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The District Magistrate of Reasi has directed all licenced weapon holders to deposit their weapons in police stations as a precautionary measure before the Assembly elections.

EC officials during their three-day visit will review the preparedness for the upcoming Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and collect feedback from political parties.

Shiv Sena (UBT) emerged victorious in both the Mumbai Graduates and Mumbai Teachers constituencies, while BJP secured the Konkan Graduates seat in the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls. Anil Parab of Shiv Sena won Mumbai Graduates with 44,784 votes, defeating BJP's Kiran Shelar, while Niranjan Davkhare of BJP clinched Konkan Graduates with 1,00,719 votes, and JM Abhyankar won the Mumbai Teachers seat for Shiv Sena (UBT).

Opposition parties slam BJP's appointment of election incharge, allege it's a tactic to push back polls.

Election Commission on June 10 announced by-polls to 13 Assembly constituencies across seven states. 

Election Commission declares by-polls to three Assemblies segments, Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh, vacated due to resignation by three Independent MLAs who have joined BJP.

The votes will be counted on July 13. 

Among the 100 candidates in the fray, 89 lost their security deposits, with Ghulam Nabi Azad’s DPAP candidates collectively managing to secure only 12.79 per cent vote share in five seats.

Engineer Rashid, a former Jammu and Kashmir MLA, winner of the Lok Sabha seat from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, has been in Tihar jail since August 2019. He was arrested in a 2016 terror funding case and charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Actors Rachana Banerjee and June Maliah, both hosts – current and past, respectively - of Bengali TV quiz and game show Didi Number One boosted top Didi Mamata Banerjee’s political firepower by adding Bengal’s Hooghly and Medinipur seats to Trinamool Congress’ kitty

The proxy parties performed poorly in their constituencies, with Apni Party’s Zafar Iqbal Manhas receiving only 13.86 per cent of the votes Anantnag, and DPAP’s Mohammad Saleem Paray securing just 2.49 per cent. In Srinagar..

Party's subdued celebrations undermine the hard work put in by Mian Altaf and Mehdi to secure victory.