New Delhi/Vadodara July 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced Satish Patel as its candidate for the by-election to the Manjalpur Assembly constituency in Vadodara, becoming the first major political party to declare its candidate for the closely watched contest.The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are yet to announce their candidates.The bypoll was necessitated following the death of senior BJP leader and eight-time legislator Yogesh Patel on June 2 after a prolon…
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Patna, July 6 (IANS) The nomination process for the Bankipur Assembly bye-election formally commenced on Monday, following the issuance of the election notification by the office of the Additional Chief Electoral Officer.With the notification coming into effect, the Model Code of Conduct is now in force for the constituency.Candidates will submit their nomination papers in the chamber of the Deputy Collector (Land Reforms), Patna Sadar, located on the second floor of the Patna Sadar Sub-division…
Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the schedule for the Datia Assembly by-election, setting in motion the process to fill the vacant seat.According to the notification, the bypoll will formally be notified on July 6, with candidates permitted to file their nominations until July 13. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on July 14, while July 16 has been fixed as the last date for withdrawal of nominations.Polling will take place on July …
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced by-elections to three vacant Assembly constituencies in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with polling scheduled for July 30 and counting of votes on August 3.With this, the election process is scheduled to be completed by August 4.The by-elections will be held for Bankipur in Bihar, Datia in Madhya Pradesh and Manjalpur in Gujarat.The vacancies arose following the resignation of Nitin Nabin in Bihar’s Bankipu…
Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Tuesday said that the party is fully prepared for the elections to the proposed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), while alleging that the Congress government has discriminated against BJP legislators in the allocation of development funds. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of BJP leaders appointed as in-charges for the GBA elections at the party’s state headquarters in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka said the…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 29 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister, V.D. Satheesan, on Monday signaled a review of the previous LDF government’s flagship Women’s Safety Scheme, alleging that it was hastily rolled out on the eve of the Assembly elections to deceive women voters rather than as a genuine welfare initiative.Replying to an adjournment motion in the Assembly, CM Satheesan said his government had not decided to discontinue the scheme but would first examine serious complaints regarding the ident…
Ranchi, June 25 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday received major legal relief from the Jharkhand High Court, which quashed the FIR registered against him in connection with an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the 2014 Assembly elections.With the court’s order, all judicial proceedings in the case against him have come to an end.The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary after hearing arguments from all parties at length.The cas…
Patna, June 1 (IANS) A court in Bihar’s Begusarai on Monday continued relief to Union Textile Minister and MP Giriraj Singh in a case linked to his “Do Gaz Zameen” remark during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign.Hearing the matter, the MP-MLA Court allowed the anticipatory bail earlier granted to Singh to remain in force, while reserving its order on his plea seeking exemption from personal appearance in future proceedings.Singh appeared before the court during his one-day visit to Begu…
Ahmedabad, May 25 (IANS) Gujarat’s industrial sector, including its textile manufacturing base in Surat, faces an estimated annual production loss of Rs 12,000-Rs 15,000 crore due to repeated election cycles and the resulting large-scale migration of migrant workers, industry leaders said on Monday. This follows after consultations held in Gujarat by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposal for “One Nation, One Election” as part of its wider stakeholder outreach acros…
Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) Less than 10 months before Punjab goes in for the Assembly elections, 7,555 candidates will contest the municipal elections in the state on Tuesday. The voting will be held on ballot papers, with the counting on May 29. A total of 1,801 candidates are from the state ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), 1,550 candidates from the main opposition Congress, 1,316 candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 1,251 candidates from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), 96 candidates fr…