Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Minister of State for Urban Development and Local Self-Government (Independent Charge), Jhabar Singh Kharra, on Wednesday said the state government is keen to conduct elections to urban local bodies at the earliest.He said the government is fully prepared to hold these elections while complying with all required legal formalities.Launching a sharp attack on the Congress state president, Kharra alleged that the latter is making baseless statements regarding the el…
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Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The BJP legislative party, led by Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Himachal Pradesh Assembly over changes made by the government to the Panchayat election roster and also raised questions over the government’s functioning.Addressing the media here, former Chief Minister Thakur launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, saying he has developed a habit of making rash decisions, forcing the government t…
Agartala, March 29 (IANS) In a first in Tripura’s electoral history in several decades, both the ruling parties and the opposition have launched all-out campaigns — without any alliances — to capture the crucial Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), widely considered the state’s second most important constitutional body after the state Assembly. The tribal autonomous council, comprising 28 elected members and two nominated by the state government, will go to the polls …
Gangtok, March 27 (IANS) The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) on Friday announced it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Body (ULB) elections, alleging that the seat reservation matrix is “unfair, unconstitutional and based on an unverified census.” Addressing a press conference, SDF vice president Krishna Kharel said the party would stay away from the polls until “just and proportionate representation” is ensured for all communities.He questioned the state government’s assertion that a…
Gangtok, March 26 (IANS) The Citizen Action Party (CAP) on Thursday announced that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in Sikkim if they are conducted on a party basis, reiterating its long-standing demand for non-party grassroots democratic processes.CAP spokesperson Albert Gurung said the party has consistently advocated strengthening local self-governance through independent participation, asserting that municipal and Nagar Panchayat elections must remain non-parti…
Gangtok, March 23 (IANS) The State Election Commission of Sikkim on Monday announced that elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will be held on April 24, with polling scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on April 25, while the term of the current elected representatives is set to end on May 5.State Election Commissioner KC Lepcha said the election process formally began with the issuance of the notification on March 23. Filing of nominatio…
Ljubljana, March 23 (IANS) Slovenia’s ruling Freedom Movement (FM), led by Prime Minister Robert Golob, secured a narrow victory in the country’s parliamentary election, according to preliminary results.With 99 per cent of votes counted on Sunday (local time), the centre-left FM won 28.6 per cent, narrowly ahead of the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by Janez Jansa, which garnered 28.2 per cent, data from the State Election Commission showed. Voter turnout stood at around 68 per…
Jaipur, March 18 (IANS) The issue of Panchayat and civic body elections in Rajasthan has once again reached the Rajasthan High Court, with former MLA Sanyam Lodha filing a contempt petition against the state government and the State Election Commission (SEC). In his petition, Lodha has alleged that both the government and the Commission are deliberately delaying the election process, amounting to wilful disobedience of the High Court’s directions. He has argued that the Commission’s cu…
Ranchi, Feb 23 (IANS) Voting for the elections to the posts of mayor-chairperson and ward councillors in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand concluded at 5 p.m. on Monday amid sporadic reports of violence, clashes and allegations of bogus voting.The State Election Commission has not yet released the final voter turnout figures, but the preliminary estimates suggest participation ranged between 45 and 60 per cent across the state.Polling began at 7 a.m. for nine municipal corporations — Ranchi,…
Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) Campaigning for the February 23 elections in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand came to an end at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Voting will be held in a single phase on Monday (February 23) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on February 27.The elections are being conducted for nine municipal corporations, 20 municipal councils and 19 Nagar Panchayats across the state.Apart from the posts of mayor and chairperson, polling will be held for ward councillors i…