Chennai, February 13 The Election Commission on Friday appointed former IRS officer Pratap Singh as the Special Observer for Tamil Nadu in connection with the upcoming state assembly elections.He would also oversee the ongoing Special Intensive Revision process strictly as per the directions...
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Kolkata, February 13 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday directed that all records related to the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) of electoral rolls be preserved for five years and warned of strict disciplinary action against officials found responsible for errors or...
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Kolkata, February 13 The Election Commission on Friday appointed retired IPS officer NK Mishra as the special observer for the ongoing Systematic Area Verification (SAV) exercise and the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.In an official communication, the EC stated that Mishra was...
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New Delhi, Feb 13 Electoral trusts received ₹3,826.34 crore in contributions in the 2024-25 financial year and disbursed ₹3,826.35 crore to political parties, with the BJP receiving more than 82 per cent of the funds, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Friday.In its latest...
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Kolkata, February 13 A row has erupted in West Bengal ahead of the closure of the SIR exercise, following reports that unauthorized forms are being circulated to include "unmapped voters" who failed to submit required documents during enumeration.Allegations have surfaced that such forms were...
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Villupuram (Tamil Nadu), February 13 PMK founder S Ramadoss has alleged that a group of individuals who were expelled from the party are attempting to force him out of politics by spreading false narratives.Speaking to reporters at his residence in Thailapuram on Thursday, the veteran leader...
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Kolkata, February 12 The Election Commission will hold a virtual meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, and district officials on Friday to review poll preparations, a senior official said."During the meeting, we will review how poll preparations have...
Guwahati, February 12 The full bench of the Election Commission, led by CEC Gyanesh Kumar, is scheduled to visit Assam for three days from February 16 to review preparedness for the upcoming assembly polls, officials said on Thursday.Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh...
Surat, February 12 Two Congress leaders from Surat have filed a petition in the Gujarat High Court challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, alleging widespread violations of rules and the "arbitrary deletion" of voters' names.The petition, filed...
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Kolkata, February 12 The number of phases for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections will be decided based on the availability of central armed police forces, a senior official at the state chief electoral officer's office said on Thursday.The CEO's office is in favor of conducting the...
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Kolkata, February 12 West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said on Thursday that the "Special Intensive Revision (SIR)" was now a "closed chapter" following the Supreme Court's verdict and expressed confidence that the Election Commission will conduct the upcoming Assembly elections in the state...
New Delhi, February 11 The Election Commission of India is conducting extensive awareness campaigns across the states and Union Territories going to polls, including Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, to familiarize voters with the functioning of electronic voting machines...
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) is conducting extensive awareness campaigns on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) across states and union territories where elections are scheduled. The ECI stated that these campaigns are being held in the...
Kolkata, February 11 The Election Commission has decided to set up polling stations in 78 large residential complexes in West Bengal, and the list of such housing societies will be published on February 25, a senior official at the poll panel said on Wednesday.The decision comes amid the...
Guwahati, February 11 A day after the Election Commission published the final voter list for the upcoming elections in Assam, with over 2.43 lakh names deleted from the draft rolls, the state's chief electoral officer, Anurag Goel, said on Wednesday that the authorities had ensured a "clean...
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Revised final voter list released in AssamIn Assam, the Election Commission released the revised final voter list for all 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam on Wednesday. According to the list, the total number of voters in the state is 24,958,139. According to the Chief Electoral Officer...
Guwahati, February 10 After a Special Revision (SR), the Election Commission published the final voter list for the upcoming elections in Assam on Tuesday, with over 2.43 lakh names deleted from the draft list.At the end of claims and objections, the final list has been published with a total...
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Kolkata, February 10 The Election Commission on Tuesday revised the schedule for the Systematic Voters' Registration (SVRS) exercise in West Bengal, announcing that the state's final electoral rolls will now be published on February 28.In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal...
Kolkata, February 9 The ruling TMC on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying it delivered a "sharp rebuke" to the Election Commission's "arbitrary approach."The apex court made it clear to the states that it will not allow...
New Delhi, February 9 The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear to the states that it would not allow anyone to create any impediment in the completion of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and directed the Director General of Police of West Bengal to file an affidavit on the...