Shimla: Youth participation has increased in the recently concluded Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections in Himachal Pradesh. However, highly educated leaders are not entering local politics. According to the State Election Commission, 63 percent of the elected representatives who won the elections have an educational qualification of only the 10th grade or lower. In.
In Himachal, the District Election Officer and DC Shimla, Anupam Kashyap, have suspended Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) Rajneesh Chauhan with immediate effect for serious negligence in the Panchayat elections.
Early trends in the counting of votes for Gujarat’s local body elections on Tuesday showed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) taking a decisive lead across urban and rural bodies, according to official updates available till 11 a.m.
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government is set to introduce stricter legal provisions against individuals involved in drug trafficking ahead of the upcoming Panchayat elections. Such individuals will be disqualified from contesting elections in the state. The Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, is scheduled to be passed today (Thursday) during the budget session of.
Shima, Himachal Pradesh: The Himachal Pradesh government has announced a significant change to the reservation roster rules ahead of the upcoming Panchayat elections. Panchayats that were reserved for a particular category twice consecutively will now be opened for the current elections. The Panchayati Raj Department issued a notification last evening implementing these amendments. Implementation of.
The Election Commission is set to commence work on the voter lists following the recent completion of the delimitation process for wards in 64 panchayats within the state
