Kolkata Municipal Corporation Elections

Bengal minister and senior Trinamool leader Firhad Hakim is all set to become the next mayor of Kolkata after being elected the leader of the newly-elected councillors of its civic body today.

In a massive victory for the Trinamool Congress, the party has won 134 of the 144 seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections that were being counted today under heavy security. The voting took place on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress scored a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election today.

The Congress on Monday alleged that a party candidate for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election was stripped down to his underwear and beaten up by Trinamool Congress supporters in the northern part of the city.

BJP activists clashed with the police outside the party's headquarters in Kolkata today after they were stopped from taking out a rally to protest against the alleged violence during the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation on Sunday hold a sit-in strike inside the State Election Commissioner Office, demanding repolling for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election.

As many as 72 people were arrested for allegedly disturbing law and order during Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, the police said.

Sporadic incidents of violence marred the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections as few people were injured after crude bombs were hurled outside polling centres, even as a voter turnout of 36.78 per cent was recorded till 1 PM on Sunday.

The Kolkata Police has heightened vigil across the city and its neighbouring areas ahead of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, including initiating stringent checks at hotels and various entry points.

The Calcutta High on Friday rejected an appeal by the BJP against a single bench order which directed that the state police - and not central forces - will provide security for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election on December 19.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that state police forces will provide security for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on December 19, rejecting a prayer by the Bengal BJP for deployment of central forces.

Kajari Banerjee, the sister-in-law of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a Trinamool Congress candidate in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election, doesn't consider herself a political greenhorn.

The BJP on Monday released its list of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), to be held on December 19.

The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation, dropping 39 sitting councillors.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls will be held on December 19, a notification issued by the State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday said.

Bengal minister and senior Trinamool leader Firhad Hakim is all set to become the next mayor of Kolkata after being elected the leader of the newly-elected councillors of its civic body today.

In a massive victory for the Trinamool Congress, the party has won 134 of the 144 seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections that were being counted today under heavy security. The voting took place on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress scored a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election today.

The Congress on Monday alleged that a party candidate for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election was stripped down to his underwear and beaten up by Trinamool Congress supporters in the northern part of the city.

BJP activists clashed with the police outside the party's headquarters in Kolkata today after they were stopped from taking out a rally to protest against the alleged violence during the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation on Sunday hold a sit-in strike inside the State Election Commissioner Office, demanding repolling for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election.

As many as 72 people were arrested for allegedly disturbing law and order during Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, the police said.

Sporadic incidents of violence marred the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections as few people were injured after crude bombs were hurled outside polling centres, even as a voter turnout of 36.78 per cent was recorded till 1 PM on Sunday.

The Kolkata Police has heightened vigil across the city and its neighbouring areas ahead of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday, including initiating stringent checks at hotels and various entry points.

The Calcutta High on Friday rejected an appeal by the BJP against a single bench order which directed that the state police - and not central forces - will provide security for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election on December 19.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that state police forces will provide security for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on December 19, rejecting a prayer by the Bengal BJP for deployment of central forces.

Kajari Banerjee, the sister-in-law of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a Trinamool Congress candidate in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election, doesn't consider herself a political greenhorn.

The BJP on Monday released its list of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), to be held on December 19.

The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation, dropping 39 sitting councillors.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls will be held on December 19, a notification issued by the State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday said.