Tag: Elections

Elections for control of Dudhsagar dairy today: Contest between panels supported by Vipul Chaudhary and Ashok Chaudhary

Source:-https://indianexpress.com The Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited, popularly known as Dudhsagar dairy in Gujarat, will go to the polls on Tuesday. The contest for the six-decade-old dairy, with a turnover of over Rs 4,700 crore per annum is expected to be largely between a panel supported by Vipul Chaudhary — a former chairman

Can’t disqualify convicted politicians from contesting elections for life, govt tells SC

Source:-https://theprint.in New Delhi: The central government Thursday opposed a plea to impose lifetime ban on politicians convicted of criminal cases from contesting elections. The Ministry of Law and Justice made this submission before the Supreme Court in a case related to electoral reforms. The petitioner, advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, referred to the rule that debars

Rooftop media returns in Patna for Bihar Assembly Elections’ campaigning

Source:-https://www.media4growth.com The rooftop display sites prohibited under Section 3 of Bihar Prevention of Defacement Act, 1987, have made a comeback after Patna High Court granted permission. Century Group of Companies, recently been awarded outdoor media duties by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) as part of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 campaign, had filed a writ petition in

Delhi High Court sets aside AAI elections

Source: thehindu.com Observing that parallel elections held by the two Archery Association of India (AAI) factions “were not in compliance with the directions issued by the Supreme Court,” the Delhi High Court has set aside the polls and directed the Union Sports Ministry to constitute a Transitory Committee (TC) to run the sport. In order to ensure

Pragya Thakur Gets Court Notice Over Plea Challenging Her Election on Grounds of ‘Corrupt Practices’

Source: news18.com Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday issued a notice to BJP Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur on a petition challenging her election to the Lok Sabha, the petitioner’s lawyer said. The petition seeks to set aside her election on the grounds that she allegedly adopted “corrupt practices” and whipped up communal passions

SEC blames Telangana on civic polls

Source: deccanchronicle.com Hyderabad: Making it clear that it did not relate to the ongoing controversy on division and delimitation of wards in municipalities, the Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) informed the Telangana High Court that it required a maximum of 20 days to conduct elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) in the state, after determination

BJP-led panel wins Calcutta High Court bar association elections

Source: zeenews.india.com KOLKATA: In a major setback for the Trinamool Congress, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led panel won the Calcutta High Court Bar Association elections on Wednesday. Of the total 15 seats, BJP won eight, Trinamool Congress four, Congress two and an independent candidate won one. The President’s post was won by Independent candidate Ashok

J&K sarpanchs up in arms, want re-poll as state delegates panchayat work to govt employees

Source: theprint.in Srinagar: Barely nine months after panchayat elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir, elected members in the Valley are demanding another round of polls, opposing a decision by the state to appoint government employees as administrators to look after panchayat affairs. The elected members, mostly affiliated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are also

AAP’s Raghav Chadha challenges South Delhi election result in Delhi High Court

Source: theprint.in New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson and executive member Raghav Chadha has challenged the results of the South Delhi parliamentary constituency in court, alleging that the eventual winner, BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri, concealed his ‘criminal antecedents’. In his election petition filed in the Delhi High Court, Chadha has alleged that Bidhuri hid the