election commission

Kolkata, April 11 The Election Commission has ordered a reshuffle at the top level of the police administration, transferring 12 officers in the Kolkata Police and the state police in poll-bound West Bengal, EC officials said.In the Kolkata Police, several senior officers have been moved out...

Malappuram, April 11 Malappuram District Collector Vinay Goyal on Saturday said that reports circulating regarding the strong rooms where voting machines are stored after the April 9 Assembly elections are "incorrect and misleading".In a statement, the District Election Officer clarified that...

Guwahati, April 11 Journalists in Guwahati expressed concern on Saturday over the "attacks on the media" during the recently held state assembly elections, according to a statement.At a protest meeting at the Gauhati Press Club, attended by around 150 journalists, it was decided that memoranda...

In Assam, re-polling at Polling Station No. 239, Babyland High English School, under the North Karimganj Assembly Constituency in the Sribhumi District, was conducted peacefully today, in accordance with the Election Commission's directives. A voter turnout of 61.67% was recorded by 5 PM.There...

Kottayam (Kerala), April 11 The Kottayam District Collector on Saturday dismissed media reports that CAPF personnel pointed guns at election officials at the strong room located in the Baselius College here.District Collector Chetan Kumar Meena, who is also the District Election Officer, in a...

New Delhi, April 11 The combined voter list of nine states and three Union territories has been reduced by 10.2 per cent following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission, with over 60 lakh deceased voters removed, according to data shared by the poll...

Jaipur, April 11 – Akhilesh Yadav, the National President of the Samajwadi Party, a Member of Parliament, and the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was in Jaipur on Saturday to attend a private event, during which he discussed cultural, social, and political issues.Addressing a press...

Chennai, April 11 – With just days remaining for campaigning ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader, Joseph Vijay, will address a large public rally in the Kanyakumari district tomorrow (Sunday) as part of his statewide campaign.Vijay is...

Guwahati, April 11 Polling is taking place on Saturday at a polling station in the Karimganj (North) assembly constituency in Assam's Sribhumi district, where re-election was ordered following clashes between supporters of the BJP and the Congress two days ago, officials said.The re-polling at...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 Congress leader K Muraleedharan said on Saturday that no community should be blamed for not voting for a particular party.He was responding to questions regarding BJP leader P C George and his son Shone George, who criticized the Catholic church, its bishops, and a...

New Delhi, April 10 The combined electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories have shrunk by nearly 6.08 crore following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise on Friday.Now, with the final electoral roll of Uttar Pradesh released, the second phase of the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty held a meeting on Friday to decide on the conduct of SSLC examinations in Gulf countries, which have been suspended due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, officials said.While there are reports that the Department of...

Guwahati, April 10 The Election Commission on Friday ordered a re-poll in a polling booth in the Karimganj (North) constituency in Assam's Sribhumi district.The re-poll has been ordered at booth number 239 at Babyland High English School.The re-poll will be held on Saturday from 7 am to 5...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 The Election Commission on Friday said that representatives of candidates who contested the Kerala Assembly polls can be deputed outside the security perimeter of strong rooms where EVMs are stored.Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar issued a press note...

Alappuzha (Kerala), April 10 Police have registered a case against Congress leader Shanimol Usman and over 50 party workers for allegedly gathering unlawfully in front of a polling booth at Perumbalam here, officials said on Friday.Usman is the Congress candidate for the Aroor constituency in...

New Delhi, April 10 – The final voter rolls for Uttar Pradesh were announced on Friday, following the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which fixed the total number of voters at 133,984,792 (approximately 13.39 crore).The final voter list for Uttar Pradesh, announced by the...

Colombo, April 10 Council elections in Sri Lanka's nine provinces, which have been pending since 2014, are expected to be further delayed as a cross-party select committee has requested clarification from the legal department on the difficulties in holding the elections, it was announced on...

Tentulia (WB), April 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP brought in people from outside for the Assam elections because they were not confident of winning with the votes of the residents of the northeastern state.Addressing an election rally in Tentulia...

Madurai, April 10 An election flying squad on Friday intercepted and inspected the vehicle of TVK chief Vijay near the Madurai-Sivaganga border.The inspection took place while the political leader was travelling from Madurai to Sivaganga by road for his scheduled election campaign ahead of the...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a fresh plea along with existing ones challenging the Election Commission's freezing of electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal on April 13.The election panel has finalized and frozen the electoral...