Counting for 1st phase of Jharkhand panchayat polls to start on Tuesday

Counting for 1st phase of Jharkhand panchayat polls to start on Tuesday

Counting of votes for the first phase of the panchayat elections in Jharkhand will start on Tuesday amid tight security, an official said. The first of the four-phase panchayat polls took place on May 14. Over 68 per cent of the 52 lakh voters exercised their franchise. A total of 1,127 panchayats covering 72 blocks … Read more

Congress wins 278 Panchayat Samiti seats, BJP 165 in polls in 4 Rajasthan districts

Congress wins 278 Panchayat Samiti seats, BJP 165 in polls in 4 Rajasthan districts

Declaring the results for recent elections for the Panchayat Samiti members in four Rajasthan’s districts, the state Election Commission on Tuesday said that 278 Congress candidates and 165 BJP candidates have won the polls. Other winners in the elections for 568 members in 30 Panchayat Samitis in the four districts — Baran, Kota, Ganganagar and … Read more