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…
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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 17 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Ashok Gehlot, on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Bhajanlal Sharma government over the delay in Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections, citing the Rajasthan High Court’s strong oral observation that “if the Commission cannot conduct elections, let us know; judges will get it done.”Gehlot said the court’s remark was a reflection of the state’s “gross administrative failure” and described the situation as “sh…
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 …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan OBC Commission will begin a statewide door-to-door survey of Other Backward Class (OBC) families from Friday to assess reservation requirements for the upcoming Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections. The survey is scheduled to continue until July 23, after which the Commission will compile its findings and submit a report to the state government.The State Election Commission is expected to announce the election schedule only after receiving the Com…
Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan OBC Commission will begin a statewide door-to-door survey of Other Backward Class (OBC) families from July 10 to assess reservation requirements for the upcoming Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections. The survey is scheduled to continue until July 23, after which the Commission will compile its findings and submit a report to the state government. The State Election Commission is expected to announce the election schedule only after receiving the Commi…
Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) In a significant development, the State Election Commission declared that Panchayat and Urban Local Body (ULB) polls in Rajasthan cannot be held by July 31.It emerged on Tuesday that in a letter sent to the Panchayati Raj Department on Monday, the Rajasthan State Election Commission stated that it would require at least 90 days to conduct polls for both Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies.The Commission clarified that this timeline assumes the Rajasthan government finalises r…
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Amid the controversy, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has gathered pace, with more than half of the Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed to voters within the first few days of the house-to-house verification exercise, according to data released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka. The house-to-house enumeration is being carried out from June 30 to July 29, 2026, while the digitisation of the forms will also co…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) The West Bengal Home and Hill Affairs Department on Thursday issued a notification appointing Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Krishna Gupta as the new State Election Commissioner.Gupta, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, is currently posted as the Additional Chief Secretary to the West Bengal Cooperation Department. He is slated to retire from service on June 30, following which he will take over as the new State Election Commissioner.The post …