Panchayat Polls

ONI Bureau: The Rayagada District and Sessions Judge on Tuesday declared the election of Rayagada Zilla Parishad president Purusottam Gamang invalid over alleged violation of rules during 2017 panchayat elections. Worth mentioning,…

ONI Bureau:  The CPI-M announced on Monday that it will not take part in the upcoming Panchayat Polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Nabi Malik, the state Secretary of the party, said here that the Central government's decision to go ahead…

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal took an early lead in all three tiers of the Panchayat Polls after nearly five hours of counting on Thursday. According to the latest trend, Trinamool went ahead in almost all the Zilla…

At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 injured on Monday in violence during the West Bengal Panchayat Polls, where around 73 per cent of the electorate had cast their votes at the end of balloting hours at 5 p.m. The State…

In the wake of violence surrounding the West Bengal rural polls, a CPI-M activist and his wife were burnt to death in their house allegedly by a group of miscreants backed by the Trinamool Congress in South 24 Parganas district's Namkhana,…

Polling for electing 38,616 representatives across three tiers to West Bengal Panchayat (rural) bodies began at 7 a.m. on Monday. Long queues were seen outside several booths as people from all social and economic backgrounds patiently…

Preceded by weeks of violence, intense court battles and alleged use of muscle power to prevent opponents from filing nominations, the West Bengal Panchayat Polls are all set to be held on Monday, which will give a clearer picture of the…

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said the West Bengal Election Commission will decide on the polling date for panchayat elections and directed the commission to ensure a free and fair election process. Acting on a Congress petition…

In a setback to parties other than the Trinamool Congress, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Calcutta High Court's order to permit e-filing of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections and refused to interfere with the…

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard a petition by the Congress seeking quashing of the May 14 Panchayat poll date in West Bengal on grounds of inadequate security arrangements and said it would hear the case again on Thursday before…