Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel on Tuesday sought to downplay the legal challenge to the appointment of Sunetra Pawar as the party’s National President, asserting that her election was carried out strictly in accordance with the party constitution.The controversy erupted after former NCP National Secretary Sachidanand Singh served a legal notice questioning the validity of Sunetra Pawar’s elevation and demanding a fresh electi…
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Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has gathered pace, with 94.23 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed to voters and 30.61 per cent digitised, according to a statement released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Monday.As part of the ongoing revision exercise, Enumeration Forms are being printed and distributed by Booth Level Officers (BLOs). The house-to-house enumeration and digitisation proces…
Vadodara, July 13 (IANS) Congress candidate Bhikha Rabari filed his nomination papers on Monday for the Manjalpur Assembly by-election, with senior party leaders presenting the contest as an opportunity for voters to raise concerns over civic issues, governance and inflation. Rabari was accompanied to the Vadodara Collector’s Office by Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Chavda, Leader of the Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly Tushar Chaudhary, AICC secretary and Central Guj…
Vadodara, July 13 (IANS) The Congress formally launched its campaign for the Manjalpur Assembly bye-election on Monday, with Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Chavda describing the contest as a referendum on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s governance in Vadodara and urging voters to back the Congress’ candidate, former state minister Bhikha Rabari.Addressing the media during the party’s ‘Vijay Vishwas Sabha’ in Vadodara before accompanying Rabari to file his nomination papers,…
Vadodara/New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday named senior Gujarat leader and former state Minister Bhikha Rabari as its candidate for the by-election to the Manjalpur Assembly constituency in Vadodara on July 30, setting up a political contest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s nominee, Satish Patel. The candidature was approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.Rabari, 79, is currently a Vice-President of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) and has been ass…
Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday said the state government will issue permanent residence certificates to help people participate in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, dismissing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) criticism as politically motivated. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said the Election Commission requires 13 supporting documents for the SIR process, including proof of whether an applicant res…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Friday said that 89.02 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) have been distributed as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls across the state. The Election Department said a total of 4,93,43,328 Enumeration Forms have been distributed to electors through Booth Level Officers (BLOs), accounting for 89.02 per cent of the total electorate.As many as 30,687 polling stations, or…
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti’s petition against his conviction in the 1998 Datia Cooperative Rural Development Bank fixed deposit (FD) fraud case, clearing the way for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh to go ahead as scheduled. The High Court’s order means Bharti’s conviction and disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will remain in force for now, ending the legal uncertainty over the bypol…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje on Friday accused the Karnataka government of endangering national security by proposing to issue Permanent Residency Certificates (PRCs), alleging that the move could be misused to benefit illegal immigrants.Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has announced the issuance of Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) to help eligible citizens participate in the E…
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday questioned the State Chief Electoral Officer’s assertion that there had been no large-scale irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said he had noted the Chief Electoral Officer’s statement that the electoral roll revision had not been carried out in groups.The Union Minister said he, al…