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With Maharashtra voting in a single phase on October 21, the Election Commission will be seeking adequate forces to ensure smooth conduct of elections in close to 2,700 sensitive polling booths mostly in Aurangabad, Amaravati, Mumbai, Thane and Pune across the state.

44 of 260 candidates in J'khand polls face criminal cases, including...

According to the ADR report, 46 (18 per cent) candidates contesting in the second phrase are crorepatis.

29 Nov 2019 1:29 PM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

EC must encourage people to contest polls

Candidates are also disqualified if they have been convicted for some specific offences that are listed.

24 March 2019 12:06 AM IST

File picture of the BMC headquarters.

BMC's employees' exam stumps aspirants

Shiv Sena leader Yashwant Jadhav has slammed the civic administration for setting up an exam curriculum that is not...

17 March 2018 4:25 AM IST

Waiting at the door, the US president smiled and held out his hand for Macron to shake, and the French leader kissed him on both cheeks. (Photo: AP)

Voters pick politicians based on looks: study

There is a mismatch between the types of politicians that voters say they want and those who are deemed to perform well...

1 May 2018 4:08 PM IST

The BJP had romped home to victory in the Assembly elections in Assam, the Saturday bypolls will show peoples mood after demonetisation.

Citizen groups unwilling' to contest municipal polls

Civic activist Harish Pandey, who contested from Dahisar in 2007, said that he is not keen to contest BMC polls.

16 Jan 2017 4:16 AM IST

Election Commission of India (Photo: PTI)

EC postpones polls to 1 seat each in UP, U'khand after BSP, SP...

The polls in both the places were to be held on February 15.

13 Feb 2017 7:47 AM IST

The BJP won over 800 seats in the municipal council elections, out of a total of 3,705 in the state.

UP polls: 302 crorepati candidates, 168 with criminals cases in 1st...

143 contestants have declared serious crimes against them such as murder and crimes against women.

4 Feb 2017 6:07 PM IST