Patna, May 14 (IANS) In a significant political development in Bihar, the NDA has suffered its first electoral defeat since Samrat Choudhary assumed office as Chief Minister.The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-backed Mahagathbandhan candidate Sonu Kumar Rai won the Legislative Council bye-election for the Bhojpur–Buxar Local Authorities constituency, defeating Janata Dal (United) nominee Kanhaiya Prasad by 340 votes.Voting for the bye-election was held on May 12, with counting beginning at 8:00 A.M…
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Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) In a massive effort to ensure the accuracy of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India has announced the third phase of the ‘Special Intensive Revision’ campaign across 16 states and three Union Territories from June 30 to July 29. The final electoral roll will be released on October 7. Maharashtra is a key participant in this phase, with the electoral machinery set to verify the records of approximately 9.86 crore voters through door-to-door visits.Booth…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Describing voting as the first step for nation building, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday called upon every citizen aged 18 years to become an elector and take part in the celebration of democracy. Releasing data related to record participation in the recently concluded Assembly elections, Gyanesh Kumar, in a message, said, “In accordance with the Constitution of India, electoral laws, rules and instructions issued there in, the Election Commission o…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the launch of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in a phased manner across 16 States and three Union Territories. It said this is going to be a major nationwide exercise aimed at strengthening the accuracy and transparency of voter lists.According to the Commission, the Phase-III schedule of the SIR has been finalised while keeping in view the availability of the common field machinery cur…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Nandini Chakraborty, the former Chief Secretary of West Bengal, who was removed from her chair by the Election Commission of India (ECI) after announcement of the polling dates for the recently concluded state Assembly elections, has now been given a crucial assignment in the BJP-ruled state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.An insider from the current state secretariat at Nabanna said that Chakraborty has been retained in her current posit…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) In relief to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Madras High Court’s interim order restraining him from participating in any floor test proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Assembly amid a dispute over his one-vote victory from the Tiruppattur Assembly constituency. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi passed the interim order while hearing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Set…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathi challenging the Madras High Court’s interim order restraining him from participating in any floor test proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Assembly amid a dispute over his one-vote victory from the Tiruppattur Assembly constituency.According to the details available on the official website of the apex court, a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Sethu…
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Amid political turmoil in the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group) after veteran heavyweights were sidelined in favour of the next generation of the Pawar family in the national executive, party Member of Parliament Sunil Tatkare on Tuesday evening met Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) President Sharad Pawar at the latter’s residence, Silver Oak. Tatkare clarified that the meeting was not political and was intended solely to check on the senior leader’…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathi challenging the Madras High Court’s interim order restraining him from participating in any floor test proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Assembly amid a dispute over his one-vote victory from the Tiruppattur Assembly constituency. As per details available on the official website of the apex court, a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Sethupathi was…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathi has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court’s interim order restraining him from participating in any floor test proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly amid a dispute over his one-vote victory from the Tiruppattur Assembly constituency.The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday.The ape…