Tag: State Election Commission

  • TMC set to dominate Bengal rural polls, luggage over 30,000 gram panchayat seats

    Through PTI

    KOLKATA: TMC seemed set to brush the violence-scarred rural polls holding intact the mandate it received two years again all over the meeting polls via taking a reputedly unassailable lead in effects declared until now via the State Election Fee.

    The ruling TMC has received in 30,391 gram panchayat seats, but even so main in 1,767 seats, in step with the SEC as of eleven.30 pm on Tuesday.

    Its nearest rival BJP has received 8,239 seats and is main in 447 seats. In all elections are being held for 63,229 gram panchayat seats.

    The CPI(M) has received 2,534 and is main in 237 seats. The Congress received 2,158 seats and is main in 151.

    The ruling TMC received 2,612 Panchayat samiti seats whilst main 627 seats.

    BJP has received 275 and is main in 149 seats, whilst CPI(M) has received 63 seats and is main in 53 others and Congress has received in 50 seats and is main in 26 seats.

    Elections have been held for 9,728 Panchayat Samiti seats.

    TMC has additionally received all 88 Zila Parishad effects declared thus far and is main in 163 others whilst CPI(M) has is main in 4 seats, whilst Congress is main in 2 and the BJP in 13.

    In all, there are 928 Zila Parishad seats.

    Despite the fact that the counting procedure used to be in large part non violent, there have been stray incidents of bombs being thrown out of doors a counting centre and political employees of more than a few events clashing.

    Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee who had suffered an damage all over campaigning thanked other people for reposing agree with in her birthday party.

    “It is TMC all of the method in rural Bengal. I need to thank the folk for his or her love, affection and enhance against the TMC. This election has proved that best TMC is living within the middle of the folk of the state,” Banerjee mentioned in a social media publish.

    The elections have been keenly contested as they have been noticed via all events as a hallmark of which method the wind will blow within the 2024 parliamentary elections from this a part of the rustic.

    The violence which rocked the panchayat polls hung on Saturday has claimed a minimum of 15 lives with 11 of them from the ruling TMC.

    Since elections have been introduced remaining month, the quantity of people that died in poll-related incidents has been 33, with the ruling birthday party struggling 60 in line with cent of the deaths.

    Allegations of vote tampering and violence via more than a few events pressured the SEC to reserve re-polling in 696 seats on Monday, which handed kind of peacefully.

    Intervention via the Calcutta Prime Courtroom had noticed the deployment of central police forces on each election and counting days.

    Despite the fact that Bengal has a protracted historical past of violent rural polls with 40 other people killed in a single unmarried day of polling all over the 2003 panchayat elections, this 12 months’s violence which used to be lined broadly via the media centered nationwide consideration on it.

    Governor CV Ananda Bose who had rushed to Delhi to present a document at the violence advised newspersons “Political events will have to realise elections don’t seem to be grounds to inspect one’s bodily power”.

    Officers mentioned the counting procedure used to be in large part non violent despite the fact that stray incidents have been reported, together with allegations of bombs being thrown out of doors a counting centre at Bongaon, the thrashing up of an area ISF chief out of doors any other counting centre and lathi fee via central policemen on responsibility at puts the place crowds had amassed in huge numbers and breached the safety of positive counting centres.

    Vote counting is on at 339 venues unfold throughout 22 districts and is more likely to lift over to Wednesday.

    The utmost collection of counting centres is in South 24 Parganas at 28, whilst the minimal is in Kalimpong at 4.

    Some northern districts also are dealing with inclement climate.

    “Counting started at 8 am and is more likely to proceed for the following two days. It’ll take time for the ballots to be counted and the effects to be compiled,” an SEC legit mentioned.

    In Darjeeling hills, out of the 598 seats in Darjeeling and 281 in Kalimpong, the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) used to be main in lots of spaces and appears more likely to be the brand new numero uno within the Bengal hill districts.

    All of the counting venues are manned via armed state police workforce and central forces, with prohibitory orders beneath Phase 144 of CrPC being imposed out of doors the venue to keep away from any untoward incidents.

    There are a complete of 767 sturdy rooms throughout 22 districts.

    Massive crowds of supporters of more than a few applicants amassed at more than a few centres to make certain that counting used to be performed appropriately.

    In more than a few districts, TMC supporters celebrated their victory via dancing and smearing every different with inexperienced color, the birthday party’s selected color.

    As preliminary developments began pouring in, a confrontation broke out between the TMC and the BJP, with the latter accusing the ruling birthday party of “making remaining determined makes an attempt to loot votes via blockading opposition brokers from coming into counting centres.”

    “TMC goons are making determined makes an attempt to scouse borrow the elections via obstructing the counting brokers and applicants of the BJP and different opposition political events from coming into counting centres. They’re being limited from going against the venue, and bombs are being hurled to intimidate counting brokers,” chief of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, mentioned.

    Refuting the allegations, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh mentioned, “Sensing defeat, they’re making baseless allegations.”

    “Rejected via other people and sensing humiliating defeat, that is BJP’s remaining try to get a hold of lame excuses to make up for its personal organisational screw ups,” he mentioned.

    “We salute the folk that regardless of a lot of these (hurdles), they have got supported the Left Entrance applicants,” CPI(M) state secretary Mohd Salim mentioned.

    The CPI(M) chief alleged that the ruling birthday party used to be misusing the police and management to get again to energy within the panchayats.

    ISF MLA Nawshad Siddique who’s main his newly shaped birthday party advised PTI, “No matter probability the folk have were given to workout their franchise regardless of violence and intimidation, they have got expressed their opinion in opposition to the ruling birthday party.”

    He added that the “fable {that a} positive neighborhood is a vote financial institution has been confirmed incorrect”.

    A complete of five.67 crore other people residing within the state’s rural spaces have been eligible to make a decision the destiny of two.06 lakh applicants in 73,887 seats of the three-tier-panchayat device.

    In contrast to previous elections, the Opposition had fielded applicants in additional than 90 in line with cent of seats, not like in 2018 rural polls, when the ruling TMC had received 34 in line with cent of the seats uncontested.

    Within the 2018 rural polls, the ruling TMC had emerged victorious in 90 in line with cent of the panchayat seats and all of the 22 zilla parishads.

    The elections have been marred via fashionable violence, with the Opposition alleging they have been avoided from submitting nominations in numerous seats.

    KOLKATA: TMC seemed set to brush the violence-scarred rural polls holding intact the mandate it received two years again all over the meeting polls via taking a reputedly unassailable lead in effects declared until now via the State Election Fee.

    The ruling TMC has received in 30,391 gram panchayat seats, but even so main in 1,767 seats, in step with the SEC as of eleven.30 pm on Tuesday.

    Its nearest rival BJP has received 8,239 seats and is main in 447 seats. In all elections are being held for 63,229 gram panchayat seats.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The CPI(M) has received 2,534 and is main in 237 seats. The Congress received 2,158 seats and is main in 151.

    The ruling TMC received 2,612 Panchayat samiti seats whilst main 627 seats.

    BJP has received 275 and is main in 149 seats, whilst CPI(M) has received 63 seats and is main in 53 others and Congress has received in 50 seats and is main in 26 seats.

    Elections have been held for 9,728 Panchayat Samiti seats.

    TMC has additionally received all 88 Zila Parishad effects declared thus far and is main in 163 others whilst CPI(M) has is main in 4 seats, whilst Congress is main in 2 and the BJP in 13.

    In all, there are 928 Zila Parishad seats.

    Despite the fact that the counting procedure used to be in large part non violent, there have been stray incidents of bombs being thrown out of doors a counting centre and political employees of more than a few events clashing.

    Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee who had suffered an damage all over campaigning thanked other people for reposing agree with in her birthday party.

    “It is TMC all of the method in rural Bengal. I need to thank the folk for his or her love, affection and enhance against the TMC. This election has proved that best TMC is living within the middle of the folk of the state,” Banerjee mentioned in a social media publish.

    The elections have been keenly contested as they have been noticed via all events as a hallmark of which method the wind will blow within the 2024 parliamentary elections from this a part of the rustic.

    The violence which rocked the panchayat polls hung on Saturday has claimed a minimum of 15 lives with 11 of them from the ruling TMC.

    Since elections have been introduced remaining month, the quantity of people that died in poll-related incidents has been 33, with the ruling birthday party struggling 60 in line with cent of the deaths.

    Allegations of vote tampering and violence via more than a few events pressured the SEC to reserve re-polling in 696 seats on Monday, which handed kind of peacefully.

    Intervention via the Calcutta Prime Courtroom had noticed the deployment of central police forces on each election and counting days.

    Despite the fact that Bengal has a protracted historical past of violent rural polls with 40 other people killed in a single unmarried day of polling all over the 2003 panchayat elections, this 12 months’s violence which used to be lined broadly via the media centered nationwide consideration on it.

    Governor CV Ananda Bose who had rushed to Delhi to present a document at the violence advised newspersons “Political events will have to realise elections don’t seem to be grounds to inspect one’s bodily power”.

    Officers mentioned the counting procedure used to be in large part non violent despite the fact that stray incidents have been reported, together with allegations of bombs being thrown out of doors a counting centre at Bongaon, the thrashing up of an area ISF chief out of doors any other counting centre and lathi fee via central policemen on responsibility at puts the place crowds had amassed in huge numbers and breached the safety of positive counting centres.

    Vote counting is on at 339 venues unfold throughout 22 districts and is more likely to lift over to Wednesday.

    The utmost collection of counting centres is in South 24 Parganas at 28, whilst the minimal is in Kalimpong at 4.

    Some northern districts also are dealing with inclement climate.

    “Counting started at 8 am and is more likely to proceed for the following two days. It’ll take time for the ballots to be counted and the effects to be compiled,” an SEC legit mentioned.

    In Darjeeling hills, out of the 598 seats in Darjeeling and 281 in Kalimpong, the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) used to be main in lots of spaces and appears more likely to be the brand new numero uno within the Bengal hill districts.

    All of the counting venues are manned via armed state police workforce and central forces, with prohibitory orders beneath Phase 144 of CrPC being imposed out of doors the venue to keep away from any untoward incidents.

    There are a complete of 767 sturdy rooms throughout 22 districts.

    Massive crowds of supporters of more than a few applicants amassed at more than a few centres to make certain that counting used to be performed appropriately.

    In more than a few districts, TMC supporters celebrated their victory via dancing and smearing every different with inexperienced color, the birthday party’s selected color.

    As preliminary developments began pouring in, a confrontation broke out between the TMC and the BJP, with the latter accusing the ruling birthday party of “making remaining determined makes an attempt to loot votes via blockading opposition brokers from coming into counting centres.”

    “TMC goons are making determined makes an attempt to scouse borrow the elections via obstructing the counting brokers and applicants of the BJP and different opposition political events from coming into counting centres. They’re being limited from going against the venue, and bombs are being hurled to intimidate counting brokers,” chief of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, mentioned.

    Refuting the allegations, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh mentioned, “Sensing defeat, they’re making baseless allegations.”

    “Rejected via other people and sensing humiliating defeat, that is BJP’s remaining try to get a hold of lame excuses to make up for its personal organisational screw ups,” he mentioned.

    “We salute the folk that regardless of a lot of these (hurdles), they have got supported the Left Entrance applicants,” CPI(M) state secretary Mohd Salim mentioned.

    The CPI(M) chief alleged that the ruling birthday party used to be misusing the police and management to get again to energy within the panchayats.

    ISF MLA Nawshad Siddique who’s main his newly shaped birthday party advised PTI, “No matter probability the folk have were given to workout their franchise regardless of violence and intimidation, they have got expressed their opinion in opposition to the ruling birthday party.”

    He added that the “fable {that a} positive neighborhood is a vote financial institution has been confirmed incorrect”.

    A complete of five.67 crore other people residing within the state’s rural spaces have been eligible to make a decision the destiny of two.06 lakh applicants in 73,887 seats of the three-tier-panchayat device.

    In contrast to previous elections, the Opposition had fielded applicants in additional than 90 in line with cent of seats, not like in 2018 rural polls, when the ruling TMC had received 34 in line with cent of the seats uncontested.

    Within the 2018 rural polls, the ruling TMC had emerged victorious in 90 in line with cent of the panchayat seats and all of the 22 zilla parishads.

    The elections have been marred via fashionable violence, with the Opposition alleging they have been avoided from submitting nominations in numerous seats.

  • Bengal panchayat polls: SEC mulling imposition of prohibitory order close to nomination centres

    Through PTI

    KOLKATA:  In view of news of stray incidents of violence earlier than nomination centres for panchayat elections in West Bengal, the State Election Fee is mulling imposition of prohibitory orders below Phase 144 CrPC close to such centres from Monday, a senior SEC authentic mentioned.

    “We’re considering imposition of prohibitory order below Phase 144 Crpc round nomination venues very quickly.

    After we take the verdict the notification will likely be issued and handed directly to the DMs on clamping Phase 144 CrPC and will likely be in drive inside of a 1 km radius distance of each and every such venue to forestall amassing,” the authentic instructed PTI on Sunday.

    Requested what induced the verdict, the authentic mentioned “After assessing the bottom scenario for the sake of clean and non violent electioneering procedure to allow all stakeholders to accomplish their position.”

    The state’s three-tier panchayat elections are scheduled to happen on July 8.

    The verdict used to be preceded via experiences of violence throughout two days of nomination submitting throughout which a TMC employee used to be allegedly shot at in a conflict in Coochbehar, a Congress activist used to be shot lifeless in Murshidabad, and a TMC chief used to be stuck with a firearm in Murshidabad.

    Opposition BJP, Congress and CPI(M) additionally claimed that their applicants had been averted via ruling birthday party activists from filing papers in Murshidabad, Paschim Bardhaman and South 24 Parganas district.

    “Motion has been taken at the foundation of receiving experiences of each and every incident and the nomination procedure went on easily around the state since Thursday together with the arrest of a political chief for transferring round with a firearm in Murshidabad. The SEC will act strictly and promptly in each and every scenario,” he added.

    The authentic mentioned over 10,000 nomination papers had been filed for three-tier elections at the first two days around the state with the bulk numbers filed via opposition events.

    A Congress activist used to be shot lifeless on Friday, the primary day of nomination submitting, in Murshidabad district allegedly via TMC activists, a rate denied via the ruling birthday party.

    On the second one day, incidents of violence and scuffle between staff of the ruling and opposition events had been reported in Bankura, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum and Murshidabad districts.

    Opposition BJP demanded rapid deployment of central forces to habits the panchayat polls whilst the TMC asserted that the opposition is looking for excuses fearing defeat.

    TMC Rajya Sabha MP and birthday party spokesperson Shantanu Sen mentioned the opposition had confronted serious drubbing within the 2021 meeting polls and a number of other assemblies and one Lok Sabha by-elections, all of which have been performed within the presence of central forces.

    “Other people of Bengal are solidly at the back of the TMC and no longer with the BJP, Congress or the CPI(M). The opposition would possibly call for deployment of peacekeeping drive from the United Countries in panchayat polls if they would like,” Sen mentioned.

    The panchayat polls will likely be held within the state on July 8. The 2018 rural ballot procedure used to be marred via violence and alleged malpractices in numerous districts.

    KOLKATA:  In view of news of stray incidents of violence earlier than nomination centres for panchayat elections in West Bengal, the State Election Fee is mulling imposition of prohibitory orders below Phase 144 CrPC close to such centres from Monday, a senior SEC authentic mentioned.

    “We’re considering imposition of prohibitory order below Phase 144 Crpc round nomination venues very quickly.

    After we take the verdict the notification will likely be issued and handed directly to the DMs on clamping Phase 144 CrPC and will likely be in drive inside of a 1 km radius distance of each and every such venue to forestall amassing,” the authentic instructed PTI on Sunday.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Requested what induced the verdict, the authentic mentioned “After assessing the bottom scenario for the sake of clean and non violent electioneering procedure to allow all stakeholders to accomplish their position.”

    The state’s three-tier panchayat elections are scheduled to happen on July 8.

    The verdict used to be preceded via experiences of violence throughout two days of nomination submitting throughout which a TMC employee used to be allegedly shot at in a conflict in Coochbehar, a Congress activist used to be shot lifeless in Murshidabad, and a TMC chief used to be stuck with a firearm in Murshidabad.

    Opposition BJP, Congress and CPI(M) additionally claimed that their applicants had been averted via ruling birthday party activists from filing papers in Murshidabad, Paschim Bardhaman and South 24 Parganas district.

    “Motion has been taken at the foundation of receiving experiences of each and every incident and the nomination procedure went on easily around the state since Thursday together with the arrest of a political chief for transferring round with a firearm in Murshidabad. The SEC will act strictly and promptly in each and every scenario,” he added.

    The authentic mentioned over 10,000 nomination papers had been filed for three-tier elections at the first two days around the state with the bulk numbers filed via opposition events.

    A Congress activist used to be shot lifeless on Friday, the primary day of nomination submitting, in Murshidabad district allegedly via TMC activists, a rate denied via the ruling birthday party.

    On the second one day, incidents of violence and scuffle between staff of the ruling and opposition events had been reported in Bankura, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum and Murshidabad districts.

    Opposition BJP demanded rapid deployment of central forces to habits the panchayat polls whilst the TMC asserted that the opposition is looking for excuses fearing defeat.

    TMC Rajya Sabha MP and birthday party spokesperson Shantanu Sen mentioned the opposition had confronted serious drubbing within the 2021 meeting polls and a number of other assemblies and one Lok Sabha by-elections, all of which have been performed within the presence of central forces.

    “Other people of Bengal are solidly at the back of the TMC and no longer with the BJP, Congress or the CPI(M). The opposition would possibly call for deployment of peacekeeping drive from the United Countries in panchayat polls if they would like,” Sen mentioned.

    The panchayat polls will likely be held within the state on July 8. The 2018 rural ballot procedure used to be marred via violence and alleged malpractices in numerous districts.

  • 66 in line with cent of councillors elected to MCD in 41-70 age crew, 53 in line with cent girls: File

    Out of the 248 successful applicants analysed, 132 (53 in line with cent) are girls, and one- the AAP's Sultanpuri-A ward councillor Bobi is from the transgender group.