Tripura readies for civic body polls tomorrow with more than 800 candidates in the fray

Elections for more than 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation and other municipal bodies along with 6 Nagar Panchayats will be held tomorrow amid tight security arrangements. While the ruling BJP has already won 112 of the total 334 seats uncontested, it’s a battle of prestige for it in the remaining seats with the […]

Assembly Elections 2021: 18.68 crore electors to choose 824 MLAs in 4 states, Puducherry

A total of 824 assembly constituencies shall be going for polls in four states–Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam – and the Union Territory of Puducherry, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Friday. The polling in these states will start from March 27 and end on April 29. The counting of votes for […]

Union Minister Narendra Tomar appointed election in-charge for BJP in Assam

As the Assam state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gets ready for the forthcoming Assembly elections, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar has been appointed as the in-charge of the BJP Election Committee for Assam. Also, senior BJP leader and Union Minister of State (Ind Charge) for Development of North Eastern […]

Assam assembly polls to be held keeping in mind Rongali Bihu, CBSE board exams: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday said the Assam assembly polls will be held keeping in mind the Rongali Bihu festival and the process will be finished before the CBSE Board exams beginning on May four. The Commission is sensitive towards festivals held in the various states “and we have already taken into consideration […]

Assam BJP seeks suggestions from public for party manifesto

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been gearing up for Assam assembly polls with a target of 100-plus seats. The state BJP has constituted a 13-member committee to prepare the party manifesto for the election. The saffron party has sought suggestions from the public to prepare its manifesto. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati on Tuesday, […]

Congress-AIUDF announces grand alliance in Assam

In the run-up to the assembly election in Assam, the grand alliance comprising Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and Anchalik Gana Morcha, among others has been formally announced in Guwahati on Tuesday. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora announced the formation of the grand alliance to fight against the Bharatiya Janata […]

Chief Election Commissioner to visit Assam to review poll preparedness

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is scheduled to arrive in Assam on Monday on a three-day visit to take stock of preparations for assembly polls due in March-April, officials said. The CEC will hold separate meetings with senior officials of the state government, including the chief secretary, home secretary, director general of police, chief electoral […]

Senior EC official to visit Assam to review assembly poll preparedness

The Election Commission of India Director General Dharmendra Sharma will be visiting Assam on January 11 and 12 to review preparedness for the assembly polls, an official release said on Thursday. Sharma will hold meetings with the senior officers and superintendents of police of 20 districts at Dibrugarh on January 11. He will also meet officials of […]

Over 27 per cent voter turnout till 2 pm in Delhi polls

A voter turnout of 27.48 per cent was recorded till 2 pm for Delhi Assembly polls, according to Election Commission’s Voter Turnout app. The polling for the 70 seats of Delhi Assembly began at 8 am in the national capital. The voting will continue till 6 pm in the evening. Over 1.4 crore people are […]