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…
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Shimla, May 26 (IANS) Voting began on Tuesday for 1,293 gram panchayats in the first phase of Panchayati Raj elections in Himachal Pradesh amid tight security. The next two phases of the poll with a total of 3,745 gram panchayats will be held on May 28 and 30.The main Opposition BJP has expressed apprehensions about the misuse of government machinery by the ruling Congress in the electioneering.Polling will be conducted through ballot papers till 3 p.m. Each voter will cast five separate votes t…
Jaipur, May 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Minister for Local Self-Government Jhabar Singh Kharra on Saturday said the state government is fully prepared to conduct panchayat and urban local body elections in line with the Rajasthan High Court’s recent directions.Kharra made the statement during the visit to Ajmer, where he laid the foundation stone for a convention centre near the Jhalkari Bai Memorial.He said the government would extend full cooperation to the State Election Commission for holding the …
Jaipur, May 22 (IANS) In a significant development, the Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed the state government and the State Election Commission to conduct panchayat and urban local body elections by July 31, rejecting the government’s request to defer the polls until December. The division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma also directed the OBC Commission to submit its report by June 20 to facilitate the election process. The verdict came after the court reserved its orde…
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Monday congratulated party workers and the people of the state on the Congress’ impressive victory in Urban Local Body (ULB) elections. He said Congress-backed candidates won in 32 out of 47 municipal bodies, proving that the public has full faith in the policies and welfare programmes of the Congress government in the state. Chief Minister Sukhu said the Congress-supported candidates received widespread public approva…
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin, on a two-day visit to Odisha on Monday, emphasised the need for stronger coordination between the government and the party organisation.During his address at the BJP state core Committee meeting held at the Party’s state office here, Nabin asked the party leaders to strengthen coordination between the party organisation and the government in the state.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CMs K.V. Singh D…
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…
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…