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Puducherry, March 25 As the April 9 election for the Puducherry territorial assembly approaches, various political parties and their candidates have intensified their door-to-door campaigning.Candidates, accompanied by their supporters carrying their respective party flags, began approaching...

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 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...

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, had been eagerly anticipating his campaign visit to Kozhikode, Kerala, on Wednesday. However, this visit has been postponed due to the hospitalization of his mother, Sonia Gandhi, a veteran Congress leader.This development has...

Kolkata, March 25 – Asaduddin Owaisi denied on Wednesday the allegations made by the Trinamool Congress that his party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), was receiving funding from the BJP to contest in minority-dominated Assembly constituencies in the upcoming two-phase...

Security has been intensified in riverine and border areas in preparation for the Assembly elections.Security measures have been strengthened in the Goalpara district to ensure peaceful voting.Out of the 1,010 polling stations, 72 are located along the Assam-Meghalaya border, including: 3 in...

Four nominations were rejected in SribhumiIn Assam's Sribhumi district, nomination papers from 55 candidates across four constituencies have been accepted.However, four nominations were rejected, including three candidates from South Karimganj and one from the Patharkandi constituency...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 24 Congress leader and former minister P K Jayalakshmi on Tuesday made serious allegations against a group of local leaders from her own party, claiming that she was defeated in the previous elections due to their sabotage.Speaking at a United Democratic Front (UDF)...

Shillong, March 24 Meghalaya Governor C.V. Vijayashankar on Tuesday approved a new legislation by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) that bars non-tribals from contesting tribal council elections, officials said.The GHADC had on Monday approved a key amendment mandating that...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a high-level review meeting on Tuesday with top officials from states going to the polls and their neighboring regions to strengthen coordination and ensure free, fair, and peaceful elections.According to an official statement...

Today, the Election Commission held a review meeting with the Chief Secretaries, CEOs, DGPs, and senior officers of the five states going to the polls and their twelve bordering states and Union Territories, to assess preparedness, enhance coordination, and ensure violence-free...

Chennai, March 24 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami will campaign in Chennai and its surrounding areas for three days, starting on March 25, the party said on Tuesday.Palaniswami will campaign in the downtown Mylapore area here on Wednesday, the party said.He will seek votes...

Kolkata, March 24 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday that the first supplementary list of voters referred for judicial adjudication would not have been published unless she had approached the Supreme Court in the matter.At the same time, Banerjee also launched a...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a high-level meeting on Tuesday with top officials from states going to the polls and their neighboring states to strengthen coordination and ensure the conduct of free, fair, and peaceful elections.Key administrative and law...

New Delhi, March 24 – Security agencies are closely monitoring online chatter by terror operatives and their sympathizers as the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala prepare for elections.Intelligence reports suggest that sympathizers of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and those linked to...

Mumbai, March 24 NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar hosted a dinner for Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders in Mumbai, his first interaction with them after a period of illness that had kept him away from public engagements recently.The dinner meeting, held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre on...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK is likely to sign a seat-sharing agreement with its alliance partner VCK on Tuesday, for the April 23 elections, Transport and Electricity Minister S S Sivasankar has said.The DMK, which is leading the Secular Progressive Alliance, finalized an agreement with...

Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission on Monday 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...

Kolkata, March 23 – In a significant development late Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed as many as 73 Returning Officers (ROs) in West Bengal, which is scheduled to go to the polls in two phases next month on April 23 and April 29.This development opens a new...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), March 23 – The Thiruvalla Assembly constituency in Kerala is witnessing a deeply personal and socially relevant election, where political rivalry is intertwined with legacy, faith, and family roots.At the heart of the contest are two experienced candidates: Mathew T...