Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) The counting of votes for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections is scheduled on Tuesday, with results expected later in the day, according to officials from the State Election Commission.The counting process will determine the outcome across 15 Municipal Corporations, 84 Municipalities, 34 District Panchayats and 260 Taluka Panchayats, where polling was held on April 26.Officials said counting will begin at designated centres, with security and administrative ar…
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Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Polling for Gujarat’s local body elections concluded at 6 p.m. on Sunday, with turnout figures indicating moderate participation across the state’s urban and rural local bodies.According to the data, the overall voter turnout stood at 57.14 per cent.Among the different tiers, taluka panchayats recorded the highest turnout at 61.22 per cent, followed by district panchayats at 60.66 per cent and municipalities at 58.12 per cent.Municipal corporations registered a compa…
Gandhinagar, April 27 (IANS) Voter turnout in Gujarat’s local body elections remained varied across different tiers, with polling conducted across the state, according to official data released by the State Election Commission. The Commission said on Sunday that the voter turnout stood at 49.02 per cent in municipal corporations, 59.50 per cent in municipalities, 61.69 per cent in district panchayats and 62.38 per cent in taluka panchayats.In by-elections to certain seats in municipalities, vote…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Voting for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections is set to take place on Sunday, covering 393 self-government institutions across the state. The elections include 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats, and 260 taluka panchayats, making it a major democratic exercise.Polling is scheduled to begin at 7:00 AM and will conclude at 6:00 PM. If necessary, repolling will be conducted the following day. The counting of votes will take place …
Gandhinagar, April 25 (IANS) Gujarat Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday appealed to citizens across the state to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the forthcoming local body elections, stressing that voting is a collective responsibility essential to strengthening democracy. Speaking a day ahead of polling, Vishwakarma said that local self-government institutions form the foundation of democracy and urged citizens to participate enthusiastically in the elector…
Gandhinagar, April 25 (IANS) With voting for Gujarat’s local self-government elections scheduled for Sunday, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has appealed to citizens to ensure 100 per cent voting, describing participation as both a democratic right and a civic duty.In a message issued on Saturday, the Chief Minister urged voters across the state to take part enthusiastically in what he termed the “sacred festival of democracy”.He said that voting was not merely a right but also “a sacred …
Gandhinagar, April 24 (IANS) The State Election Commission of Gujarat has confirmed that 736 seats have been won uncontested ahead of the local self-government elections scheduled for April 26. According to official data released on Friday, these unopposed victories span across all tiers of local governance, including municipal corporations, municipalities, and panchayats. In the 84 municipalities under general elections, 385 out of 2,624 seats were won uncontested.This resulted in 53 ward…
Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections, the state’s top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a “free and fair” polling process. The directive was issued at a high-level review meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP) Dr K.L.N. Rao on Monday, who convened all Police Commissioners and District Police Chiefs via video conference f…
Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) The Gujarat State Election Commission, on Wednesday, announced the schedule for local body elections across the state, with polling to be held on April 26 and counting of votes on April 28, initiating one of the largest grassroots electoral exercises. State Election Commissioner S. Murali Krishna said the nomination process will begin on April 6 and continue until April 11.Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on April 13, while the last date for withdrawal …
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) A meeting of the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Core Committee was held on Wednesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The meeting was attended by senior party leaders and Ministers, including Rushikesh Patel, Jitu Vaghani and State BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.The closed‑door meeting came a day after the State Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, making the state the second in the country afte…