dawn" awaits the state if his party comes to power in the upcoming assembly elections.Bhattacharya claimed that the TMC...

Sultanpur (UP), March 12 A case involving alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct, involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh, was adjourned by an MP/MLA court here on Thursday due to the absence of some witnesses.The court has fixed March 19 as the next date for hearing in the matter.Defence...

Kolkata, March 11 – A public interest litigation was filed before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, seeking free, fair, and violence-free elections in West Bengal in the upcoming state assembly elections, scheduled later this year.The division bench, comprising Chief...

Jaipur, March 9 The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday removed the disqualification for contesting panchayat elections based on having more than two children by amending the state's Panchayati Raj Act.The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed by voice vote after a...

Jaipur, March 9 – The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which removes the two-child norm for contesting Panchayat elections, was passed after a debate in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday.The amendment modifies Section 19 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994...

Shimla, March 7 – The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, decided on Saturday to invite public objections and suggestions on the proposed amendments to Rules 28, 87, 88, and 89 of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Elections) Rules of 1994.The proposed...

Kolkata, March 1 – The name of Richa Ghosh, a member of the Indian women's cricket team that won the World Cup, has been listed as 'under review' in the final voter rolls of West Bengal.This came to light after the state's final voter list was published following the Special Intensive Revision...

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...