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UN calls for 'safe, inclusive' participation of women in Bangladesh electi
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Ahead of the election, the United Nations notes concerns raised by women's groups and civil society organisations on violence and harassment of women candidates and voters, including digital violence.
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Over 3,300 Shiv Sena aspirants seek tickets for Thane district civic polls
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Naresh Mhaske, 1,548 women have applied for party tickets, reflecting strong enthusiasm among women to contest local body elections under the party banner. Interviews of aspirants from the six municipal corporations in Thane district are schedul
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Win reflects growing public trust in AAP's politics of honesty: Arvind Kej
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday congratulated Beena Kurian, Sini Antony and Smitha Luke on their victory in the Kerala local body elections, calling it a reflection of the growing trust of the people in the party's politics of honesty and public service.
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MCD bypolls: BJP wins big with 7 seats, AAP bags 3 wards amid claims of 'f
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP won 5 of the wards reserved for women. Manisha Devi won ward 120 Dwarka - B, Veena Asija won ward 65 Ashok Vihar, Anjum Mandal won ward 173 Greater Kailash, Rekha Rani won ward 128 Dichaon Kalan, Anita Jain won ward 56 Shalimar Bagh-B.
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"Based on our work in the Centre, state, we'll win with landslide victory"
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released the list of 12 candidates for the Delhi Municipal Corporation by-elections to be held on November 30.
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Bihar voting to reject jungle raj; celebrating festival of democracy for d
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I have full faith that NDA will win. The people of Bihar are celebrating this festival of democracy for development and voting to reject 'jungle raj'. I request everyone to go to polling booths and cast their votes, Bihar has been the mother of democracy," he told ANI.
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Delhi HC seeks centre's response in plea challenging exclusion of women fr
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has sought responses from the Union of India and other concerned respondents in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Kush Kalra, challenging the exclusion of women candidates from applying to prestigious military academies through the Combined Defence Ser
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Both women candidates will reach parliament maintaining 100 pc strike rate
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Apna Dal's national president and National Democratic Alliance candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat Anupriya Patel said that the public is going to vote for her based on the work done by her and BJP-led double engine government in the state. Apna Dal's national president
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88 candidates including 7 women in fray for first phase of LS polls in Mad
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A total of 88 candidates, including seven women candidates, are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday.
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'Women's representation mere lip service': TMC questions BJP's 'Nari Shakt
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
All India Trinamool Congress criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the number of women candidates chosen for Lok Sabha elections alleging that 'women's representation is mere lip service' for the latter.
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MP: Interviewer arrested for demanding sexual favours from women candidate
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to police, on January 3 this year, interviews were held for some posts at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya in the district and the interview panel for the same arrived from Beej Nigam, Bhopal. After the interview, the accused interviewer, Kumar, in the panel allege
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Pak Election Commission directs political parties to ensure 'mandatory' wo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The ECP directed all political parties concerned to comply with Section 206 of the Elections Act, 2017, to ensure a mandatory 5 per cent representation of women candidates on general seats after the allocation of election symbols.
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