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Chennai, March 26 – Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections on April 23, Thursday marks the final opportunity for eligible citizens in Tamil Nadu to have their names included in the electoral roll.The Election Commission has urged all unregistered voters to take advantage of this last chance...

Chennai, March 25 – A key association representing ministerial staff in Tamil Nadu’s municipal corporations has approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking special permission to implement a long-delayed government order on promotions that has been stalled due to the enforcement of...

Kolkata, March 25 A top EC official in Kolkata said on Wednesday that nearly 40 per cent of the 32 lakh names that have been reviewed so far have been removed from the electoral rolls of West Bengal.Converting to actual figures, the number of electors removed after review currently stands at...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Wednesday that the scrutiny of nomination papers for the 2026 Assembly elections and by-elections has been completed, solidifying the field of candidates in several key states that will go to the polls next month.The...

Mumbai, March 25 – In a fierce verbal attack, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra state president and MP Sunil Tatkare accused political rivals of attempting to interfere in party affairs, calling them "opportunistic scavengers" driven by a sinister desire to seize control.Tatkare was...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission of India (ECI) trained all 294 Returning Officers (ROs) for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, emphasizing transparency in polling procedures.The ROs were instructed that Presiding Officers must share signed copies of Form 17C...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday ordered the immediate transfer of the District Election Officer (DEO) and District Magistrate of Purba Medinipur following complaints of irregularities in the deployment of election officials ahead of the West Bengal assembly...

Mumbai, March 25 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged on Wednesday that senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare made a "premeditated" attempt to seize control of the NCP following the sudden death of Ajit Pawar in January by giving sweeping powers to its working president.Speaking to...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Wednesday evening that of the 60 lakh cases classified under the "logical discrepancy" category, the judicial adjudication process has been completed for 32 lakh cases by the judicial officer appointed for the process, as of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 – The contours of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections are beginning to take shape, with the number of candidates settling at 985 after the scrutiny of nomination papers across the state.Kerala will go to the polls to elect 140 new legislators on April 9, and the...

Ranchi, March 25 Preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Jharkhand have been accelerated. Chief Electoral Officer, K. Ravi Kumar, on Wednesday held a review meeting with Deputy Electoral Officers of all districts and directed them to complete the pre-SIR...

Kolkata, March 25 The Trinamool Congress approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, seeking the removal of Jayant Kant, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Bihar cadre, as the Commission-appointed police observer for four assembly constituencies in the...

Kolkata, March 25 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday to make adequate safety arrangements, as well as provide sufficient drinking water and other basic amenities for voters at all polling stations used for the upcoming...

Kolkata, March 25 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notification on Wednesday, increasing the daily allowances for electoral officers at all levels. This was the first time the remuneration for polling officers had been increased since 2016.According to the ECI's order, the...

Naxalbari, March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that eight lakh names have been deleted from the first supplementary list of 27 lakh voters whose voting eligibility was being adjudicated as part of the SIR exercise.Addressing an election rally in Naxalbari...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission told the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday that it has the authority to transfer and post officers for conducting free and fair elections.In a petition challenging the transfer of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal by the Election Commission...

On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a strong attack on the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission, accusing them of undermining democracy through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and warning that the next step could be attempts to strip people of...

Guwahati, March 25 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a high-level review and training session with District Election Officers (DEOs), Superintendents of Police (SPs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), and other officials of Assam on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming Assembly...

Mumbai, March 25 – In a highly charged press conference, NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar made explosive allegations against Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel on Wednesday, claiming that the two attempted to seize control of the Nationalist Congress Party following the sudden death of Maharashtra Deputy...

Maynaguri (WB), March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a strong attack against the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing them of undermining democracy and warning that the next step could be attempts to strip people of citizenship through the...