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The counting of votes for elections to Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), being held after a gap of nine years, is being taken up today. EVMs are being used for the first time for all 60 wards under GMC, which means that the trends will trickle down in the first two hours itself. Altogether 197 candidates […]
After a gap of nine years since 2013 when the Guwahati Municipal Corporation election was held, the stage is set for the civic polls on Friday. The last elected GMC body was headed by the Congress (2013) but the BJP captured the council soon after it came to power in Assam in 2016 and the […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced its first list candidates for the upcoming Guwahati Municipal Elections. After a massive win in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is eyeing to repeat its victory in the state too as the party had earlier announced to contest GMC. AAP will contest in all the 60 […]
The State Election Commission announced the poll schedule for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation on Wednesday. The State capital will go to vote on April 19 and counting of votes will take place on April 21. The code of conduct for election came into force in areas under GMC limits with immediate effect. While the last […]
BJP and its ally AGP swept the Assam civic elections on Wednesday, winning 77 of 80 municipal boards. BJP won 75 and AGP took two, while Congress managed a single win and Independents got the majority in two municipal boards in the state’s first local body elections in which EVMs were used. CM Himanta Biswa […]
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is headed for a big win in the Assam municipal elections 2022. The saffron party has taken a lead in 72 out of the 80 municipal corporations in the state – which consists 977 wards – while the opposition Congress […]
Counting for the Assam civic polls to 977 wards of 80 municipalities will be held today. According to the figures released by the state election commission, 2,500 candidates had contested the election, whose fate will be decided as the counting begins. Candidates of 57 wards have already been declared winners as they were uncontested. The […]
Around 70 per cent of voters cast votes in the 80 municipal board elections in the state on Sunday. The polling was peaceful. According to the Assam State Election Commission (SEC), the final voters’ turnout may change later. As many as 2,532 candidates vied for their luck in the civic body election. While the BJP […]
The State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to conduct a municipal election in the state on March 6, 2022. Voting will begin at 8 am will continue till 4 pm. According to the State Election Commission (SEC), elections will be held in 977 wards with 2,054 polling stations in 80 municipal boards. Further, this time […]
With the date of polling for Assam Municipal Board Election, 2022 coming near, the political party candidates and the independent candidates under four municipal boards of Lakhimpur district have jumped on extensive campaigns in their respective wards. The candidates of the ruling party BJP have been seen campaigning aggressively in all four municipal boards. Lakhimpur […]