Panchayat polls
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Cabinet approves amendment for EVMs in panchayat polls
Guwahati: The Assam cabinet has approved the amendment of certain provisions of Assam Panchayat Act to introduce electronic voting machines (EVMs) in panchayat elections and disqualify elected representatives for violating legal age…
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PM lambasts Trinamool Congress over ‘bloodbath’ in Bengal panchayat polls
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal over the ‘bloodbath’ in the recently-concluded panchayat polls in the state in which over 50 persons were…
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Mamata announces compensation for victims of panchayat poll violence
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed in the violence during the panchayat elections in…
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BJP claim at least 45 killed in Bengal panchayat polls, terms Mamata ‘ruthless’
New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday slammed the Trinamool Congress government over the “state-sponsored” violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, terming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “ruthless” and claiming at least 45 people…
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WB panchayat polls: TMC wins 8,232 seats, BJP secures 1,714 so far
Kolkata: As the counting progresses in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress maintained its early leads in the results of panchayat polls. According to trends and results on the State Election Commission site, Trinamool…
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Bengal panchayat polls: Counting begins amid tight security
Kolkata: The counting of votes for the violence-scarred three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal began amid tight security on Tuesday morning, officials said. Votes — held for 73,887 seats in zilla parishad,…
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Bengal panchayat polls: Re-polling in certain booths under central armed force
Kolkata: A day after the violence-marred panchayat polls, the West Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday announced that there will be re-polling in certain booths and under complete security cover by central…
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15 killed as WB rural polls turn violent; over 66% turnout recorded
Kolkata: The single-phase panchayat elections concluded in West Bengal on Saturday with a voter turnout of 66.28, with as many as 15 persons losing their lives in poll-related violence across the state.…
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West Bengal polls: Booth vandalised, polling agent shot dead in Coochbehar
Kolkata: A polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai, Coochbehar has been allegedly vandalised and ballot papers set on fire after voting began for the single-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal…
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Panchayat polls: Calcutta HC seeks explanation on withdrawal of 20,585 nominations
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday sought an explanation from the State Election Commission (SEC) on why as many as 20,585 candidates withdrew their nominations for the July 8 panchayat elections…
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Bengal panchayat polls: AISF candidate shot dead in Bhangar
Kolkata: An All India Secular Front (AISF) candidate, Mohammad Mohiuddin Molla, was shot dead on Thursday in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district when he arrived at the block development office to…
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Panchayat polls: Calcutta HC seeks SEC’s clarification on deployment of central forces
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to clarify itself on the deployment of central forces in the panchayat elections. A petition was moved, seeking for…
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Date of hearing on PIL on Bengal panchayat polls postponed
Kolkata: The date of hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in Calcutta High Court seeking deployment of central armed forces for the forthcoming…
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Mithun stresses on ‘unofficial’ BJP-Left Front pact before panchayat polls
Kolkata: Superstar Mithun Chakraborty, who is currently attending organisational meetings of BJP in different districts of West Bengal, on Saturday stressed on having an ‘unofficial’ understanding between the BJP and the Left…
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Flag march of bulldozers ahead of 3rd phase of panchayat polls in MP’s Morena
Bhopal: In a bizarre incident, the district administration carried out a flag march with bulldozers ahead of the third and the final phase of panchayat polls in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district on…
