election administration

New Delhi, April 5. Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, John Brittas, has approached Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, seeking a grant of paid holiday for postal employees on the day of the Assembly election on April 9.In a letter addressed to the Union Minister, the Communist...

Panaji, April 4 Authorities on Saturday reviewed preparations for the upcoming by-election to the Ponda assembly constituency in Goa.The by-election for the Ponda seat, necessitated by the death of the then state agriculture minister Ravi Naik, is scheduled for April 9.A government spokesman...

Kolkata, April 4 The Election Commission has approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in West Bengal, a senior official said on Saturday.These auxiliary polling stations will be set up alongside booths that have more than 1,200 voters, he said.With this, the total number of...

Agartala, April 3. Opposition CPI (M)-led Left Front leaders on Friday alleged that the election authorities in Tripura are using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) without Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, reportedly brought from Madhya Pradesh, despite sufficient machines being...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 – At a time when senior bureaucrats are often perceived as distant and inaccessible, a quiet administrative shift by top election officials is earning widespread praise in Kerala.At the heart of this are Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar and his deputy, P. B...

Doda, April 1: A training program for Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) and Panchayat Election Booth Officers (PEBOs) was held at the Doda Town Hall to ensure a smooth revision of the Panchayat electoral rolls, effective April 1, 2026.Officials, including Ashraf Parvez and Din...

Kolkata, April 1 The West Bengal government proposed to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) a reshuffle in the state's police ranks to fill vacant positions, in order to ensure the smooth conduct of the upcoming assembly elections.In a letter to the CEO, the Home and Hill Affairs Department said...

Today, the Election Commission held a review meeting for the central observers deployed across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry in preparation for the upcoming state assembly elections. A total of 282 central observers, along with the Chief Electoral Officers of Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections, noting that a significant number of objections have already been adjudicated...

New Delhi, April 1 The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that approximately 4.7 million out of the 6 million objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal have been addressed by March 31.A bench...

Kolkata, March 31 The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has turned its attention to its own organizational structure, directing councilors to intensify fieldwork and warning that performance at the ward level will determine their political future.As the first phase of the West Bengal...

Guwahati, March 31 A Congress candidate from the Naduar assembly constituency in Assam, Sunil Kumar Chetry, was attacked by unidentified individuals, allegedly backed by the ruling BJP, during the campaign for the upcoming state elections, a party leader said.The candidate's convoy was...

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...