In the 2011 Urban local body polls, the AIADMK had won almost 50 per cent of the seats but in the elections held after a gap of 11 years, it could muster only 15 per cent.
Election was being held for 163 Zilla Parishad seats at 17,089 booths in 1,254 Gram Panchayats under 64 blocks in 27 districts of Odisha
In Manipur, Modi said the BJP's "double-engine" government has laid strong a foundation for Manipur for the next 25 years
Due to the pandemic, the limit of voters per polling station has been fixed as 1250
The commission also allowed political parties and candidates to hold meetings and rallies with the restriction of using only 50 per cent capacity of space being relaxed
The DMK alliance won 494 seats in corporations, 2,021 in municipalities, and 4,619 seats in town panchayats
Any political alliance or third front without the Congress cannot fight the BJP, J&K Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said
The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance is heading for a landslide victory in the elections to the urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu held on February 19
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is leading with 281 wards in town panchayats while the party is ahead on 98 wards in municipalities.
The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
The State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha, Monday relaxed COVID-19 restrictions it had earlier imposed for counting of votes of the panchayat polls.
Results for the assembly elections of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh will be declared on March 10 along with that of Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand
Lucknow district has nearly 3.8 million voters in the total population of more than 5.7 million
Asaduddin Owaisi says the Indian Constitution is his ultimate weapon as a Muslim because that is the 'the best document for India, for Indians, for Muslims, for Dalits'
Discontent among labarthees and livelihood issues might deny the BJP a repeat of its 2017 dream run in the state
Recognised national and state parties can field a maximum of 40 star campaigners and other parties which are registered but not recognised can now have 20 star campaigners
The single-phase election was held to fill up 12,838 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, 490 town panchayats and 649 urban local bodies in the state
The Bharatiya Janata Party may not be that comfortably placed in the Presidential election which is likely to be conducted in June-July 2022
In the first phase of panchayat elections held on Wednesday, 77.2 per cent polling was recorded
This has not only increased the number of unemployed in the state but also made thousands overage for government jobs