Page 11 - Elections

Prime Minister Modi to visit poll-bound Assam on February 7

Modi will visit Assam on February 7 and lay the foundation stone of two medical colleges and launch the scheme for the upgradation of the state highways

Gujarat local bodies elections 2021: Polls to be held in February

Elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat will take place on February 21 and to 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats on February 28

Development of Assam, northeast key part of self-reliant India: PM Modi

Modi highlighted that the region is widening the country's connection with the eastern Asian countries under the 'Act East' Policy

Kerala has 26.7 million voters, including 300,000 first time voters

The Kerala polls are likely to be held in April this year

Amid factionalism, BJP starts campaigning for 4 by-poll seats in Rajasthan

The dates for the by-polls are awaited

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates development projects ahead of assembly polls

Banerjee inaugurated a slew of development projects in four districts

Goa CM Pramod Sawant rules out possibility of mid-term polls in state

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of mid-term Assembly polls, claiming that the current BJP government in the state will complete its entire tenure.

Punjab's local body elections to be held on February 14: State EC

The schedule for elections and bye-election of eight Municipal Corporations and 109 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats is out

Maha: Preparations in place for gram panchayat polls on January 15

Over 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 districts of Maharashtra will go to polls on January 15

Counting of votes underway for Karnataka gram panchayat elections

The two-phased Gram Panchayat elections were held on December 22 and 27

The Kashmir valley has rejected PM Narendra Modi's 'Gram Swaraj'

Delhi's plans to marginalise the 'dynastic' political parties have gone awry and it may have to push the assembly polls further down the calendar

BJP's New Year resolution is the same amid farmers' protest: Winning polls

Farmer protest & Bengal election are the party's first two challenges

DDC elections have written new chapter in Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi

Modi noted that the three-tier panchayat polls were carried out in Jammu and Kashmir in over a year after it became a union territory

38 Gujjar community members win DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir: Survey

In the first-ever District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir, 38 persons from the Gujjar community have been elected, said a survey by Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation

Parliament dissolved, Israel heads for 4th elections within 2 years

Experts said that a new general election may turn to an internal fight for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the coalition government collapsed

People rejected anti-J&K policies adopted by BJP-ruled Centre: JKPCC chief

Stating that people have rejected the "anti-J&K policies" adopted by the BJP-ruled central government, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir on Wednesday thanked the residents of the union territory for voting for and supporting the Congress in the just concluded DDC elections. "Congress won't be cowed down by intimidation and pressure politics aiming to restrict the party's movement especially during the just concluded DDC elections, and will continue to fight for people's rights," he said. Addressing a huge gathering of people at Omoh Verinag, Mir said the outcome of DDC elections should work as an "eye-opener" for BJP and its cronies, claiming that they have been tasked with restricting the growth of Congress party, Mir said. "I am grateful to people who voted for Congress across UT especially the voters of Dooru Shahbad in Anantnag district, which has further strengthened the party's resolve to fight against the political vendetta against it ...

Results of 276 J-K DDC seats declared; Gupkar Alliance gets 110, BJP 74

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) swept the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls by winning 110 seats, while the BJP emerged as the single largest party by getting 74 seats after securing the largest vote share in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The results of four constituencies one each in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir and Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region are still awaited. The counting of votes for the 280 DDC constituencies 14 each in 20 districts started Tuesday morning after the peaceful culmination of the eight-phase election from November 28 to December 19. This was the first democratic exercise in Jammu and Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories last year. Out of the 276 seats for which results have been declared by the J&K Election Commission so far, besides PAGD and BJP, Independent candidates have won 49, Congress 26, Apni ...

J&K DDC polls: PAGD bags 99 seats, BJP emerges as single largest party

Former BJP minister Shakti Raj Parihar lost the District Development Council (DDC) election from two constituencies in Doda district despite his party emerging as the single largest party in Jammu and Kashmir in the first election after abrogation of the special status and downgrading of the erstwhile state into a Union Territory last year. The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven mainstream parties including National Conference and PDP which have come together to seek restoration of the special status, was leading the result tally late Tuesday night by winning 99 seats against 77 won by the BJP. Independent candidates won 45 seats till the filing of this report. Congress won 22 seats, J&K Apni party 11, J&K national panthers party two, BSP and PDF one each, according to the results for 251 seats, out of total 280, declared by the J&K election commission. Parihar lost the election to National Conference rival Asim Hashmi from Gundana segment

J&K DDC polls conclude with voter turnout of 51%; counting on Tuesday

The counting of votes for the DDC polls, which were held along with by-elections to panchayats, will be held on Dec 22

BJP perfects its winning formula

Mr Modi has finally managed to weaponise Hinduism and reduce governance to electoral math