- Saturday, 23 November 2024
Maoist Center candidate unopposed in Rukum East
The CPN Maoist Center's Jagat Gharti has been elected unopposed as the chairman of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality-2, in Rukum East after the Nepali Congress and UML candidates withdrew their candidatures.
India Bypolls: Voting in 15 seats underway across four states
Polling started on a dull note on Wednesday in the bypolls to 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala and Uttarakhand. Polling started at 7 a.m. in 14 seats and will end at 5 p.m. However, in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath, it starts at 8 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m.
Nine institutions get permit to observe by-elections
Nine different civil society organizations have been granted permission to observe the upcoming local level by-elections. The by-elections are scheduled for December 1.
EC directs for clean, fair by-election
The Election Commission has issued a set of directives to ensure that the upcoming local-level by-election, scheduled for Sunday, December 1, are conducted in a clean, free, fair, reliable and a cost-effective manner.
407 candidates file nominations for 42 local level posts
The nomination of the candidates for the 42 positions of the local levels of 32 districts for the December 1 by-election completed peacefully on Sunday, the Election Commission (EC) said on Sunday night.
By-election at local level: 407 candidates file nomination
Altogether 407 candidates have filed their candidacies for the by-election to fill up various 42 vacant posts at local levels. The by-election is slated on December 1.
Local level by-election code of conduct comes into force beginning today
The election code of conduct for the upcoming local-level by-elections, scheduled for December 1, has officially come into effect today, Sunday.
Candidacy filing from 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow
Nominations for the candidates vying in the upcoming by-election can be registered from 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow, according to the Election Commission. The by-election is slated on December 1 for 44 vacant seats across the country.
38 election offices set up for Dec 1 local by-polls
Thirty-eight offices of election officers were established on Friday in view of the upcoming local-level by- elections scheduled to take place on December 1.
Home Minister assures impartial by-election
Minister for Home Affairs, Ramesh Lekhak, has assured that the upcoming local-level by-elections will be held in an impartial and free environment.
Landslide win for Sri Lanka president's leftist coalition in snap polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, results showed Friday, as voters repudiated establishment parties blamed for triggering an economic crisis.
Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election
Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National People's Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Ishiba formally reelected as Japan PM, eyes minority gov't
Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coalition no longer controls, setting the stage for a minority government that may push him to yield more to an emboldened opposition bloc.
