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Agartala, April 10 The intense campaign for the elections to the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) concluded on Friday, officials said.The TTAADC comprises two-thirds of the state's geographical area and is home to a population of 13 lakh.Pradyot Kishore...

Jaipur, April 8 – Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot accused the BJP-led state government of pushing Rajasthan towards a "constitutional crisis" on Wednesday by failing to conduct elections to village councils and urban local bodies for over a year.In a strongly worded statement, Gehlot said...

Jaipur, April 8 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot alleged on Wednesday that a "constitutional crisis" is deepening in the state due to the BJP government's "undemocratic approach".Gehlot said that elections to village councils and urban local bodies have not been held for over a...

Aizawl, April 7, 2026: In exercise of the power conferred under sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 and Rule 56 of the Mara Autonomous District Council (Election to Village Councils) Rules, 2014, as amended, the State Election Commission of Mizoram has directed that in the case of an elector who has not yet...

Aizawl, April 7, 2026: In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 243K of the Constitution of India, read with sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Mara Autonomous District Council (Election to Village Councils) Rules, 2014, the State Election Commission of Mizoram has ordered that any...

Ahmedabad, April 5 The opposition Congress party released its first list of 243 candidates on Sunday, covering seven out of the 15 municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad and Surat, which will go to polls on April 26.The BJP and the AAP have yet to announce their nominees.The Congress...

Agartala, April 2 – In a clear indication of low female representation, only 4.62 per cent of the 173 candidates contesting the April 12 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are women.The autonomous council, established in 1982 to promote the...

Jaipur, April 2 – The Rajasthan High Court issued notices to the State Election Commission (SEC) and State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday over delays in conducting panchayat and urban local body elections in the state.A division bench, led by Acting Chief Justice S.P...

Jaipur, April 1 Rajasthan Minister of State for Urban Development and Local Self-Government (Independent Charge), Jhabar Singh Kharra, said on Wednesday that the state government is eager to hold elections for urban local bodies as soon as possible.He stated that the government is fully...

Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner, Shantmanu, held a meeting today with Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), and Panchayat Block Electoral Officers (PBEOs) to review the ongoing revision of the Panchayat Electoral Rolls for 2026...

Shimla, April 1 – The BJP's legislative party, led by Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, staged a protest outside the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday over changes made by the government to the panchayat election roster, and also raised questions about the government's functioning...

Aizawl, March 30 – A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, are contesting in the April 21 elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), officials said on Monday.An official of the Mizoram State Election Commission stated that no candidate withdrew their nomination papers on the...

Jammu, March 29 The State Election Commission is making the necessary arrangements to hold panchayat and urban local body (ULB) elections as soon as possible, the Jammu and Kashmir government has said.The terms of municipalities ended in October-November 2023, while panchayats and block...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said on Saturday that the objective of the election process should be to ensure 100 per cent voter participation.The Governor also believed that the State Election Commission should serve as a model for election panels in...

Gangtok, March 27 – The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) announced on Friday that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Body (ULB) elections, alleging that the seat reservation matrix is "unfair, unconstitutional, and based on an unverified census."Speaking at a press conference, SDF vice...

Gangtok, March 26 – The Citizen Action Party (CAP) announced on Thursday that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in Sikkim if they are conducted on a party basis, reiterating its long-standing demand for non-party grassroots democratic processes.CAP spokesperson...

Agartala, March 25 The CPI(M)-led Left Front has demanded the deployment of central paramilitary forces at all polling booths for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), a senior leader said on Wednesday.Polling for the 28 seats of the tribal...

Gangtok, March 23 Municipal elections in Sikkim will be held on April 24, and the vote counting will take place the following day, State Election Commissioner (SEC) K C Lepcha said on Monday.The nomination filing will begin on March 30, and scrutiny will take place on March 31, he told...

Aizawl, March 23 Mizoram's ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) announced its candidates for all seats in the upcoming elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Monday.The opposition Congress also announced six more candidates for the elections, thereby fielding nominees in all 19...

Gangtok, March 23 Municipal elections in Sikkim will be held on April 24, and the vote counting will take place the following day, State Election Commissioner (SEC) K C Lepcha said on Monday.The nomination filing process will begin on March 30, and scrutiny will take place on March 31, he told...