Panchayat elections

SAD Files 25 Petitions Alleging Electoral Malpractices in Panchayat Elections”

09 Oct 2024

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today announced that it had filed twenty five petitions against gross malpractices in the panchayat elections by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers and legislators as well as government officials and disclosed that another thirty odd petitions would be filed tomorrow to demand justice for SAD...

Sukhjinder Randhawa alleges gangster for dominating Panchayat Elections

03 Oct 2024

Expressing alarm over the worsening law and order situation in Punjab, Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday alleged that dangerous gangsters and their affiliates were wielding considerable influence in the lead-up to the Panchayat elections. Speaking at a press conference, Randhawa accused the state government of shielding gangsters, enabling...

Punjab to hold Panchayat elections on October 15 with new reservation system

26 Sep 2024

The elections for 13,327 panchayats in the state will be held on October 15, as announced by State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhary on Wednesday. Nominations for these elections can be filed from September 27 to October 4, with a total of 19,110 polling booths being set up for voters....

WB panchayat elections: Re-polling underway in 697 booths across 5 districts

10 Jul 2023

Following the violence that occurred during the panchayat elections in the state on July 8, re-voting is taking place in 697 booths across five districts in West Bengal on Monday. The re-polling will be conducted in 697 booths across five districts: Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaiguri, Nadia and South 24 Parganas, said...

Tensions break out in West Bengal ahead of Panchayat elections

14 Jun 2023

A day after violence broke out in West Bengal's Bhangar, another clash was reported between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Indian Secular Front (ISF) workers outside the Block Development Office in Canning in South 24 Paraganas over the filing of nominations for the upcoming state Panchayat elections. Clashes were reported at...