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Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Friday accused the LDF of a ₹700 crore scam in the procurement of software for thousands of primary cooperative societies in Kerala.Addressing a press conference, Chennithala alleged that the tender for providing...

Kolkata, March 27 A man performing election duties was allegedly assaulted during a training session for election duties in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday after he objected to the screening of a government advertisement, officials said.The incident took place at a training center set...

Chennai, March 27 The Election Commission's flying squad has seized gold and silver jewellery worth ₹77.29 crore during a vehicle check in the city, police said on Friday.The ECI's flying squad, while conducting a vehicle check in Ashok Nagar, which falls under the T Nagar Assembly...

Kolkata, March 27 The second supplementary list under the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in West Bengal is likely to be released by March 27-28, a senior Election Commission official said.Around 36 lakh voter entries from the pending list have been processed so far...

Jammu, March 25 The Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday the annual revision of the panchayat electoral roll, with April 1 this year as the qualifying date.According to the rules, the electoral roll will be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the...

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...

New Delhi, March 26 The Election Commission said on Thursday that over ₹408 crore worth of illicit inducements intended to influence voters in four states and a Union territory have been seized in the past month.While assembly elections and by-elections were announced on March 15, the...

Dubrajpur (WB), March 26 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her party would be responsible if around 30 lakh of the over 60 lakh names under review appear on the voter list.Addressing an election rally here in the Birbhum district, Banerjee, also the Chief...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer on Thursday, condemning the action taken against those who reacted to the 'BJP seal' issue.The controversy revolves around a communication issued by the Election Commission to political...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sharply criticised the Election Commission on Thursday over the circulation of a document bearing the seal of the ruling party at the Centre to other political parties, calling it a serious breach of neutrality.In a strongly...

Kochi, March 26 AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot on Thursday claimed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi follow similar political approaches, alleging that both are "not different, but one".Pilot also claimed that the attacks by CPI(M) leaders on Congress...

Kochi, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that the Election Commission's direction to the police to take action against alleged misleading news on social media about its letter carrying the BJP seal, shows "intolerance towards criticism" by the poll panel.Vijayan...

Kolkata, March 25 – Citing allegations of unlawful conduct, the Election Commission removed the District Magistrate of East Midnapore and other state government officials on Wednesday.On Wednesday, a new District Magistrate was also appointed to the district, which is the home turf of the...

Guwahati, March 25 – The Congress suffered a setback ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam after its candidate for the Barpeta constituency, Mahananda Sarkar, had his nomination paper rejected during scrutiny on Wednesday.According to election officials, Sarkar's nomination was...

Kolkata, March 25 – The Election Commission has taken strict action against seven personnel from the central forces following allegations of dereliction of duty, an insider in the Commission said on Wednesday.The personnel were facing disciplinary action while on election security duty in West...

Today, the Election Commission conducted a comprehensive training program for all 294 Returning Officers in preparation for the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. The training was held simultaneously at divisional headquarters in Jalpaiguri, Malda, Presidency, Burdwan, and...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission has taken disciplinary action against seven paramilitary personnel deployed on election duty in West Bengal's Murshidabad district for allegedly attending an iftar party in violation of guidelines, a senior official said on Wednesday.Two of the...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission has increased the remuneration for presiding officers, polling staff, counting personnel, micro-observers, and other officials involved in conducting elections ahead of the assembly elections in five states, an official said on Wednesday.The official...

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 assessed as part of the SIR exercise.Addressing an election rally in Naxalbari in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 – The controversy over the appearance of the BJP's seal on an official Election Commission circular continued to escalate in Kerala, with police action over the past two days adding a new layer of tension to the issue.In a sweeping move, the Kerala Police have...