Jaipur, July 27 (IANS): The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday announced that it will contest the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal body elections in Rajasthan. The move marks party’s first organised attempt to contest grassroots elections in the state. Rajasthan’s local elections have traditionally been dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. AIMIM plans to field official party nominees as well as supported candidates, in an …
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Jaipur, July 25 (IANS) Preparations for the upcoming Rajasthan Panchayat elections have gathered momentum, with the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department assigning key responsibilities to District Collectors and Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) as part of the election process. The department has authorised Collectors and SDMs to determine category-wise reservations for elected representatives in Panchayati Raj institutions. The orders have been issued by Jogaram, Secretary and Commiss…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) The body of a policeman was recovered from the toilet of his house under mysterious circumstances in north Bengal’s Siliguri, police said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Krishnamohan Jha. He was working in Islampur court in North Dinajpur district.During the 2023 Panchayat elections, he was in the news for begging Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar for his life after facing a mob attack and violence in Gangarampur in South Dinajpur district.The sudden dea…
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) The Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday held a high‑level review meeting with commissioners of all municipal corporations, district collectors, sub‑collectors and deputy collectors in charge of election work from across the state as it stepped up preparations for the free, fair and orderly conduct of the 2027 three‑tier Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections. The meeting, chaired by State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi, included detailed …
Jaipur, July 20 (IANS) The Rajasthan government, led by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, has finally outlined the road map for the long-pending Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections before the High Court, following the court’s insistence on a clear election timeline.According to the schedule submitted by the Rajasthan government, the process will begin in August, with Urban Local Body elections to be notified on August 17, followed by the Panchayat elections notification on September 23….
Jaipur, July 18 (IANS) Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday accused the Centre of failing to engage in dialogue with activist Sonam Wangchuk and instead resorting to force, saying the government should have addressed his concerns through discussions rather than removing him during a peaceful hunger strike.Addressing the media in Tonk, Pilot said it was surprising that the government was neither willing to hold discussions with Wangchuk nor prepared to consider his demands, despite the Parlia…
Jaipur, July 16 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to announce the schedule for Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections within five days, warning of possible contempt proceedings over the delay in complying with its earlier orders.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice, S.P. Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit also directed the state government to announce by Monday the timeline for submission of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Com…
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the stance of the state government and the State Election Commission concerning the failure to conduct Panchayat and local body elections on schedule. During the hearing on Wednesday, a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit stated unequivocally that if the State Election Commission is incapable of conducting the elections, the court might consider entrusting the …
Shimla, June 4 (IANS) The Congress has returned to power in Chamba urban local body after 10 years and in the Chuwari municipality in Himachal Pradesh after 15 years, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said here on Thursday. He said the Congress also performed exceptionally well in the urban local body elections in Chamba district. “After 10 years Congress-backed candidates won both the President and Vice-President posts in the Chamba urban local body and after 15 years they secured both positi…
Jaipur, May 26 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has delivered a significant verdict in the long-pending matter concerning delays in Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections, dismissing contempt petitions filed against the state government and the State Election Commission while reiterating that elections must be completed by July 31.The Division Bench comprising Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman disposed of the contempt petitions after concluding that they no longer stay v…