election process

Kolkata, March 30 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notification on Monday for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled for April 23 and April 29.The notification stated that polling will begin at 7 a.m. on both days. In the first phase, polling will take...

Kolkata, March 30 – A fresh petition has been filed at a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday over the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s order on Sunday transferring 83 Block Development Officers (BDOs), who are also Returning Officers, and 184 Inspector-rank police officers...

Nominations will begin today for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, with the release of official notices. All 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on April 23rd in a single phase. Nominations for Tamil Nadu will...

Chennai, March 29 – The election process for the 234-member Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is entering a crucial phase, with nominations set to begin on Monday for the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for April 23.The vote counting will take place on May 4, with the results to be...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar sent the Deputy CEO and a section officer back to their parent departments on Saturday over an EC document sent to political parties that bore a BJP seal.The decision was taken following an inquiry into the incident...

Chennai, March 28 Congress MP from the Karur constituency, S Jothimani, has alleged a complete lack of transparency in the party's constituency selection process as part of the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu for the April 23 Assembly election, claiming that the party's interests have been...

New Delhi, March 28 The Delhi Congress said on Saturday that it will closely monitor the situation at the booth level during the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital, reiterating that no eligible voter should be deprived of their right to vote.At...

Kolkata, March 27 – The second supplementary list for judicial adjudication cases in West Bengal was published on Friday at around 11:30 p.m.The list is available on the websites of both the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal...

New Delhi, March 27 The Election Commission on Friday sought a factual report from the West Bengal chief electoral officer regarding a video purportedly showing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threatening personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force.EC officials alleged that at the Nandaprasad...

Chennai, March 26 A civil court in Chennai on Thursday declined to freeze the PMK's mango symbol, as sought by its founder S Ramadoss, stating that the matter falls within the exclusive domain of the EC.Ramadoss, the complainant in the case, was advised by Assistant Judge of the XIII Assistant...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the State Election Commission has announced the annual revision of the Panchayat Electoral Roll, with April 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that, according to Sub-Rule 4 of Rule 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996...

Kolkata, March 26: The Trinamool Congress will provide legal assistance to voters whose names will be deleted during the ongoing judicial review, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday."The voters whose names will be deleted in the judicial review process will be provided...

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...

32 candidates cleared in Kamrup DistrictIn Assam's Kamrup district, the District Election Officer confirmed that nomination papers of 32 candidates across six Assembly constituencies have been declared valid.The constituencies include:Samaria – 6 candidatesBoko–Chaygaon – 7 candidates...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 A day after a political row erupted in Kerala over an EC letter carrying the seal of the BJP Kerala unit, the poll panel said on Tuesday that it has directed the police to remove misleading news about the matter from social media platforms.The Kerala Police said...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked litigants, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to approach the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with their grievances related to the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Referring to the...

Kolkata, March 24 The Election Commission has approved the transfer and posting of returning officers for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, including for Bhabanipur, the constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.In a letter to the chief electoral...

Kolkata, March 24 – The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the "logical discrepancy category" was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait.The list was first published online on the main website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 A political controversy erupted on Monday after a letter from the Election Commission was found bearing the seal of the BJP Kerala unit, prompting sharp reactions from the CPI(M) and the Congress.The controversy arose after the CPI(M) raised the issue on the social...

Guwahati, March 23 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma began the second phase of the ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ from his assembly constituency, Jalukbari, on Monday.People came out in large numbers, braving the heavy rain, to join the rally, which started from Atal Udyan Park in the western...