electoral integrity

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 northeastern state's residents.Addressing an election rally in Tentulia in...

Kolkata, April 9 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a "factory of outsiders" which has no place in the poll-bound state.Addressing an election rally in Panihati of North 24 Parganas district, Chief Minister Banerjee criticized...

New Delhi, April 9 A petition filed in the Supreme Court has sought directions to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue new Aadhaar cards only to citizens up to the age of six years, and frame strict guidelines for its issuance to adolescents and adults, in order to...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Wednesday sought the EC's intervention to ensure that government employees can exercise their franchise without any hindrance through the postal voting process.In a letter to Chief Election...

Payyannur (Kerala), April 6: In the lead-up to the Kerala Assembly elections on Thursday, the Payyannur constituency in Kannur district has emerged as a politically charged battleground, marked by rebellion, allegations of electoral malpractice, and a high-stakes contest between former allies...

New Delhi, April 5 – Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday over her remarks questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), alleging that her statements reflect “frustration” amid electoral pressure.Reacting to...

Kolkata, April 4 Attacking the BJP over its "double engine" strategy, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that while one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions, the other runs on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to create "communal discord".Banerjee said...

Kolkata, April 3 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state, its division through the rearrangement of Assembly constituencies will be inevitable."The BJP is planning to divide West Bengal by rearranging...

New Delhi, March 31 Political activists raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process in the country on Tuesday, questioning the reported surge in voter turnout a day after the polls and the number of voters deleted from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

Kolkata, March 31 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP was trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in the state's electoral rolls to influence the election outcome in favor of the saffron party...

Kolkata, March 30 TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee met Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal on Monday and alleged that the BJP was submitting a large number of Form 6s to make residents of other states voters in poll-bound West Bengal.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Banerjee said that...

Chennai, March 25 – As Tamil Nadu prepares for the state assembly elections, authorities have implemented strict controls on liquor sales following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Tasmac outlets are now operating under increased scrutiny to prevent misuse.These restrictions...

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...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the purported BJP stamp on a communication from the Election Commission proved beyond doubt which party was controlling the poll watchdog from behind.A political row erupted on Monday after a March 2019 letter...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam wrote a letter to the CEC on Wednesday, alleging that the BJP was deliberately attempting to manipulate electoral rolls by facilitating the wrongful inclusion of voters.In his letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Viswam alleged that the BJP...

Chennai, March 17 Tamil Nadu has emerged as a major focal point in the ongoing Assembly election process, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) deploying an extensive network of Central Observers to oversee polling across the state.As a move aimed at strengthening transparency and...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 – Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has raised concerns about alleged "horse-trading" attempts by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for Monday.Reacting to the...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya's BJP unit said on Thursday that no infiltrator should be allowed to contest any election across the country, including the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council elections, asserting that the body was created to safeguard the rights of indigenous communities.The...

Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday that over 6,000 centenarian voters and 5.23 lakh new electors in the 18-19 age group will be eligible to vote in the upcoming assembly polls in West Bengal.Kumar also said that approximately 1.31 crore voters in...

Kolkata, March 9 – The ongoing political battle over the voter identification and registration (SIR) process in West Bengal spilled over into consultations with the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, as political parties met with the election panel separately. The Trinamool Congress (TMC)...