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Chennai, March 30 – In a significant step to facilitate voter participation across state borders, the Tamil Nadu government has directed employers to grant paid leave not only on its own polling day but also for employees registered as voters in neighboring states.Tamil Nadu goes to the polls...

Kolkata, March 30 Four senior officials of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's office were transferred on Monday as part of a reshuffle of five WBCS (Executive) officers ahead of the Assembly elections, an official said.The reshuffle was undertaken following a proposal by the poll panel...

Kolkata, March 30 The Election Commission has transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal, including 31 under the Kolkata Police, as part of measures to ensure free and fair Assembly polls, officials said.Officers posted in key...

Kolkata, March 29 – The judicial process for adjudicating the claims of 40 lakh voters, which constitutes approximately 67 per cent of the total electorate of over 60 lakh, has been completed by Sunday evening, according to an insider from the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer...

The Election Commission has released the third supplementary voter list under the SIR process in West Bengal. This announcement was made late last night. While the exact number of voters included or excluded has not been disclosed.This publication marks another step in the ongoing revision of...

Chennai, March 28 Tamil Nadu has seen a significant increase in voter registration ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with over 6.48 lakh applications submitted during the extended revision period.The updated and consolidated electoral roll is scheduled to be published on April 6, which...

Kolkata, March 28 – Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should explain why West Bengal is the only state in the entire country where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has faced so many difficulties, leading the Supreme Court to ultimately order judicial adjudication, Union Home Minister...

Kolkata, March 26 The second supplementary list under the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) of electoral rolls in West Bengal is likely to be released by March 27-28, a senior Election Commission official said on Thursday.Around 36 lakh voter entries from the pending list have been processed...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission is investigating a technical glitch that briefly showed all voters in West Bengal as "under adjudication," an official said on Wednesday.The issue came to light on Tuesday night when voters attempting to access their details on the EC website using...

Poll preparations in Mankachar are in full swing.Ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, preparations have intensified in Mankachar, the only constituency in the South Salmara-Mankachar district.Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Gupta stated that the constituency has 311,152 voters.A total of...

Kolkata, March 24 The state administration issued strict directives to all government departments, employees, and officials in West Bengal on Tuesday, making it clear that "any unrest will not be tolerated" during the upcoming Assembly elections.The instructions were issued as part of the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 – The Election Commission of India has received a total of 2,125 nomination papers from 1,254 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a high-level meeting on Tuesday with top officials from states going to the polls and their neighboring states to strengthen coordination and ensure the conduct of free, fair, and peaceful elections.Key administrative and law...

BLO training in Mankachar ahead of pollsThe administration of the South Salmara Mankachar district has stepped up preparations for the upcoming elections, scheduled for April 9.A total of 402 booth-level officers (BLOs) in the 11th Mankachar constituency received training from the district...

Kolkata, March 22 The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal is set to be moved to a new premises at the building of the Shipping Corporation of India starting Monday, ending an 18-year-long tenure at its Netaji Subhas Road address, officials said on Sunday.The CEO office...

Guwahati, March 21 Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Sanjay Singhal, reviewed the force's preparedness on Saturday to ensure free, fair, and peaceful assembly elections in Assam.During his day-long visit, he interacted with local police officials as well as representatives of...

New Delhi, March 20 The Election Commission (EC) has established tribunals consisting of retired high court judges to hear appeals against the orders of judicial officers handling cases involving doubtful voters in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections.On March 10, the Supreme Court...

In preparation for the 2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly General Election, the initial randomization of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units has been successfully completed in the Puducherry and Karaikal districts. This exercise was carried...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 A school teacher in Bhubaneswar was suspended for alleged dereliction of duty while performing election-related responsibilities as a Booth Level Officer (BLO), according to a notification.Rashmi Sahoo, an assistant teacher at Government High School, Chandrasekharpur...

Kolkata, March 19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed alarm over the "arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials" in the state, which is heading for elections, calling it a "political interference of the highest order".Continuing her criticism of the...