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Ranchi, February 23 – Sixty-two percent of the over 43 lakh voters in Jharkhand exercised their franchise in the civic polls for 48 urban local bodies on Monday, election officials said.There were minor incidents of violence, including an incident where two people were injured, but the...

Ranchi, February 23 – Voting for the election of mayor-chairperson and ward councillors in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand concluded at 5 p.m. on Monday amid sporadic reports of violence, clashes, and allegations of bogus voting.The State Election Commission has not yet released the final...

Ranchi, February 23 Over 23 per cent voter turnout was recorded by 11 am in the civic polls for 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand on Monday, an election official said.Voting, which commenced at 7 am, is underway under tight security. It will continue until 5 pm, he said."A voter turnout of...

Ranchi, February 23 Around 12 percent voter turnout was recorded by 9 am in the civic polls to 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand on Monday, an election official said.Voting, which commenced at 7 am, is underway amid tight security. It will continue until 5 pm, he said."A voter turnout of 12...

Ranchi, February 22 All preparations have been made to conduct elections to Jharkhand's 48 urban local bodies (ULBs), including Ranchi, on Monday, an official of the State Election Commission (SEC) said.Voting will begin at 7 am amid tight security and will continue till 5 pm, he said.Over...

Ranchi, February 21 The campaigning for the elections to Jharkhand's 48 urban local bodies (ULBs), including Ranchi, concluded on Saturday evening, an official of the State Election Commission said.The elections will be held on February 23, and the votes will be counted on February 27, he...

Ranchi, February 21. Campaigning for the February 23 elections in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand came to an end at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Voting will be held in a single phase on Monday (February 23) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on February 27.The elections...

Hyderabad, February 18 – Telangana police on Wednesday arrested former MLA and BRS leader Balka Suman on charges of involvement in the incident involving Minister of Labour Vivek Venkatswamy's convoy.Tension prevailed in the Kythanpally municipality of the Mancherial district as members of the...

Hyderabad, February 16 The ruling Congress won chairperson positions in seven out of the eight Telangana municipalities where elections were held on Tuesday.The opposition BRS secured the chairperson position in one municipality.The Congress won the chairperson positions in the Thorrur and...

MNF releases names of candidates for AMC pollsFrom: Isaac ZoramsangaCopy Editor (RNU), Akashvani News, AizawlDate: 17.02.2026Phone: 8131823773The main opposition party, the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram, has released the list of its candidates for the upcoming elections to the...

Hyderabad, February 16 – Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao strongly condemned what he called the undemocratic actions of the ruling Congress party and the attacks on BRS leaders during the election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of municipalities in Telangana...

Hyderabad, February 16 The ruling Congress in Telangana won mayoral posts in five of the seven municipal corporations for which elections were held recently, while BJP and CPI secured one corporation each.The Congress dominated municipalities, winning the chairperson's post in 81...

Ranchi/Medininagar, February 14 Leader of the opposition and former Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi on Saturday appealed to the State Election Commissioner to deploy paramilitary forces and install CCTV cameras in all polling booths across the state for the urban local body elections...

Ranchi, February 13 The opposition BJP in Jharkhand on Friday demanded the deployment of central forces during the upcoming civic elections, alleging a "deteriorating" law and order situation in the state.A delegation of the party, led by its state president Aditya Sahu, met State Election...

New Delhi, February 13 In a significant relief to the Himachal Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline set by the high court from April 30 to May 31 for holding elections for local bodies in the state.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice...

New Delhi, February 13 The newly appointed chief secretary of West Bengal will meet the Election Commission's top brass here on Friday, officials said.Nandani Chakravarty assumed office as the state's chief secretary in January."It is natural that a relatively new chief secretary of a state...

New Delhi, February 13 The Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline set by the Himachal Pradesh High Court for holding elections for local bodies in the state from April 30 to May 31.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also took note of the plea filed...

Hyderabad, February 13 The counting of votes cast in the February 11 elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana began on Friday morning.The counting began at 123 centers across the state at 8 AM.The outcome of the three-way contest involving the ruling...

Hyderabad, February 12 The counting of votes in the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana, which will test the popularity of the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP and BRS, will take place on February 13.On the eve of counting, major parties have...

Hyderabad, February 12 The counting of votes in the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana, a test of popularity for the ruling Congress and opposition BJP and BRS, will take place on February 13.The counting will be held at 123 centers across the state...