Kolkata: The State Election Commission on Tuesday agreed to the formula proposed by the West Bengal government for district wise holding of the panchayat elections in three phases and said the polls would be notified this week. "As of now, yes. We will issue the notification by this week," State Election Commissioner Mira Pandey said when asked whether the SEC has agreed to the 9-4-4 district distribution formula by the state government.
Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee told a meeting at Singur in Hooghly district that the poll schedule would be known in the next few days. "The panchayat poll will be held in three phases and we will be able to get sufficient police force from other states as polling will be staggered," he said. "We hope that the people will be with the Ma Mati Manush government and bless it," he said.
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02:01 AM, May 22, 2013
Kolkata: The West Bengal State Election Commission on Saturday wrote to the state government seeking a change in the schedule for the panchayat polls and the bunching of districts in each phase. The state government had issued a notification on Friday proposing three-phase polls. Nine districts are to go to the hustings July 2, and four each July 6 and July 10. The SEC's latter has sought a regrouping of...
04:15 AM, May 19, 2013
Chandigarh: Amid tight security, the stage is set for Sunday's elections to Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads in Punjab, the campaigning for which was marred by violence in which four persons were killed. Security force personnel had been deployed in strength to ensure smooth, free and fair elections, said state Election Commissioner SS Brar. As many as 760 candidates were in fray for elections to 331 zones of 22 Zila...
07:40 PM, May 18, 2013
Kolkata: Opposition parties in West Bengal on Friday demanded deployment of central paramilitary forces in an all-party meeting convened by the State Election Commission to ensure proper, free and fair panchayat elections. "We need adequate protection for candidates and the voters though every state of the polls - filing of nomination, campaigning, polling day as also counting. The ground situation is not conducive for that. In various local elections across...
04:47 AM, May 18, 2013
Kolkata: The West Bengal Election Commission on Friday announced dates for the Panchayat elections in the state. The elections will be held in three phases on July 2, 6 and 10. The results will be announced three days later. The state government's demand for a two-phase polling was earlier shot down by the Calcutta High Court. The state election commission though said that the court order was not clear on...
04:55 PM, May 17, 2013
Kolkata: Hearing will continue on Tuesday in the Calcutta High Court on the standoff between West Bengal government and the state Election Commission (EC) over panchayat elections. On Monday, the WB government filed a fresh appeal to a higher bench against the old judgement of the Single bench in favour of the EC. The court directed the state poll panel to make a proper assessment over need for security for...
08:08 AM, May 14, 2013
Kolkata: The West Bengal government would appeal against the Calcutta High Court order upholding the primacy of the State Election Commission and asking it to provide names of 400 observers for the panchayat polls by Saturday, Panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee said. "We will appeal against the order before a division bench as early as possible because it is unrealistic and will undermine the federal structure and the state's minimum powers,"...
07:55 PM, May 10, 2013
Kolkata: In a big blow to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered three-phase Panchayat elections in the state. The order establishes the supremacy of the state Election Commission that had opposed the Trinamool Congress government's demand to conduct two-phase elections. The court also directed the government to furnish list of observors as asked by the SEC by Saturday. The government was also...
04:35 PM, May 10, 2013
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Monday night gunned down a sarpanch affiliated to the ruling National Conference (NC) in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said. Ghulam Mohammad Lone, 45, was shot by the militants inside his residence at Kulpora village, 35 km from Srinagar, they said. Lone, who was associated with ruling NC, died on the spot, they said. No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for Lone's killing....
11:11 PM, Apr 08, 2013
The West Bengal government on Monday announced state-wide suspension of college union elections for six months in view of various board examinations, besides the upcoming panchayat elections. ...
11:58 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Blaming the state government for violence in the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) areas of Assam, opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday said the situation had escalated due to "high-handedness" of the ruling Congress party. "The opposition parties, including the AGP, had asked the state government to hold talks and reach an understanding with the Rabha Hasong Joint Action Committee (RHJAC) before going for the panchayat polls in the RHAC...
03:59 PM, Feb 12, 2013
There was news of violence from lower Assam where panchayat polls were underway. Eight people died in police firing after a mob of 400 men and women from the Rabhas community armed with iron rods, axes, machetes and sticks attacked a polling station and indulged in arson. The death toll is likely to increase. ...
03:18 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Fifteen persons received burn injuries after they dipped their hands in hot oil to convince a candidate, who lost in panchayat elections, that they had voted for him, police said on Tuesday. The candidate, identified as Girish Parmar, has been detained, police said. ...
10:47 AM, Feb 06, 2013
A Samajwadi Party leader and his supporters opened fire after winning the panchayat elections in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh. The firing took place when Samajwadi Party workers were taking out a victory procession. ...
01:40 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Kolkata: Union Minister Jairam Ramesh and top leaders of the West Bengal Congress will take out a rally in Maoist-infested Lalgarh on Saturday. The rally comes ahead of the Panchayat elections in the region. The Union ministers are expected to highlight Centre's role in providing better civic amenities to the people of the area. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee will also be Jangmahal on...
08:21 AM, Dec 08, 2012
Mumbai: Voting began on a peaceful note at 7.30 am though crowds were not evident at many booths in view of the severe cold wave conditions sweeping most parts of the state. Polling will continue till 5.30 pm in all areas, barring Gadchiroli, where it will close at 3.30 pm. Nearly 3.89 crore voters shall elect their new representatives for 1,624 Zilla Parishad seats and 3,218 Panchayat Samiti seats, for...
11:38 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Ahmedabad: In what could be described as 'incentive-driven' empowerment of women, as many as 254 villages in Gujarat have entrusted their panchayats entirely to women and to college-going girls in one case. Under the scheme, government gives a reward of Rs 3 lakh for all-women panchayats in villages having under-5,000 population, and of Rs 5 lakh for villages with above-5,000 population. All panchayat members including the sarpanch in these villages...
11:20 AM, Dec 26, 2011
Kunzar, Baramulla: The panchayat election results of Jammu and Kashmir have thrown up a big and nice surprise as a Kashmiri Pandit woman has been elected a Sarpanch. Her phone hasn't stopped ringing since 52-year-old Ashaji, as she is fondly called, was elected as the Sarpanch two days ago. She was greeted with hugs and kisses by neighbours and friends in Wussan village of Baramulla. A Kashmiri Pandit, Asha defeated...
07:38 AM, May 12, 2011
Kunzar, Baramulla: The panchayat election results of Jammu and Kashmir have thrown up a big and nice surprise as a Kashmiri Pandit woman has been elected a Sarpanch. Her phone hasn't stopped ringing since 52-year-old Ashaji, as she is fondly called, was elected as the Sarpanch two days ago. She was greeted with hugs and kisses by neighbours and friends in Wussan village of Baramulla. A Kashmiri Pandit, Asha defeated...
07:38 AM, May 12, 2011
Srinagar: Militants have allegedly shot dead a woman candidate for panchayat elections in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Budgam district in central Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Hasina Begum, 40, was shot dead by ultras at Karpora in Pakherpora area of Chrar-e-Sharief on Friday night, the officials said. This is the first political killing in Kashmir since the 16-phase polls began on April 14. Begum, a Panch candidate for the polls to...
08:50 AM, Apr 16, 2011
