april elections

Kolkata, April 4 The ruling TMC on Saturday announced election committees for 29 assembly constituencies in six districts.Committees were announced for the constituencies of Panskura Purba, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, and Haldia in Purba Medinipur.The party also named committees for Haroa...

New Delhi, March 30 The BJP approached the Election Commission on Monday, alleging that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) are "intimidating" voters to discourage them from voting for the saffron party in the upcoming assembly elections...

Kolkata, March 24 The Election Commission has approved the transfer and posting of returning officers for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, including for Bhabanipur, the constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.In a letter to the chief electoral...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata, representing the state of West Bengal, is set for a fierce contest between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. Despite outward confidence, the Trinamool Congress is taking no chances...

Kolkata, March 22 Senior police officials began visiting police stations across West Bengal starting Sunday as the Election Commission intensified monitoring of preparations and security arrangements for the upcoming Assembly elections, officials said.During these visits, officers-in-charge at...

Kolkata, March 21 The West Bengal government has directed all district magistrates to take precautionary measures to maintain law and order during the publication of the supplementary electoral rolls on March 23.A senior official said a communication issued by the Home and Hill Affairs...

Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission intensified preparations for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, ordering a fresh reshuffle of senior officers, assigning two secretaries to other states as observers, and deploying 13 IAS and five IPS officers in key poll management roles...

Kolkata, March 18 – Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Kolkata Police have taken key steps to strengthen the city’s security apparatus. According to a directive issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand on Wednesday, Additional Commissioner of Police (I) Devendra Prakash Singh has...

New Delhi, March 16 Election Commission officials said on Monday that the major changes in the West Bengal civil and police administration were in line with the assurance given by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to hold free and fair elections in the state.The EC has removed the...

New Delhi, March 16 Election Commission officials said on Monday that the major changes in the West Bengal civil and police administration were in line with the assurance given by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to hold peaceful and violence-free elections in the state.The EC has...

Kolkata, March 16 A day after the announcement of the West Bengal assembly election schedule, the Election Commission on Monday removed DGP Peeyush Pandey and Kolkata Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar, an official said.The EC appointed senior IPS officer Siddh Nath Gupta as the director...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal, which will hold assembly elections in two phases next month.Until now, Nandini Chakravarty was the state chief secretary.In a letter to the state government...

New Delhi, February 21 Ahead of candidate selection in Assam, where elections are due, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met grassroots workers from the state on Saturday and took their feedback on potential candidates.Several workers from the block and district units gave their feedback...

New Delhi, February 19 The Congress party has established key committees within its Puducherry unit to prepare for the upcoming assembly elections.Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the formation of the Pradesh Election Committee, Election Management and Coordination Committee...

February 19, New Delhi: Peru's newly appointed acting president, Jose Balcazar, announced that addressing public insecurity would be his top priority after taking office on Wednesday. He pledged swift action, including reforms within the Ministry of Interior.Peru has experienced a significant...

New Delhi, February 17 Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry could be held on various dates in April, for which the schedule is likely to be announced in the middle of March, officials said on Tuesday.They said the Election Commission would announce the...