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Over 2 Lakh Nominations Filed For Bengal Panchayat polls
A total of 2,36,464 nominations have been filed for nearly 74,000 seats in the three-tier panchayat election scheduled in West Bengal on July 8, a senior official of the State Election Commission (SEC) said.
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"Very Dark Chapter" In Country's History: BJP On Bengal Pre-Poll Violence
The BJP on Friday blamed the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for the violence during the nomination process for the panchayat polls, calling it "a very dark chapter" in the democratic history of the country.
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"Wait And Watch": Governor's Warning After Pre-Poll Violence In Bengal
Reacting over the violence in West Bengal during the filing of nomination for Panchayat elections in the state, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday said that "effective and corrective" action will be taken against those responsible.
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"Some Retaliation From Our End Too": Mamata Banerjee On Pre-Poll Violence
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the opposition parties of trying to malign the state by orchestrating violence while filing nominations for the July 8 panchayat polls.
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2 Feared Dead In Bengal Pre-Poll Clashes, Central Forces To Be Deployed
At least two people are feared dead as violence marked the last day of filing nominations for the panchayat elections in West Bengal on Thursday.
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Bengal Man Killed, 2 Critical In Firing Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
One person was killed and two others were critical after being allegedly shot in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district on Thursday when they were on their way to file nominations for the panchayat polls, officials said.
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Violence In Bengal During Filing Of Nominations For Rural Polls
Violence rocked parts of West Bengal over the filing of nominations for the July 8 panchayat poll as activists of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition parties clashed, prompting the police to use force to disperse the mob.
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Relief From Court Amid Concern Of Violence In Bengal Panchayat Polls
Central forces will be deployed for the panchayat polls in Bengal, but there will be no extension of dates for filing nominations, the Calcutta High Court said today, refusing to interfere in the election process.
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Opposition Leaders "Stopped" From Filing Bengal Panchayat Poll Nominations
Several incidents of clashes were reported from different parts of West Bengal, as unidentified people allegedly attacked opposition leaders while they were on their way to file nomination papers for the panchayat polls, a senior official said.
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Can Extend Nomination Filing By 1 Day: Bengal Poll Body To Court
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday told the Calcutta High Court that it can extend the last date of filing nominations for the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal by a day to June 16.
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West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Gatherings Banned Near Nomination Centres
The state election commission (SEC) has directed all district magistrates and superintendents of police to impose prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CRPC in an 1-km radius of all nomination centres of panchayat elections, an official said.
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Naveen Patnaik's Party To Nominate 40% OBC Candidates For Local Polls
The ruling BJD in Odisha Saturday announced that it will nominate at least 40 per cent candidates from the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category for the approaching elections to panchayats and urban local bodies.
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11 Samajwadi Party District Presidents Sacked Over UP Local Body Polls
Nomination papers for the election of zila panchayat chairpersons were filed in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh today.
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Gujarat Poll Officer Caught Taking Bribe From Candidate's Husband
The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau allegedly caught a returning officer of a panchayat election while taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the husband of a candidate in Mehsana district for approving her nomination, an official said on Friday.
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Big Relief For Mamata Banerjee In Supreme Court Order On Rural Body Polls
There will be no re-election for over 20,000 rural seats in Bengal that were won uncontested by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in May, the Supreme Court said today, in a huge reprieve for the state's ruling party. The court, however, left room for petitions from candidates who have alleged that they were stopped from filing the...
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Over 2 Lakh Nominations Filed For Bengal Panchayat polls
A total of 2,36,464 nominations have been filed for nearly 74,000 seats in the three-tier panchayat election scheduled in West Bengal on July 8, a senior official of the State Election Commission (SEC) said.
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"Very Dark Chapter" In Country's History: BJP On Bengal Pre-Poll Violence
The BJP on Friday blamed the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for the violence during the nomination process for the panchayat polls, calling it "a very dark chapter" in the democratic history of the country.
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"Wait And Watch": Governor's Warning After Pre-Poll Violence In Bengal
Reacting over the violence in West Bengal during the filing of nomination for Panchayat elections in the state, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday said that "effective and corrective" action will be taken against those responsible.
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"Some Retaliation From Our End Too": Mamata Banerjee On Pre-Poll Violence
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the opposition parties of trying to malign the state by orchestrating violence while filing nominations for the July 8 panchayat polls.
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2 Feared Dead In Bengal Pre-Poll Clashes, Central Forces To Be Deployed
At least two people are feared dead as violence marked the last day of filing nominations for the panchayat elections in West Bengal on Thursday.
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Bengal Man Killed, 2 Critical In Firing Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
One person was killed and two others were critical after being allegedly shot in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district on Thursday when they were on their way to file nominations for the panchayat polls, officials said.
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Violence In Bengal During Filing Of Nominations For Rural Polls
Violence rocked parts of West Bengal over the filing of nominations for the July 8 panchayat poll as activists of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition parties clashed, prompting the police to use force to disperse the mob.
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Relief From Court Amid Concern Of Violence In Bengal Panchayat Polls
Central forces will be deployed for the panchayat polls in Bengal, but there will be no extension of dates for filing nominations, the Calcutta High Court said today, refusing to interfere in the election process.
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Opposition Leaders "Stopped" From Filing Bengal Panchayat Poll Nominations
Several incidents of clashes were reported from different parts of West Bengal, as unidentified people allegedly attacked opposition leaders while they were on their way to file nomination papers for the panchayat polls, a senior official said.
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Can Extend Nomination Filing By 1 Day: Bengal Poll Body To Court
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday told the Calcutta High Court that it can extend the last date of filing nominations for the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal by a day to June 16.
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West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Gatherings Banned Near Nomination Centres
The state election commission (SEC) has directed all district magistrates and superintendents of police to impose prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CRPC in an 1-km radius of all nomination centres of panchayat elections, an official said.
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Naveen Patnaik's Party To Nominate 40% OBC Candidates For Local Polls
The ruling BJD in Odisha Saturday announced that it will nominate at least 40 per cent candidates from the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category for the approaching elections to panchayats and urban local bodies.
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11 Samajwadi Party District Presidents Sacked Over UP Local Body Polls
Nomination papers for the election of zila panchayat chairpersons were filed in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh today.
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Gujarat Poll Officer Caught Taking Bribe From Candidate's Husband
The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau allegedly caught a returning officer of a panchayat election while taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the husband of a candidate in Mehsana district for approving her nomination, an official said on Friday.
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Big Relief For Mamata Banerjee In Supreme Court Order On Rural Body Polls
There will be no re-election for over 20,000 rural seats in Bengal that were won uncontested by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in May, the Supreme Court said today, in a huge reprieve for the state's ruling party. The court, however, left room for petitions from candidates who have alleged that they were stopped from filing the...
