AP High Court suspends SEC’s order allowing 14 to file nominations
Updated Mar 4, 2021, 4:17 am IST
The judge pointed out that candidates, who have been prevented from filing their nominations, must only approach tribunals
A single-judge bench headed by justice D. V. S. S. Somayajulu said the statute and rules clearly mention that complaints from nomination till the declaration of results are not to be entertained by SEC.
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended an order of the State Election Commission (SEC) permitting 14 persons to file their nominations in the forthcoming urban local body polls.
A single-judge bench headed by justice D. V. S. S. Somayajulu said the statute and rules clearly mention that complaints from nomination till the declaration of results are not to be entertained by SEC. The court observed that any such issue could be decided only through an election petition.
Municipal Body Polls: Lotus Blooms Across Gujarat, While AAP Makes Surprise Gains And Congress Implodes
by Dhaval Patel - Feb 24, 2021 12:24 PM
BJP workers ecstatic after the victory.
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The credit for the BJPâs victory goes to a variety of factors, but importantly, the role played by newly-appointed BJP state president, CR Patil, is worthy of mention.
The municipal corporation elections in six cities of Gujarat were held last Sunday and the counting of votes began on 23 February. The results show a fabulous performance by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), where, despite being an incumbent, the party has managed to improve upon its performance in the last elections and retain power in all six municipal corporations.
No polls in Penukonda, Pamidi municipalities
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‘Notification of upgradation of the civic bodies issued after poll schedules were out’
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Collector Gandham Chandrudu addressing a review meeting on municipal elections, in Anantapur on Thursday. | Photo Credit:
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‘Notification of upgradation of the civic bodies issued after poll schedules were out’
Elections will be held to only 11 of the 13 civic bodies in Anantapur district on March 10 as the gazette notification pertaining to the upgradation of the Pamidi and Penukonda mucipalities was issued after the poll schedules were out. The district administration is gearing up for the conduct of the urban local body (ULB) elections.
Polls to urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh to be held on March 10
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The poll bugle for holding elections to 12 municipal corporations, 75 municipalities/ town panchayats in the State was sounded on Monday.
State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar said that the SEC had decided to continue the election process from the state of withdrawal of candidature, as the commission had stopped the election process mid-way on March 15, 2020 due to threat of COVID-19 for a period of six weeks and issued further orders on May 6, 2020 continuing the postponement of election process until further orders.