Assembly bypolls deferred due to low voter turnout fear: Election official

Assembly bypolls deferred due to low voter turnout fear: Election official

Lucknow: Bypolls on nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh were deferred in view of several political parties fearing a low voter turnout due to festivals in the coming week, an official from the Election Commission said on Monday. According to the revised date, voting, earlier scheduled to take place on November 13, will now be … Read more

Another round of campaigning soon as ECI pads up for Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls

Another round of campaigning soon as ECI pads up for Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls

New Delhi: With the polls wrapped up in Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana, Election Commission of India is getting ready to move over to the next round. The stage is set for the announcement of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls, besides nearly 50 assembly bypolls, within a week’s time, ET gathers. It is also … Read more

Happy Wife, Happy Political Life: Why Kamlesh Thakur’s Bypoll Win Is Key For Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Happy Wife, Happy Political Life: Why Kamlesh Thakur’s Bypoll Win Is Key For Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Kamlesh Thakur with her husband and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while filing her nomination for Dehra bypoll. (Image: X/kamlesh_thakur) Himachal Chief Minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife, Kamlesh Thakur, won the Dehra assembly seat, a first for the Congress. In a first, the couple will be in the same assembly The ‘sukh’ on … Read more

congress: UP Assembly bypolls: Congress fields Mukesh Singh Chauhan from Lucknow East seat

congress: UP Assembly bypolls: Congress fields Mukesh Singh Chauhan from Lucknow East seat

Lucknow: The Congress on Monday named Mukesh Singh Chauhan as its candidate for the bypoll to the Lucknow East Assembly constituency. Polling in the constituency will be held on May 20, during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election. “Congress president Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Shri Mukesh Singh Chauhan as … Read more