Maharastra will elect a new legislative assembly on Monday, October 21st. Here are the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Vandre East, Vandre West, Dharavi, Sion Koliwada. Constituency: Vandre East Incumbent MLA: Trupti Prakash Sawant Profile of candidates Name, Education and Profession Party Assets Pending Court case rating* Agenda Trupti Sawant, graduate, MLA Independent 79.52 lakh None Did not share Vishal Gamre, 9th standard, service BSP 2.61 lakh None Did not share Vishwanath Mahadeshwar, BEd, headmaster Shiv Sena 1.24 crore None Homes for govt employees, slum redevelopment, water supply Zeeshan Siddique, MA, Business Congress…
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Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Vikhroli, Chembur, Ghatkopar East and Ghatkopar West. Constituency: Vikhroli Incumbent MLA: Sunil Raut, Shiva Sena Name, Education and profession Party Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Shailesh Sonawane, MSW, Accountant Bahujan Samaj Party 3.29 lakh None Did not share Shashank Yadav, SSC, Detective at a security agency Independent 86 thousand None Fighting for Mumbaikars' rights, education, development, water problem, drainage, road development and women safety Vinod Shinde, B.Com, Service Maharashtra Navanirman Sena 17.81 lakh 42 including extortion, threatening death to commit extortion and…
Read moreTake a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Vikhroli, Chembur, Ghatkopar East and Ghatkopar West. Constituency: Vikhroli Incumbent MLA: Sunil Raut, Shiva Sena Name, Education and profession Party Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Shailesh Sonawane, MSW, Accountant Bahujan Samaj Party 3.29 lakh None Did not share Shashank Yadav, SSC, Detective at a security agency Independent 86 thousand None Fighting for Mumbaikars' rights, education, development, water problem, drainage, road development and women safety Vinod Shinde, B.Com, Service Maharashtra Navanirman Sena 17.81 lakh 42 including extortion, threatening death to commit extortion and…
Read moreOn Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Colaba, Mumbadevi, Malabar Hill and Worli. Constituency: Colaba Incumbent MLA: Raj Purohit, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Rahul Narwekar, LLB, Advocate Bharatiya Janata Party 34.85 crore 3 Did not share Ashok Jagtap, B.Sc., Trade Union Leader & Businessman Indian National Congress 21.08 crore 4 Did not share Arjun Rukhe, SSC, Service Bahujan Samaj Party 50,000 None To provide justice to the…
Read moreOn Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Colaba, Mumbadevi, Malabar Hill and Worli. Constituency: Colaba Incumbent MLA: Raj Purohit, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Rahul Narwekar, LLB, Advocate Bharatiya Janata Party 34.85 crore 3 Did not share Ashok Jagtap, B.Sc., Trade Union Leader & Businessman Indian National Congress 21.08 crore 4 Did not share Arjun Rukhe, SSC, Service Bahujan Samaj Party 50,000 None To provide justice to the…
Read moreOn Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Borivali, Dahisar, Magathane and Mulund. Constituency: Borivali Incumbent MLA: Vinod Tawde, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating * Agenda Rajesh Mallah, SSC, Labourer BSP 20.01 thousand 15 Did not share Sunil Rane, B.Com, Secretary BJP 1.7 crore None Did not share Kumar Khilare, B.A. Business Indian National Congress 31.45 lakh None Did not share Dhirubhai Gohil, 7th standard, embroidery work Sardar Vallabhai Patel…
Read moreOn Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Borivali, Dahisar, Magathane and Mulund. Constituency: Borivali Incumbent MLA: Vinod Tawde, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating * Agenda Rajesh Mallah, SSC, Labourer BSP 20.01 thousand 15 Did not share Sunil Rane, B.Com, Secretary BJP 1.7 crore None Did not share Kumar Khilare, B.A. Business Indian National Congress 31.45 lakh None Did not share Dhirubhai Gohil, 7th standard, embroidery work Sardar Vallabhai Patel…
Read moreThe Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the Smart Cities Mission in 2015, which aims to execute ‘smart solutions’ that help develop cities in a people-friendly, sustainable way. Chennai Smart City Limited (CSCL) is the local arm of this initiative. It is also the organisation behind the upcoming pedestrian plaza at T-Nagar and other key projects. Below are excerpts from a chat with its CEO, Raj Cherubal. What is your vision of a Smart Chennai? The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has the concept of a liveability index, which basically focuses on improving the quality of life. Electronics,…
Read moreToday, the BBMP Council elected M Gowtham Kumar as Bengaluru's new Mayor. Kumar, the BJP corporator from Jogupalya ward, replaces Gangambike Mallikarjun of the Congress. Here is a look at Gangambike's accomplishments, and the causes she had taken up in her tenure as Mayor. Pushing for ward committee meetings: In BBMP Council’s monthly session in November 2018, Gangambike announced that ward committee meetings should mandatorily be held in all 198 wards on the first Saturday of each month, starting immediately. Her announcement came after the city’s civic activists ran several campaigns for the cause over the years. Ward committee meetings…
Read moreThis year, thousands of Bengalureans could not vote in the Lok Sabha election since their names went missing from the electoral rolls mysteriously. Among them were people who had voted in the assembly elections just last year. Thousands of applications for new enrolment also lay unprocessed for months before the election, which prevented many others from voting. Those who couldn't vote took to social media to voice their anger, and some even went to the High Court. The problem of voters missing from electoral rolls was reported from other cities too. From September 1st to October 15th, Election Commission of…
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