Chennai, May 17 (IANS) With anticipation building over the announcement of Tamil Nadu’s urban local body elections, the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is witnessing an influx of leaders and functionaries from both the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), particularly in the western belt of the state.Political observers and party insiders believe the trend reflects changing political calculations following TVK’s rapid rise in the As…
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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…
Jaipur, Feb 25 (IANS) In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.With the decision, candidates with more than two children will now be eligible to contest panchayat and municipal elections in the state. The move reverses a provision introduced in 1995 during the government led by former Chief Mi…
Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections. However, the process to remove the restriction on contesting elections for candidates with more than two children is currently underway in the Law Department.This information was provided in a written reply to an unstarred question raised by Congress MLA Pusaram Goda…