Zilla Panchayat Polls

The Karnataka State Election Commission on Tuesday told the High Court that the State government had taken away its powers making it unable to hold elections to the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Taluk Panchayats (TP) as mandated by the Supreme Court.

The ruling BJD won 268 Zilla Parishad seats of the 300 declared so far with the counting for the panchayat polls continuing for the second day on Sunday, officials said.

The election for 88 seats of three municipalities in Gujarat's Vadodara district, along with 34 Zilla panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat seats will be held on February 28.

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Girish Chodankar has resigned from his post, taking responsibility for the party's poor performance in the recently held Zilla Panchayat (ZP) poll, party Vice-President Sankalp Amonkar confirmed on Friday.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa on Monday made big gains in the Zilla Panchayat elections, winning 32 out of 49 seats on offer, while the opposition Congress performed poorly, bagging just four.

A record 55 per cent voting, the highest in 25 years, was recorded yesterday as Mumbai voted to decide who will control the country's richest civic body -- the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC. The contest was seen as one mainly between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. The turn-out for 11 Zilla Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samiti polls in the sta...

Nomination paper of jailed tribal leader and president of Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) Nachika Linga for the Narayanpatna Zilla Parishad seat in the upcoming panchayat elections in Odisha was rejected during scrutiny on Wednesday.

Ruling Congress today edged ahead of BJP in the in Taluk and Zilla Panchayat elections in Karnataka, where polls were held in two phases.

The BJP-led alliance candidates were leading in majority of the constituencies in Goa zilla panchayat polls, which are being fought on party lines.

Ruling BJP, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Goa Vikas Party (GVP) yesterday announced an alliance for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat polls in the coastal state.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka on Tuesday took a major lead in the Zilla and Taluk elections. The BJP bagged 12 of the 30 Zilla Panchayats while the opposition Congress and JD(S) captured four each. The verdict for the remaining 10 such bodies was fractured."The results of Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections have vindicated pe...

Resigned to the fate of dark nights and frequent load-shedding during day time, life in Linganahalli in Doddaballapur district has suddenly started shining bright. Now, the villagers are back to their idyllic life as realisation has dawned upon them that it is just a poll effect with the state election commission announcing the poll schedule for ta...

The state election commission on Monday set the ball rolling for the zilla and taluk panchayat (ZP & TP) elections by announcing two-phase polling on December 26 and 31. The poll code of conduct comes into effect immediately.State election commissioner CR Chikmath announced the calendar of events on Monday for 30 zilla panchayats having a total...

The Karnataka State Election Commission on Tuesday told the High Court that the State government had taken away its powers making it unable to hold elections to the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Taluk Panchayats (TP) as mandated by the Supreme Court.

The ruling BJD won 268 Zilla Parishad seats of the 300 declared so far with the counting for the panchayat polls continuing for the second day on Sunday, officials said.

The election for 88 seats of three municipalities in Gujarat's Vadodara district, along with 34 Zilla panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat seats will be held on February 28.

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Girish Chodankar has resigned from his post, taking responsibility for the party's poor performance in the recently held Zilla Panchayat (ZP) poll, party Vice-President Sankalp Amonkar confirmed on Friday.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa on Monday made big gains in the Zilla Panchayat elections, winning 32 out of 49 seats on offer, while the opposition Congress performed poorly, bagging just four.

A record 55 per cent voting, the highest in 25 years, was recorded yesterday as Mumbai voted to decide who will control the country's richest civic body -- the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC. The contest was seen as one mainly between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. The turn-out for 11 Zilla Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samiti polls in the sta...

Nomination paper of jailed tribal leader and president of Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) Nachika Linga for the Narayanpatna Zilla Parishad seat in the upcoming panchayat elections in Odisha was rejected during scrutiny on Wednesday.

Ruling Congress today edged ahead of BJP in the in Taluk and Zilla Panchayat elections in Karnataka, where polls were held in two phases.

The BJP-led alliance candidates were leading in majority of the constituencies in Goa zilla panchayat polls, which are being fought on party lines.

Ruling BJP, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Goa Vikas Party (GVP) yesterday announced an alliance for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat polls in the coastal state.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka on Tuesday took a major lead in the Zilla and Taluk elections. The BJP bagged 12 of the 30 Zilla Panchayats while the opposition Congress and JD(S) captured four each. The verdict for the remaining 10 such bodies was fractured."The results of Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections have vindicated pe...

Resigned to the fate of dark nights and frequent load-shedding during day time, life in Linganahalli in Doddaballapur district has suddenly started shining bright. Now, the villagers are back to their idyllic life as realisation has dawned upon them that it is just a poll effect with the state election commission announcing the poll schedule for ta...

The state election commission on Monday set the ball rolling for the zilla and taluk panchayat (ZP & TP) elections by announcing two-phase polling on December 26 and 31. The poll code of conduct comes into effect immediately.State election commissioner CR Chikmath announced the calendar of events on Monday for 30 zilla panchayats having a total...