J&K assembly bypolls delayed; April deadline missedThe Election Commission of India has missed the deadline for holding bypolls in Budgam and Nagrota, J&K, following the Pahalgam attack. The...
03 May, 2025, 08.43 AM IST
Chhattisgarh Bypoll Results 2020: Counting of votes for Marwahi bypoll beginsThe ruling Congress and main opposition BJP in the state are locked in a direct fight in Marwahi, which is a part of the newly formed Gaure...
10 Nov, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
J&K panchayat bypolls deferred over security threat, says CEOThe Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday deferred the panchayat bypolls for a few weeks citing security concerns raised by the law e...
19 Feb, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
Bypolls to panchayats in J&K postponed due to security reasons: CEOThe polling was slated for March 5, March 7, March 9, March 12, March 14, March 16, March 18 and March 20.
18 Feb, 2020, 11.52 PM IST
Simultaneous elections: Lack of precedent, security comes in way of joint polls in J&KSince 1967, J&K has never gone to the polls along with the general elections and only in 1977, 1996 and 2014, have they been held in the sa...
03 Feb, 2019, 11.37 PM IST
T T V Dhinakaran sworn in as MLADhinakaran's supporters, including some disqualified MLAs and key aides like Thangatamilselvan and P Vetrivel, were present on the occasion.
29 Dec, 2017, 02.42 PM IST
Delhi High Court declines to ask Election Commission to stay R K Nagar bypollJustice Indermeet Kaur also declined to pass any order directing a CBI probe into complaints and allegations of widespread corrupt practice...
20 Dec, 2017, 03.30 PM IST
TTV Dhinakaran to contest R K Nagar bypollTTV Dhinakaran was contesting the bye election with the "approval" of his aunt, the deposed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala.
29 Nov, 2017, 06.22 PM IST
EC announces repoll in SrinagarThe decision to hold repolling comes within hours of the Election Commission deferring election in the Anantnag Parliamentary constituency ...
12 Apr, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
P Chidambaram takes dig at PM Narendra Modi's demonetisation driveLast night EC cancelled the April 12 bypoll to the R K Nagar Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, saying the electoral process has been "se...
10 Apr, 2017, 11.31 AM IST
Election Commission transfers Chennai police commissionerSources in the poll panel said Chennai Police Commissioner S George's transfer order was issued last night.
25 Mar, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
Rival AIADMK factions submit new names, symbols to Election CommissionAccording to party sources, the EC accepted the request of the Sasikala camp that it be allotted "hat" as its symbol. The faction will cont...
23 Mar, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
Panneerselvam camp files plea with EC for AIADMK poll symbolThe move comes just a day after a delegation of Sasikala camp submitted a memorandum to EC requesting "not to entertain" the dissenting cad...
17 Mar, 2017, 02.29 PM IST
DMK seeks support of all for united fight against AIADMKDMK's allies such as Congress, IUML, MMK and Eswaran-led Kongu Nadu Makkal Desiya Katchi have pledged their support for the bypoll.
12 Mar, 2017, 07.09 PM IST
- M J Akbar wins Rajya Sabha bypoll from Jharkhand
M J Akbar today won the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Jharkhand, defeating Haji Hussain Ansari of the JMM by 19 votes.
02 Jul, 2015, 11.27 PM IST
Voters turn out in large numbers for bypolls in 5 statesA record turnout of voters marked the bypoll to R K Nagar Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, from where Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is ...
27 Jun, 2015, 10.07 PM IST
R K Nagar bypoll: BJP, DMDK hold discussionsBJP state President Tamizhisai Sounderrajan said that the two had held "preliminary discussions" on the issue of contesting the bypoll.
29 May, 2015, 03.51 PM IST