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Why extending tenure of gram pradhans may force parties to rethink UP 2027 strategy

June 02, 2026 11:51 am

Opposition as well as NDA allies fear losing the opportunity to gauge rural mood ahead of the crucial Assembly elections, scheduled for early next year

Investigations have linked him to massive drug seizures and assets worth Rs 58.6 crore.

Himachal notifies law to bar drug traffickers from contesting panchayat elections

May 07, 2026 11:59 am

Persons facing trial where court has framed charges under NDPS Act barred from electoral process scheduled later this month

Govt deliberately avoiding panchayat polls despite HC direction: Jai Ram Thakur

February 05, 2026 9:10 am

The LoP accused Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of making “unwarranted remarks” on the HC directions while simultaneously allowing reports on electoral roll publication to appear.

Contradictory statements on Panchayat Polls | Decide who's bigger, ministers or bureaucrats: Governor to HP govt

November 21, 2025 10:25 pm

The elections to over 3,500 gram panchayats in the state were to be held in December 2025-January 2026.

Panchayat member Dikar Singh Mewari being dragged away on August 14, polling day.

Why a zila panchayat chief election has become a battleground in Uttarakhand

August 20, 2025 9:44 am

Congress, which won only one other zila panchayat president post in elections held for 12 recently, has accused BJP of stealing Nainital post. Case is in HC, as videos surface of attacks, “kidnappings”

5 Nainital zila panchayat members ‘abducted to stop them from voting’, High Court says police ‘failed miserably’

August 19, 2025 7:18 am

The election took place on Thursday, and the five members were unable to cast their votes. The district magistrate has said a repoll can be conducted.

In Uttarakhand, a women’s group enters panchayat poll ring to knock out ‘pradhan pati’ system

July 25, 2025 1:12 am

The Rachnatmak Mahila Manch, which has rallied behind various causes since its formation in 2013, aims to build villages based on the principles of social justice

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Telangana High Court directs gram panchayat polls to be completed by September 30

June 25, 2025 7:04 pm

The Telangana High Court was hearing a batch of petitions, filed in January 2024, seeking directions to the state Election Commission to conduct the polls to the gram panchayats.

Election-fatigued Punjab to have panchayat samiti and zila parishad polls now

February 13, 2025 5:13 pm

Punjab has virtually been in election mode since March 16, 2024, when the code of conduct came into effect for the Lok Sabha elections.

High Court warning and a year later, Punjab conducts panchayat polls. But cloud over AAP govt still hovers

October 18, 2024 8:28 pm

First, AAP govt faced heat for dissolving panchayats ahead of tenures ending, then for delaying the rural polls after setback in Lok Sabha elections. In run-up to polls, Opposition accused officials of putting hurdles in filing nominations.