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Protest erupts as poll officials junk 23 papers in Machhiwara

BJP, SAD leaders start protest march from Gurdwara Sri Charan Kanwal Sahib, stage sit-in near election officer’s office

Members of opposition parties during a protest in Machhiwara on Saturday (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2024 06:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Punjab civic body polls: Nomination papers ‘snatched’ in Patiala, probe ordered

Leaders of BJP, Congress and SAD have blamed the ruling party for “snatching and tearing” nomination papers, but AAP MLA Ajitpal Kohli has said the saffron party was behind the ‘chaos’ in Patiala district administrative complex

Punjab Youth Congress president Mohit Mohindra (left) and others outside the district administrative complex during a melee amid nomination filing in Patiala on Thursday. (HT photo)

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Updated on Dec 13, 2024 09:06 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Patiala

Rajya Sabha bypoll schedule notified

The nomination papers can be filed till December 10 between 11am and 3 pm, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is December 13. If the election is held, voting will take place on December 20 at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha secretariat from 9 am to 4 pm, the spokesperson said.

The byelection schedule for the one Rajya Sabha seat in Haryana was notified on Tuesday by returning officer Ashok Kumar Meena, an official spokesperson said. (Representative image)

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Updated on Dec 04, 2024 06:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

‘Very strange’, says SC on unopposed election of 3k panchayat candidates in Punjab

The top court said the candidates whose nomination papers were rejected or torn can also approach the Punjab and Haryana high court with their grievances

The top court also expressed surprise that hundreds of petitions were dismissed by the high court without affording proper hearing to the affected parties. (HT File)

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Published on Nov 18, 2024 10:49 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

In Pune, Mahayuti manages to relent some rebels

BJP managed to contain rebellion in Wadgaonsheri as its leader Jagdish Mulik decided not to enter the poll fray as the filing of nomination papers for assembly elections ended Tuesday evening

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Updated on Oct 30, 2024 08:34 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Bigwigs file their nomination on Thursday

In Pune, cabinet ministers Chandrakant Patil and Dilip Walse Patil, along with former Indapur MLA Harshvardhan Patil, and others submitting nomination papers

In Pune, cabinet ministers Chandrakant Patil (in pic) and Dilip Walse Patil, along with former Indapur MLA Harshvardhan Patil, and others submitting nomination papers. (HT)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2024 10:16 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

{irregularities in nomination filing} HC bench to hear 250 pleas today as panchayats go to polls tomorrow

250 pleas challenging the election process, in which high court has given stay on elections, will be taken up by the regular division bench of justice Sureshwar Thakur and justice Sudeepti Sharma when the court reopens on Monday after the Dussehra break.

There are nearly 13,000 panchayats which are going to polls in Punjab. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 14, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Police to look into Gidderbaha panchayat poll aspirants’ complaints of bias

Muktsar SSP Tushar Gupta asked SP (headquarters) Kamalpreet Singh Chahal to look into the complaints after 60 panchayat poll aspirants from Gidderbaha, led by Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring, met him on Thursday.

Muktsar SSP Tushar Gupta on Thursday asked SP (headquarters) Kamalpreet Singh Chahal to look into complaints of bias in the rejection of nomination papers of panchayat election aspirants from 29 villages of Gidderbaha assembly constituency. (Photo: X)

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Published on Oct 10, 2024 10:59 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bathinda

HC stays poll process in 200 panchayats till Oct 14

A detailed order of the proceedings is yet to be made available, but multiple lawyers confirmed the development.

The elections to more than 13,000 panchayats are scheduled for October 15. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 09, 2024 10:48 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Panchayat polls: SAD to move HC over ‘rejection’ of papers

SAD vice president Daljit Singh Cheema says the party has constituted a legal team to file necessary petitions in the Punjab and Haryana high court amid complaints of large-scale rejection of nomination papers of candidates from opposition parties.

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Updated on Oct 07, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Panchayat polls: Ensure no paper is rejected for want of NOC: SAD

In a communiqué sent to the state election commission, Akali leader Daljit Singh Cheema sought directions to the returning officers that even if they want to cancel any nomination paper due to non-availability of NOC and non-payment of tax, they should send the same to the commission for scrutiny.

Officials of the rural development and panchayats department are deliberately delaying the decision on the nominations so that they could be rejected at the last moment, alleges SAD leader Cheema.

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Updated on Oct 03, 2024 09:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Denied ticket, J&K BJP vice president files papers as Independent from Udhampur

The saffron party has been rattled by open revolt by local leaders, who were angry over party mandate to “parachuted and non-deserving candidates”.

BJP J&K unit vice-president Pawan Khajuria. (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 12, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu

Haryana: Independent candidate named in 8 criminal cases files nomination from Kalka

Gopal, who is into mining and transport business, has declared his gross value at ₹5.99 crore and liability ₹4.13 crore

Hailing from Gujjar community, Gopal, of Sukhomajri village, Panchkula, is a matriculate and owns 200gm gold worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>14 lakh. His wife owns 300gm gold worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>21 lakh. (Sant Arora)

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Updated on Sep 10, 2024 10:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Haryana assembly polls: With Saini next to him, MoS Aseem files papers from Ambala City

Before heading for the SDM office, both the leaders addressed a public meeting near Manav Chowk and then led a road show

Minister of state for transport and women and child development Aseem Goel (Source: ‘X’)

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Updated on Sep 10, 2024 07:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Nominations for Haryana assembly polls to begin from September 5

On the day of nomination, no more than five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed within the SDM’s office premises

To ensure transparency, an expenditure register will be maintained by both the candidate and the election office, with the maximum expenditure limit set at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>40 lakh per candidate. (HT Photo (Representational Image))

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Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:32 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Exodus continues as former MLAs quit PDP, Apni Party

Two former legislators Abdul Rahim Rather and Aijaz Ahmad Mir resigned from the PDP and the Apni Party respectively

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Updated on Aug 24, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

Haryana: BJP candidate Kiran Choudhry files nomination for RS bypoll, JJP rebels back her

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said his party won’t field a candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat as it does not have the numbers.

BJP leader Kiran Choudhry on Wednesday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana, with some JJP rebel MLAs also extending support to her candidature. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Aug 21, 2024 02:43 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Jalandhar West bypoll: Nomination papers of 7 candidates rejected

16 out of 23 candidates for Jalandhar West bypoll had valid nomination papers. Bypoll on July 10, counting on July 13 after resignation of AAP legislator.

Sheetal Angural, fielded by the BJP, tendered his resignation on March 28, a day after joining the saffron party, necessitating the bypoll.

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Jalandhar

Himachal bypolls: Cong’s Kamlesh Thakur, Pushpinder Verma; BJP’s Hoshyar Singh file nomination papers

Besides Sukhu, Kamlesh was accompanied by state Congress chief Pratibha Singh and former Dehra candidate Rajesh Sharma. In her electoral debut she is pitted against former Independent legislator Hoshyar Singh who is contesting as a BJP candidate this time

After filling her nomination, Kamlesh Thakur said that the Congress party has entrusted her with a huge responsibility by picking her as candidate. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByDar Ovais, Dharamshala

Jalandhar West assembly bypoll: Will expose AAP lies, says BJP’s Angural after filing papers

The bypoll was necessitated after Angural, then an AAP MLA, had resigned after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the Lok Sabha elections on March 28. His resignation was accepted by speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on May 30.

Sheetal Angural who has been fielded by the BJP to contest the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll.

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

3 file papers for Jalandhar West bypoll

Independent candidates Raj Kumar and Vishal Kumar along with Inderjit Singh from the Loktantrik Lok Rajyam Party have submitted their nomination papers.

Voting will take place on July 10 and the results will be announced after counting on July 13.

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Updated on Jun 20, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Pawars political dynasty reigns with five elected representatives

There is clamour growing for another family scion, Yugendra, to join electoral politics and contest polls from Baramati assembly constituency. Yugendra is the son of Ajit’s elder brother Shriniwas Pawar and had campaigned for Sule in the recently held LS polls

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar filed her nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections, at Vidhan Bhawan in Mumbai on Thursday. National Working President of NCP Praful Patel, Party leader Sunil Tatkare and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal are also present. (ANI)

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Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Nominations of 355 candidates found valid in Punjab

According to Punjab chief electoral officer Sibin C, 29 nomination papers have been approved in Gurdaspur, 33 in Amritsar, 30 in Khadoor Sahib, 20 in Jalandhar, 19 in Hoshiarpur, 29 in Anandpur Sahib, 44 in Ludhiana, 15 in Fatehgarh Sahib, 30 in Faridkot, 33 in Ferozepur, 20 in Bathinda, 26 in Sangrur and 27 in Patiala.

A total of 466 candidates filed 598 nomination papers for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state from May 7 to May 14. In all, 243 nomination papers have been found invalid.

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Updated on May 16, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Seven in fray against Modi from Varanasi

According to the Election Commission of India website, 15 nomination papers have been accepted at the Varanasi parliamentary seat after scrutiny

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Updated on May 16, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

Manish Tewari files nomination amid beating drums

Four-time MP and senior Congress leader Pawan Bansal was not seen while many were expecting him to join Tewari as he filed nomination; When asked, Tewari said he met Bansal in the morning and took his blessings; “I have a 40-year-old association with Bansal ji and he has said his support is always there,” he said

ndia Alliance Candidate Manish Tewari with Chandigarh congress president HS luckyand AAP Chandigarh in charge SS Ahluwalia en route to file nomination at sector 17 on Tuesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on May 15, 2024 09:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Modi files nomination in NDA’s show of strength

PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi for third consecutive term, in presence of Union ministers and CMs, highlighting achievements and seeking voter turnout.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other NDA leaders greets supporters outside the DM office after filing his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections, in Varanasi on Tuesday. (ANI)

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Updated on May 15, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

PM Modi declares assets worth ₹3.02 crore, doesn't own house, car: Report

The nomination papers further showed that PM Modi's taxable income doubled from ₹11 lakh in fiscal year 2018-19 to ₹23.5 lakh in 2022-23.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi files his nomination papers for Lok Sabha polls, in Varanasi.(PTI)

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Published on May 14, 2024 07:53 PM IST

ByShobhit Gupta

Accompanied by top NDA leaders, PM Modi files nomination papers from Varanasi

PM Narendra Modi held a mega show of strength, a 6km-long roadshow, on the streets of Varanasi on Monday

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday surrounded by leaders of the BJP and alliance parties as he formally filed papers to contest from Varanasi (X/narendramodi)

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Published on May 14, 2024 04:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Modi to file nomination today, holds roadshow

PM Modi held a six-km roadshow in Varanasi before filing his nomination papers, highlighting his development work and receiving support from BJP leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Varanasi on Monday. (PTI)

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Updated on May 14, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByPankaj Jaiswal, Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi

Six BJP candidates in Punjab to file nominations on Monday

Assam CM Sarma and the BJP’s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar will accompany the party’s Patiala candidate Preneet Kaur. Later, Jakhar will also accompany the BJP’s Sangrur candidate Arvind Khanna

Former IAS officer and the BJP’s Bathinda candidate Parampal Kaur Sidhu will also file her nomination on Monday. She will be accompanied by former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and senior BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal.

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Updated on May 13, 2024 08:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

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BJP, SAD leaders start protest march from Gurdwara Sri Charan Kanwal Sahib, stage sit-in near election officer’s office

Leaders of BJP, Congress and SAD have blamed the ruling party for “snatching and tearing” nomination papers, but AAP MLA Ajitpal Kohli has said the saffron party was behind the ‘chaos’ in Patiala district administrative complex

The nomination papers can be filed till December 10 between 11am and 3 pm, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is December 13. If the election is held, voting will take place on December 20 at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha secretariat from 9 am to 4 pm, the spokesperson said.

The top court said the candidates whose nomination papers were rejected or torn can also approach the Punjab and Haryana high court with their grievances

BJP managed to contain rebellion in Wadgaonsheri as its leader Jagdish Mulik decided not to enter the poll fray as the filing of nomination papers for assembly elections ended Tuesday evening

In Pune, cabinet ministers Chandrakant Patil and Dilip Walse Patil, along with former Indapur MLA Harshvardhan Patil, and others submitting nomination papers

250 pleas challenging the election process, in which high court has given stay on elections, will be taken up by the regular division bench of justice Sureshwar Thakur and justice Sudeepti Sharma when the court reopens on Monday after the Dussehra break.

Muktsar SSP Tushar Gupta asked SP (headquarters) Kamalpreet Singh Chahal to look into the complaints after 60 panchayat poll aspirants from Gidderbaha, led by Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring, met him on Thursday.

A detailed order of the proceedings is yet to be made available, but multiple lawyers confirmed the development.

SAD vice president Daljit Singh Cheema says the party has constituted a legal team to file necessary petitions in the Punjab and Haryana high court amid complaints of large-scale rejection of nomination papers of candidates from opposition parties.

In a communiqué sent to the state election commission, Akali leader Daljit Singh Cheema sought directions to the returning officers that even if they want to cancel any nomination paper due to non-availability of NOC and non-payment of tax, they should send the same to the commission for scrutiny.

The saffron party has been rattled by open revolt by local leaders, who were angry over party mandate to “parachuted and non-deserving candidates”.

Gopal, who is into mining and transport business, has declared his gross value at ₹5.99 crore and liability ₹4.13 crore

Before heading for the SDM office, both the leaders addressed a public meeting near Manav Chowk and then led a road show

On the day of nomination, no more than five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed within the SDM’s office premises

Two former legislators Abdul Rahim Rather and Aijaz Ahmad Mir resigned from the PDP and the Apni Party respectively

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said his party won’t field a candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat as it does not have the numbers.

16 out of 23 candidates for Jalandhar West bypoll had valid nomination papers. Bypoll on July 10, counting on July 13 after resignation of AAP legislator.

Besides Sukhu, Kamlesh was accompanied by state Congress chief Pratibha Singh and former Dehra candidate Rajesh Sharma. In her electoral debut she is pitted against former Independent legislator Hoshyar Singh who is contesting as a BJP candidate this time

The bypoll was necessitated after Angural, then an AAP MLA, had resigned after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the Lok Sabha elections on March 28. His resignation was accepted by speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on May 30.

Independent candidates Raj Kumar and Vishal Kumar along with Inderjit Singh from the Loktantrik Lok Rajyam Party have submitted their nomination papers.

There is clamour growing for another family scion, Yugendra, to join electoral politics and contest polls from Baramati assembly constituency. Yugendra is the son of Ajit’s elder brother Shriniwas Pawar and had campaigned for Sule in the recently held LS polls

According to the Election Commission of India website, 15 nomination papers have been accepted at the Varanasi parliamentary seat after scrutiny

PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi for third consecutive term, in presence of Union ministers and CMs, highlighting achievements and seeking voter turnout.

The nomination papers further showed that PM Modi's taxable income doubled from ₹11 lakh in fiscal year 2018-19 to ₹23.5 lakh in 2022-23.

PM Narendra Modi held a mega show of strength, a 6km-long roadshow, on the streets of Varanasi on Monday

PM Modi held a six-km roadshow in Varanasi before filing his nomination papers, highlighting his development work and receiving support from BJP leaders.

Assam CM Sarma and the BJP’s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar will accompany the party’s Patiala candidate Preneet Kaur. Later, Jakhar will also accompany the BJP’s Sangrur candidate Arvind Khanna

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