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Kolkata, April 10 The Election Commission has rejected the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Abhinav Bhattacharya from the Krishnanagar Uttar constituency in West Bengal, citing provisions under the Representation of the People Act, a senior official said on Friday.The Returning...

Guwahati, April 10 The Election Commission on Friday ordered a re-poll in a polling booth in the Karimganj (North) constituency in Assam's Sribhumi district.The re-poll has been ordered at booth number 239 at Babyland High English School.The re-poll will be held on Saturday from 7 am to 5...

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...

Gandhinagar/Anand, April 9 – The by-election to Gujarat's Umreth Assembly seat will see a six-way contest after the deadline for withdrawing nominations ended on Thursday, with election authorities confirming the final list of candidates.According to officials, six candidates remain in the...

Bengaluru, April 9 Over 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday, as the Congress is aiming to retain these key seats, while the BJP seeks to gain ground there.According to the Election...

Guwahati, April 9 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that the ongoing state assembly elections have evolved into a "people's movement" aimed at safeguarding Assam's identity, culture, and land.In a post on X, Sarma asserted that the electoral exercise goes beyond a...

Nagpur, April 9 The Congress will face consequences if it does not allow NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati assembly by-election unopposed, said minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday.The party’s “downfall” will begin from Baramati, he...

Sivasagar, Apr 9 Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi on Thursday claimed that the people of Assam were voting to save democracy from the "fascist BJP government".Gogoi, who is seeking re-election from the Sibsagar seat, claimed that people of the state were turning up at polling booths in large...

Chennai, April 9 Tamil Nadu BJP on Thursday urged voters in Puducherry to give a decisive mandate to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), as polling began across the Union Territory for all 30 Assembly constituencies.Describing the election as a "historic opportunity," party spokesperson...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Voting in the Kerala Assembly elections saw a turnout of over 16 per cent after the first two hours of voting on Thursday.According to Election Commission (EC) figures, polling till 9 am recorded a turnout of 16.23 per cent, with the highest being in the Ernakulam...

Agartala, April 9 – Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district commenced on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, election officials said.People turned out in large numbers, forming queues at most of the 55 polling stations across...

Agartala, Apr 9 Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district began at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security, an official said.A total of 46,142 voters will decide the fate of six candidates in the by-election.Female voters (23,758) outnumber...

Guwahati, April 8 – Assam is set to witness a high-stakes election on Thursday, with polling for all 126 Assembly constituencies. The contest is largely shaping up as a direct battle between the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-led opposition alliance.The ruling BJP...

Nadia (West Bengal), April 8 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Samik Bhattacharya, described the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state as a political contest pitting "the public against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee."Speaking to reporters during a BJP...

Agartala, April 7 – A multi-party contest is expected in the April 9 by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, which shares borders with Assam and Mizoram.A total of six candidates are contesting, including nominees from major political parties, smaller...

April 07, New Delhi: In an exclusive interview with DD, former senior CPM leader G Sudhakaran, who left the party and is running as an independent candidate against the LDF, criticized Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF government for betraying the party's ideology.With Sudhakaran...

Mumbai, April 6 NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Monday that the Congress has every right to contest the Baramati assembly by-election, questioning the "political maturity" of his grandnephew Parth Pawar, who criticised the Congress for fielding a candidate against his mother and Deputy CM...

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...

Ranchi, April 5 RJD national working president Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday that his party is a major force in Jharkhand, which cannot be ignored.Yadav was in Ranchi to address party workers and discuss strategies to strengthen the organization in the state."This is my first visit to...

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), April 4 Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin appealed to the people on Saturday to defeat the Delhi team, arguing that it was "hostile" to the needs and development of the state.Addressing a campaign in support of the DMK candidate and state Cooperation...