Chennai, March 5 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is preparing to release its list of candidates for all 234 Assembly constituencies in the state within the next two weeks, according to party sources.The move comes as political parties across Tamil Nadu accelerate their preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections by finalising alliances, negotiating seat-sharing arrangements and announcing candidates.Unlike other major parties that are engaged in allianc…
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Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) As Nepal heads to parliamentary elections on Thursday, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari has urged voters across the country to exercise their franchise without fear.The country is going to the polls to elect 275 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the federal parliament. Of the total seats, 165 will be elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, while 110 will be filled through the proportional representation system…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) After a long wait, the written examination for the recruitment of Group-C workers of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) was held in the state on Sunday, amidst tight security arrangements.With the publication of the final voters’ list after Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and the arrival of central paramilitary forces in the state, the WBSSC took extra precautions regarding the security and administrative management of the examination centres.Altho…
Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) 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 are being conducted for nine municipal corporations, 20 municipal councils and 19 Nagar Panchayats across the state.Apart from the posts of mayor and chairperson, polling will be held for ward councillors i…
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) As the initial process of selection of party candidates from the 294 constituencies in West Bengal for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state this year has already started, the Trinamool Congress leadership is considering changing the constituencies of some heavyweight members of the state cabinet and some veteran party legislators.Party sources said that already two rounds of closed-door meetings involving very few select leaders in the topmost structure of the p…
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) With the Assembly elections approaching, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, has intensified its preparations, signalling a serious and structured entry into the electoral fray.The party is set to release its election manifesto on February 27, and organisational groundwork is already in full swing. According to party sources, the leadership has initiated the process of identifying candidates for all 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil…
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) In an unprecedented development, the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) on Monday cancelled the results of the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024 shortly after they were uploaded on its official website, triggering widespread concern among candidates across the state. According to an official cancellation notification issued by the Commission, the decision was taken due to an “inadvertent error” in the result notified earlier that day. The notifica…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress party has taken initial lead in the municipal elections as the counting of votes was underway on Friday. The Congress party secured majority in six municipalities while main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) bagged on municipality.Over 73 per cent voters had cast their votes in the municipal elections in 116 municipalities and seven corporations on Wednesday. Counting of votes was taken up from 8 a.m. on Friday amid tight security.Out of…
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Polling was underway for municipal elections in 116 municipalities and seven corporations in Telangana amid tight security on Wednesday.The voting, which began at 7 a.m. at 8,191 polling stations, will end at 5 p.m., officials at the State Election Commission (SEC) said.A total of 52,17,413 voters are eligible to cast their votes in 2,981 wards in the 123 urban local bodies.The SEC has deployed 1,379 Returning Officers and 41,773 polling staff for the polling process. It…
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Jana Sena Party led by Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan is contesting 336 seats in next week’s municipal elections in Telangana. Jana Sena on Friday said in a statement that it has fielded 336 candidates and their nominations have been accepted by returning officers.Jana Sena candidates are contesting the polls on the party’s symbol glass tumbler.The party is contesting 336 wards in 11 districts. The maximum number of candidates fielded by it is 48 in…