Rajasthan Civic Elections

Election for the members of zila parishads and panchayat samitis of Alwar and Dholpur districts will be held in three phases on October 20, 23 and 26, Rajasthan Election Commission said on Monday.

The State Election Commission of Rajasthan on Saturday announced the election for the six municipal corporations in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota.

Elections to 129 municipal bodies in Rajasthan have been put off for two months in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Rajasthan cabinet on Thursday approved two amendments bills to do away with the condition of minimum educational qualification for contesting local body elections

The counting of votes for by-election in 11 constituencies in eight states began at 8 am this morning and most of the results for eight of the ten constituencies have been declared. The BJP has won five of the ten constituencies so far - with results for two yet to be declared. The Congress has retained both the seats it had in Karnataka, while the...

The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged the State Election Commission (SEC) not to use Generation 1 EVMs brought in from Rajasthan during the upcoming civic polls, claiming they were all "clearly" tampered with.

A new law in Haryana and Rajasthan mandating that only those having minimum educational qualifications can contest panchayat elections, has found little support from the Congress which dubbed the move as one "hurting constitutional rights".

It's a narrower victory than last time, but Bengaluru has handed control of its municipality back to the BJP, which is celebrating its third big win after sweeping civic polls in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh earlier this month.

After Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has posted another big win in a high-stakes municipal election in Rajasthan. But there are some setbacks for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

Elections for Rajasthan's 129 civic bodies including the Ajmer Municipal Corporation on Monday witnessed over 76 per cent of the 37.58 lakh voters casting their ballot, an official said.

Polling has begun in municipal elections which see posts in over 129 civic bodies in Rajasthan being put to the vote. This is the first election in Rajasthan being held under new regulations that require candidates to submit affidavits that none of their family members defecate in the open.

With over ten thousand candidates in the fray, the campaigning for civic polls in 129 civic bodies in Rajasthan ended today, officials said.

Of the 9,872 sarpanches who were elected in January's civic polls in Rajasthan, 746 are now being accused of submitting fake certificates to circumvent a new ordinance that made Class 8 a minimum educational requirement for the post.

Over 65 per cent turnout was today recorded in Rajasthan civic elections, as voting passed off peacefully barring minor clashes including in Bikaner where a BJP candidate was taken ill after he was allegedly forced to drink thinner by rivals at a polling booth.

Election for the members of zila parishads and panchayat samitis of Alwar and Dholpur districts will be held in three phases on October 20, 23 and 26, Rajasthan Election Commission said on Monday.

The State Election Commission of Rajasthan on Saturday announced the election for the six municipal corporations in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota.

Elections to 129 municipal bodies in Rajasthan have been put off for two months in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Rajasthan cabinet on Thursday approved two amendments bills to do away with the condition of minimum educational qualification for contesting local body elections

The counting of votes for by-election in 11 constituencies in eight states began at 8 am this morning and most of the results for eight of the ten constituencies have been declared. The BJP has won five of the ten constituencies so far - with results for two yet to be declared. The Congress has retained both the seats it had in Karnataka, while the...

The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged the State Election Commission (SEC) not to use Generation 1 EVMs brought in from Rajasthan during the upcoming civic polls, claiming they were all "clearly" tampered with.

A new law in Haryana and Rajasthan mandating that only those having minimum educational qualifications can contest panchayat elections, has found little support from the Congress which dubbed the move as one "hurting constitutional rights".

It's a narrower victory than last time, but Bengaluru has handed control of its municipality back to the BJP, which is celebrating its third big win after sweeping civic polls in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh earlier this month.

After Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has posted another big win in a high-stakes municipal election in Rajasthan. But there are some setbacks for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

Elections for Rajasthan's 129 civic bodies including the Ajmer Municipal Corporation on Monday witnessed over 76 per cent of the 37.58 lakh voters casting their ballot, an official said.

Polling has begun in municipal elections which see posts in over 129 civic bodies in Rajasthan being put to the vote. This is the first election in Rajasthan being held under new regulations that require candidates to submit affidavits that none of their family members defecate in the open.

With over ten thousand candidates in the fray, the campaigning for civic polls in 129 civic bodies in Rajasthan ended today, officials said.

Of the 9,872 sarpanches who were elected in January's civic polls in Rajasthan, 746 are now being accused of submitting fake certificates to circumvent a new ordinance that made Class 8 a minimum educational requirement for the post.

Over 65 per cent turnout was today recorded in Rajasthan civic elections, as voting passed off peacefully barring minor clashes including in Bikaner where a BJP candidate was taken ill after he was allegedly forced to drink thinner by rivals at a polling booth.