Zila Parishad News - Latest Updates & Headlines
"Strengthens our resolve to keep working...": PM Modi lauds NDA's landslide success in Arunachal local body polls
New Delhi, December 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked citizens of Arunachal Pradesh after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a landslide victory in the Zila Parishad Member and Gram Parishad Member elections.
Punjab BJP concerned over delay in result declaration of rural polls
Chandigarh, Dec 20: The BJP on Saturday expressed grave concern over the extraordinary delay in the declaration of results of the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in rural Punjab.
Akali Dal stands second in rural body polls, claims Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh, Dec 19: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Friday said the party had actually come second in the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in Punjab and it also had a better overall strike rate than the Congress because it contested 673 lesser seats than it due to large scale rejection of nomination papers of its candidates.
Setback for Akali leader Majithia in Supreme Court, says Punjab AAP
Chandigarh, Dec 19: Punjab Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) chief spokesperson Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Friday said by fixing January 19 for the hearing on Akali Dal leader Bikram Majithia’s bail petition, the Supreme Court has delivered a major legal setback to him.
AAP gets verdict across rural areas in Punjab, claims Kejriwal
Chandigarh, Dec 18: Delivering a decisive verdict in the rural heartland, voters across Punjab handed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an emphatic mandate in the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections, giving the ruling government a clear endorsement of its governance.
Punjab Congress chief moves High Court to mandate videography of vote counting in Zila Parishad polls
Chandigarh, December 15: Punjab Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking mandatory videography of the counting of votes in recently held Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in order to ensure "free, fair and transparent" elections at the grassroots level.
Oppn stares at massive defeat in rural polls, claims Punjab AAP
Chandigarh, Dec 15: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab General Secretary Baltej Pannu on Monday rebutted the allegations raised by Opposition parties over Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections, stating they have resorted to false propaganda as it is clearly staring at a massive defeat.
Amid clashes, Punjab sees 48 pc voting for local body poll
Chandigarh, Dec 14: Amid the allegations of fake voting, clashes and booth capturing, voting to elect representatives of Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis by the Aam Aadmi Party-ruled Punjab, on Sunday, witnessed 48 per cent polling with clashes among the party's supporters at some places.
Voting underway for Punjab zila parishad, panchayat samiti elections
Chandigarh, Dec 14: Voting for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections was underway in Punjab on Sunday through ballot papers at over 19, 000 booths across 23 districts, the polling officials said.
Punjab govt fails to present report card in rural polls: BJP
Chandigarh, Dec 12: Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and two-time former Cabinet Minister Manoranjan Kalia on Friday accused the AAP government in the state of failing to present its report card of even basic development works done in villages in the rural elections despite being in the helm for over three and a half years.
Punjab Police to deploy over 44,000 personnel for grassroots polls
Chandigarh, Dec 10: In the wake of the forthcoming zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday said that the police is fully geared up to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections in the state with the deployment of over 44,000 personnel.
Rajasthan govt appoints administrators as Panchayat chiefs term ends
Jaipur, Dec 8: The Rajasthan government has initiated a major administrative step as the tenure of Panchayat Samiti Pradhans and Zila Parishad chiefs begins to expire across the state.
Nominations of candidates for Zila Parishad polls in Punjab rejected en masse, says Akali Dal
Chandigarh, Dec 6: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said nominations of party candidates for the Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections were rejected on a massive scale across Punjab and demanded that the deadline for filing nominations, where there were complaints of highhandedness and discrimination, should be extended to allow for a free and fair poll.
Zila Parishad polls: Punjab Congress chief warns AAP of pushing state towards bloodshed
Chandigarh, Dec 5: Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday warned the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab against pushing the state towards anarchy and bloodshed, saying it is promoting and “patronising†the “gangsters†to win the elections.
Zila Parishad elections: Akali Dal moves HC over viral conference of senior police official
Chandigarh, Dec 4: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday petitioned the Punjab and Haryana high court to register a FIR against Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Varun Sharma as well as order his suspension over a purported viral virtual conference call in which the official was heard directing the district police force to prevent Akali Dal candidates from filing their nomination papers for the Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections.
BJP seeks videography of Punjab Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti election process
Chandigarh, Dec 3: A delegation of the Punjab BJP, led by the party’s General Secretary Jagmohan Singh Raju, on Wednesday met the state Election Commissioner and sought directions to ensure impartial conduct of the state machinery and mandatory videography of the election process in the upcoming Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections.
Punjab to hold poll to 23 Zila Parishads, 154 Panchayat Samitis on Dec 14
Chandigarh, Nov 28: The Punjab Election Commission, on Friday, announced to hold elections to 23 Zila Parishads and 154 Panchayat Samitis which will be held on December 14 and the counting on ballots on December 17.