Palghar, Maharashtra: The Palghar district administration has announced full preparedness for the upcoming municipal council and nagar panchayat elections scheduled for December 2, with counting on December 3. The Model Code of Conduct has come into force across all four election areas Palghar, Dahanu, Jawhar, and Wada where polling will take place.

District Collector and Election Officer Dr. Indurani Jakhar confirmed that all necessary arrangements have been made, including the deployment of flying squads to monitor potential violations of the code of conduct.
Ward-wise voter lists are set to be released today, November 7, and polling preparations have begun in earnest.

Elections will be held for directly elected chairperson posts in all four local bodies.

The Palghar Municipal Council seat has been reserved for Backward Class citizens.

Dahanu is reserved for the general category.

Jawhar and Wada are reserved for women (general category) candidates.

According to official figures: Palghar Municipal Council: 55,727 voters will elect 30 members, Dahanu Municipal Council: 38,693 voters will elect 27 members, Jawhar: 9,347 voters will elect 20 members, Wada Nagar Panchayat: 12,893 voters will elect 17 members.

A total of 55 wards across the four civic bodies will go to polls, with 125 polling booths to be established.

The State Election Commission (SEC) has implemented measures to prevent duplicate voting. Voters with duplicate entries will have two asterisks () marked against their names and will be permitted to vote only once.

The administration is also ensuring that voters from villages adjacent to municipal areas are not mistakenly included again in future Zilla Parishad elections.

Addressing concerns raised by political parties over alleged voter list discrepancies, Dr. Jakhar clarified that most issues were the result of data-entry or technical errors.

“These discrepancies will be rectified only after SEC approval through a supplementary list. The total voter count remains unchanged, and all verified data are accurate,” she stated.

To ensure free and fair elections, flying squads have been deployed under the supervision of election officers.

The SEC has directed webcasting and CCTV surveillance at select polling stations, while grievance redressal cells have been set up in each municipal area to address voter complaints.

The district administration has confirmed an adequate supply of EVMs, control units, ballot units, and memory cards to ensure the smooth conduct of polling and counting.

Patna, Nov 7: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday tore into the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and warned the people of the return of “jungle raj”, if Lalu Yadav’s party-led Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) returns to power in the state.

Amit Shah, addressing a poll rally in Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, said that the “jungle raj” era of RJD may have been relegated to the margins for years now, but it was raring for a comeback in a new form and shape and warned people not to fall for “lofty and populist” promises of the Mahagathbandhan.

“Your one vote will strengthen them and will add to their efforts to bring back jungle raj,” HM Shah said, slamming the RJD-Cong combine.

He also called out the “tainted” record of Mahagathbandhan leaders (Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav) and claimed that their guardians were eager to get their wards seated in positions of power.

“They engage in corruption; we engage in development. Lalu ji wants to make his son the Chief Minister and Sonia ji wants to make her son the Prime Minister,” he said.

“But listen to my words with your ears wide open, neither Rahul will become the Prime Minister nor Tejashwi will be able to become the Chief Minister. Because Modi ji is in Delhi and Nitish Kumar ji is in Bihar,” he added.

The Home Minister also drew a contrast between the ‘jungle raj’ of the RJD era and the ‘sushashan’ under the Nitish government, listing several schemes and programmes launched by the double-engine government to empower the poor and farming class.

“We have established the Makahana Board. Along with power plants, the Barauni plant has been revived, and some sugar mills have also been revived,” he said.

He also reiterated the Centre’s pledge to set up sugar mills in the areas of the state with adequate water levels.

“People of Bhagalpur, wherever there is water, the Modi government will start the work of operating 25 new sugar mills,” he said.

Mumbai: The trio of Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Radha Yadav were felicitated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Friday, November 7, after recently helping the Indian Team lift the Women’s World Cup on November 2nd at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. All three players were handed shawl, a bouquet and ₹2.25 Crore cheque each as a recognition for their match winning role during the tournament. Jemimah was also joined by her parents durign the felicitation ceremony. The ceremony took place following their arrival to the city from Delhi.

Smriti Mandhana, India’s batting anchor who was the second-highest run-getter with 434 runs at an average of 54.25. Jemimah Rodrigues struck a defining 127 not out as the hosts toppled seven-time champions and favourites Australia in the semi-finals.

The innings is now the highest individual score for India in a Women’s ODI run-chase, breaking Smriti Mandhana’s record of 125. Mandhana scored that ton in Delhi in the three-match bilateral series in the lead-up to the World Cup last month, but it came in a losing cause.

It was only the second century by an Indian batter in a World Cup knockout match, following Harmanpreet Kaur’s iconic 171* in the 2017 semi-final, against the same opponent, Australia. Rodrigues also became just the second player ever to score a hundred in a World Cup knockout run-chase, after Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 148 in the 2022 final the Indian’s was the first to be successful.

India won its first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup after defeating South Africa by 52 runs, prompting celebrations across the country. The final match was played in Navi Mumbai, where Shefali Verma was announced the Player of the Match and Deepti Sharma was announced the Player of the Tournament. The emotional celebrations saw former cricketers Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami join the jubilant players on the field.