election process

Puducherry, April 11 A 12-member delegation from six countries praised the scale, precision, and vibrancy of India's electoral process after visiting polling booths in Puducherry on April 9.Having firsthand observed the April 9 territorial assembly elections, the delegates commended the...

Kolkata, April 11 – The BJP wrote a letter to the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday, highlighting the illegal appointment of contractual staff as sector officers/assistants in the Kasba Assembly constituency in Kolkata.In the letter, the party stated: "It has come...

Thane, April 11 Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam has said that mapping all voters is essential to ensure transparency and accuracy in the election process, and admitted that the state was somewhat lagging behind in this area.He was addressing a 'Special In-depth Review'...

Lucknow, April 10 – Uttar Pradesh’s electorate has increased by over 84 lakh, reaching 13.39 crore, according to the final voter list released on Friday.Addressing a press conference at the Lok Bhawan Media Centre here, Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa stated that the...

The review of nomination papers for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections will take place today. The deadline for filing nominations for the 142 seats in this phase ended yesterday, with April 13 set as the final date for withdrawing candidacies. Prominent figures such as BJP...

Agartala, April 9 An estimated 79.84 per cent voter turnout was recorded as polling for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura ended at 5 pm on Thursday, officials said.The voting was peaceful, they said.Despite inclement weather, voters came out in large...

Chennai, April 8 – In a major administrative shake-up ahead of the assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered the removal of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam and appointed senior IAS officer M. Sai Kumar as his replacement, effective immediately.This move is...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar appealed to the people of the state to exercise their right to vote freely and without fear in the upcoming assembly elections.In a message issued on the eve of the polls, the governor stated that voting is not only a...

Lucknow, April 8 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday criticized the Election Commission over its recent social media post regarding the West Bengal elections, saying that simply removing the ECI would resolve everything.Reacting to the poll panel's post, Yadav wrote on X, "Just...

New Delhi, April 7 The Election Commission may launch the third and final phase of intensive revision of voter lists in the remaining 22 states and Union territories, including Delhi, after the upcoming assembly elections this month, officials said.Assembly elections are taking place in...

Kolkata, April 7 – Nearly 91 lakh voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following a special revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.The election panel has not yet officially announced the final voter list after the...

Kolkata, April 6 Malda's Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order), Shaikh Ansar Ahamad, received two show cause notices regarding allegations of unauthorized remarks made during the ongoing SIR exercise and a security lapse during the gherao of judicial officers in Kaliachak on March 31...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 The CEO of Kerala, Dr. Rathan U. Kelkar, announced on Monday that election campaigning in the state will end at 6 pm on April 7, ahead of the Assembly polls, and outlined strict restrictions to be enforced during the 48-hour "silence period."The crucial Assembly...

Kolkata, April 6 – Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vibhu Goel was appointed as an Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) for West Bengal on Monday, specifically to coordinate with the judges heading the 19 Appellate Tribunals set up to settle cases where voter names have...

BHADERWAH, APRIL 05: Additional Deputy Commissioner Sunil Kumar Bhutyal reviewed special camps for revising the electoral roll for village councils in Bhaderwah, which were being held under the direction of District Panchayat Election Officer Krishan Lal.He inspected camps in Mathola, Udrana...

Gandhinagar/Anand, April 4 – Three candidates filed six nomination papers on Saturday for the by-election to Gujarat's Umreth Assembly constituency, as the electoral process gained momentum ahead of the April 23 polls.According to election authorities, nominations were submitted on April 4...

Kolkata, April 3 Authorities have postponed the interview process for candidates who qualified in the 2022 Primary Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in the wake of the ongoing election process, an official said on Friday.The written examination was held on December 11, 2022, and the written test...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 – At a time when senior bureaucrats are often perceived as distant and inaccessible, a quiet administrative shift by top election officials is earning widespread praise in Kerala.At the heart of this are Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar and his deputy, P. B...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission has released the eighth supplementary list and stated that it has disposed of approximately 52 lakh cases under adjudication in West Bengal, expressing hope that the process will be completed within the next few days, in line with the directions of the...

Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission has processed nearly 49.63 lakh voter records so far as part of the ongoing Systematic Area Verification (SAV) of electoral rolls, officials said on Thursday.The seventh supplementary list was released on Wednesday evening, although the exact number of...