The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the Model Code of Conduct in the Patna district till November 16, to maintain law and order following the counting of votes for the Bihar polls on November 14, a statement by the District Administration said on Thursday.
In a post on X, the Patna District Administration stated that the polling staff mistakenly applied ink to her right hand, and after the Presiding Officer intervened, ink was also applied to her left hand.
After Anant Kumar Singh, the Janata Dal (United) candidate from Mokama, was arrested in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, Patna District Magistrate (DM) Dr Thiyagarajan SM said that the situation is absolutely normal.
Mokama is now once again in the limelight after the murder of Dularchand Yadav, as the vote battle may be influenced because of the incident. This year, the electoral battle in Mokama Assembly constituency in Patna district, Bihar, is centred around two Bahubalis - Anant Singh and Surajbh
While CPI(ML) is banking of sitting MLA Gopal Ravidas, JD(U) has brought back Shyam Rajak to wrest back control of the constituency and contest the elections in the first phase of the polls happening on November 6. Notably, Jan Suraaj Party offers a fresh face to the people in the constit
The Patna District Election Officer-cum-District Magistrate, expressed delight at the significant increase in the number of electors and appealed to all stakeholders for active participation in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly General Election.
Preparations for the celebrations of Independence Day are in full swing at Gandhi Maidan in Bihar's Patna. District Divisional Commissioner Dr Chandrashekhar Singh and Zonal IG Jitendra Rana reviewed the preparations on Tuesday.
The Patna District Magistrate on Sunday wrote to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, seeking to submit his response regarding holding two electors' photo identity card (EPIC) numbers in different constituencies.
Patna District Magistrate Dr Chandrashekhar Singh on Monday addressed the detention of Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor and others, stating that 43 individuals, including Kishor, were detained for illegally protesting in front of the Gandhi statue in the restricted area of Gandhi Maid