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Bihar Village Votes For Dead Candidate To Honour Dying Wish. He Won
A dead man in Bihar has won the Panchayat polls held on Wednesday riding on a "sympathy wave" generated by his own death.
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Panchayat Polls Delayed Due To Covid Surge In Bihar, Cabinet Nod For Alternative Arrangement
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.
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Ahead Of Panchayat Polls, 960 Cartons Of Liquor Seized In UP's Ballia: Police
Liquor worth around Rs 40 lakh allegedly meant to be distributed ahead of the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh and for smuggling into neighbouring Bihar has been seized from the city, police said on Thursday.
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Suspected Maoists Kill LJP Leader, Cousin In Bihar's Gaya
Suspected Maoists shot dead a district-level leader of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and his cousin, who is a panchayat poll candidate, in Dumaria police station area of Gaya district this evening, police said.
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Security Increased For Third Phase Of Bihar Panchayat Polls
State Election Commission has made adequate security arrangements for the third phase of panchayat polls in Bihar.
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Second Phase Of Bihar Panchayat Polls Begins
The second of a ten-phase panchayat elections in Bihar began today to elect 27,514 posts of the three-tier rural administrative structure, officials said.
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1 Killed, 6 Injured In Clashes During Bihar Panchayat Polls
One person was killed and six others injured today in clashes during the first phase of panchayat polls in the state, police said.
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Opinion: It Would Be Cruel To Wish Modi 'Happy New Year'
Modi has not seen acche din in 2015. First, he lost the assembly elections in Delhi at the start of the year and then the Bihar elections at the end of the year. Clearly, his much-vaunted charisma has taken a deadly blow, for these two major election losses took place notwithstanding his personal involvement in both of them.
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Living in Darkness For Decades, These Voters in Bihar Plan to Boycott Polls
Even after six decades of Independence, the residents of these three villages near Patna still have no access to electricity and the angry villagers plan to chase away the politicians who come asking for votes this time. The villagers have also announced a boycott of voting.
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Toilets in House Mandatory for Candidature in Bihar Panchayat Polls
The Bihar legislative Assembly today passed a legislation incorporating a provision making it mandatory for candidates contesting panchayat polls in Bihar to have toilets at their houses.
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22-year-old elected Bihar village council head
A 22-year-old engineering student was elected as the head of a village council here, becoming possibly the youngest person to be chosen for the post in the on-going Bihar panchayat polls.Ajay Kumar, who is studying engineering at an institute in Jamshedpur in neighbouring Jharkhand, was elected mukhiya (village council head) of Haradaspur Diyara pa...
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Bihar Village Votes For Dead Candidate To Honour Dying Wish. He Won
A dead man in Bihar has won the Panchayat polls held on Wednesday riding on a "sympathy wave" generated by his own death.
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Panchayat Polls Delayed Due To Covid Surge In Bihar, Cabinet Nod For Alternative Arrangement
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.
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Ahead Of Panchayat Polls, 960 Cartons Of Liquor Seized In UP's Ballia: Police
Liquor worth around Rs 40 lakh allegedly meant to be distributed ahead of the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh and for smuggling into neighbouring Bihar has been seized from the city, police said on Thursday.
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Suspected Maoists Kill LJP Leader, Cousin In Bihar's Gaya
Suspected Maoists shot dead a district-level leader of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and his cousin, who is a panchayat poll candidate, in Dumaria police station area of Gaya district this evening, police said.
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Security Increased For Third Phase Of Bihar Panchayat Polls
State Election Commission has made adequate security arrangements for the third phase of panchayat polls in Bihar.
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Second Phase Of Bihar Panchayat Polls Begins
The second of a ten-phase panchayat elections in Bihar began today to elect 27,514 posts of the three-tier rural administrative structure, officials said.
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1 Killed, 6 Injured In Clashes During Bihar Panchayat Polls
One person was killed and six others injured today in clashes during the first phase of panchayat polls in the state, police said.
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Opinion: It Would Be Cruel To Wish Modi 'Happy New Year'
Modi has not seen acche din in 2015. First, he lost the assembly elections in Delhi at the start of the year and then the Bihar elections at the end of the year. Clearly, his much-vaunted charisma has taken a deadly blow, for these two major election losses took place notwithstanding his personal involvement in both of them.
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Living in Darkness For Decades, These Voters in Bihar Plan to Boycott Polls
Even after six decades of Independence, the residents of these three villages near Patna still have no access to electricity and the angry villagers plan to chase away the politicians who come asking for votes this time. The villagers have also announced a boycott of voting.
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Toilets in House Mandatory for Candidature in Bihar Panchayat Polls
The Bihar legislative Assembly today passed a legislation incorporating a provision making it mandatory for candidates contesting panchayat polls in Bihar to have toilets at their houses.
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22-year-old elected Bihar village council head
A 22-year-old engineering student was elected as the head of a village council here, becoming possibly the youngest person to be chosen for the post in the on-going Bihar panchayat polls.Ajay Kumar, who is studying engineering at an institute in Jamshedpur in neighbouring Jharkhand, was elected mukhiya (village council head) of Haradaspur Diyara pa...
