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Kolkata, February 24 Activists from the Trinamool Congress and the BJP clashed outside the CEO's office in Kolkata on Tuesday evening after TMC activists allegedly showed shoes to Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, and raised "go back" slogans.The BJP alleged...

Kolkata, February 24 Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday alleged that a high-level meeting convened in West Bengal to further the SIR process, as mandated by the Supreme Court, was attended by unauthorized individuals, including former chief secretary Manoj Pant.The BJP leader demanded...

Kolkata, February 24 – Amidst the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled later this year, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the state police administration to complete the process of identifying sensitive areas in the state at the earliest, and if possible, by the...

Kolkata, February 23 Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul held an internal coordination meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal and senior administrative and police officials on Monday regarding the work assigned to judicial officers, officials said.The Chief...

Kolkata, February 23 Judicial officers appointed to adjudicate voter identification documents flagged under the "logical discrepancy" category by the Election Commission of India (ECI) will submit daily progress reports to the Calcutta High Court on the status of the adjudication process.The...

New Delhi/Gandhinagar, February 23 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) appointed Sandip Sagale as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat on Monday.He will assume responsibilities from the current CEO, Hareet Shukla, upon formally taking office.Sagale, a 2007-batch officer of...

Kolkata, February 23 Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul held an internal coordination meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal and senior administrative and police officials on Monday regarding the work assigned to judicial officers, officials said.The Chief...

Chennai, February 23 Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik released the final voter list here on Monday, and 97.37 lakh names were removed from the list under various categories.The state now has 5.67 crore voters, she said.Addressing a press conference, Patnaik stated that...

Preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have largely been completed by Mizoram election officials, as the Election Commission of India (ECI) expects the SIR to begin in 22 states and Union Territories, including Mizoram, starting in April. Officials from the...

Kolkata, February 22 Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul has constituted a committee to oversee interim arrangements for transferring urgent matters to alternative courts following the engagement of judicial officers for work related to the SIR exercise in West Bengal.On February 20...

In Kerala, the final electoral roll has been published as part of the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) process. With the publication of the final voter list, the Special Intensive Revision process in the state has been completed. The final voter list includes a total of 26,953,644 voters...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 – The final electoral roll for Kerala was published on Saturday evening, following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with a total electorate strength of 26,953,644.In the first phase of the SIR exercise, 2.78 crore forms were distributed...

A comprehensive SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) event was organized in the Ramban district to educate citizens about their voting rights and responsibilities. The program was jointly conducted by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, and the Ramban...

Kolkata, February 18 – The announcement by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that the seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) who had been suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on charges of dereliction of duty would be utilized in state...

Ahmedabad, February 17 The total number of voters in Gujarat now stands at 4.40 crore, according to the final electoral rolls published on Tuesday by the Election Commission (EC) following the nearly three-and-a-half-month Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, officials said.The final...

Kolkata, February 17 – The seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), who had been suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday on charges of dereliction of duty related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, will not lose their jobs...

Guwahati, February 16 The full bench of the ECI, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit to review preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections in Assam, officials said.The poll panel will meet leaders of political parties...

The Election Commission has suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in West Bengal over multiple allegations of irregularities. Two from Canning Purba and one each from Suti, Maynaguri, Samsherganj, Debra, and Farakka constituencies are among those facing action. The...

Puducherry, February 14 The Puducherry Department of Elections released the final voter lists for all 30 Assembly constituencies on Saturday, with women outnumbering men.District Collector and District Election Officer A Kulothungan released the final electoral rolls at his office.The total...

Kolkata, February 14 – The hearing phase on claims and objections to the draft voter list in West Bengal concluded on Saturday evening, with an additional 4.98 lakh names identified as eligible for deletion from the final voter list.These 4.98 lakh voters are those who did not attend the...