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Kolkata, March 31 – Based on the average daily deletion rates of voter names during the ongoing judicial review of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy” category, the Election Commission of India (ECI) estimates that the final deletion figure at the end of the process will be...

Aizawl, March 30 – A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, are contesting in the April 21 elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), officials said on Monday.An official of the Mizoram State Election Commission stated that no candidate withdrew their nomination papers on the...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 The names of 7.68 lakh voters in Odisha were removed from the electoral roll for various reasons from June 2025 to March 22 this year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state assembly on Monday.Responding to a written question from BJD legislator Ranendra Pratap...

Kolkata, March 30 Four senior officials of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's office were transferred on Monday as part of a reshuffle of five WBCS (Executive) officers ahead of the Assembly elections, an official said.The reshuffle was undertaken following a proposal by the poll panel...

Kolkata, March 30 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to announce a second round of reshuffles in the lower levels of the bureaucratic and police administration structures in poll-bound West Bengal this week.An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West...

Kolkata, March 29 – The judicial process for adjudicating the claims of 40 lakh voters, which constitutes approximately 67 per cent of the total electorate of over 60 lakh, has been completed by Sunday evening, according to an insider from the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer...

Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission on Sunday transferred 83 block development officers and assistant returning officers across 18 districts of West Bengal, officials said.The large-scale reshuffle covers blocks ranging from Dinhata-II in Cooch Behar to Diamond Harbour-I and II in South...

Kolkata, March 28 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to adopt a stricter approach to ordering re-elections in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, with officials indicating that re-elections may now be ordered more promptly in cases of voter intimidation or obstruction of...

Chennai, March 28 Tamil Nadu has seen a significant increase in voter registration ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with over 6.48 lakh applications submitted during the extended revision period.The updated and consolidated electoral roll is scheduled to be published on April 6, which...

Kolkata, March 27 On a day the Election Commission is scheduled to publish the second supplementary list of voters in connection with the SIR exercise in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the poll panel and the BJP for "not making the complete and final first...

Guwahati, March 27 Only eight percent of the total 722 candidates contesting the Assam Assembly elections are women, with no third gender candidate in the race, an official statement said on Friday.Independent candidates account for over 250 of the total candidates, while the main opposition...

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...

New Delhi, March 26 – After the scrutiny of nominations for the April 9 Assembly elections concluded earlier this week, 985 candidates in Kerala and 789 nominees in Assam are left in the running, an official of the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday.In Puducherry, 366...

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...

Chennai, March 26 – Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections on April 23, Thursday marks the final opportunity for eligible citizens in Tamil Nadu to have their names included in the electoral roll.The Election Commission has urged all unregistered voters to take advantage of this last chance...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission is investigating a technical glitch that briefly showed all voters in West Bengal as "under adjudication," an official said on Wednesday.The issue came to light on Tuesday night when voters attempting to access their details on the EC website using...

Poll preparations in Mankachar are in full swing.Ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, preparations have intensified in Mankachar, the only constituency in the South Salmara-Mankachar district.Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Gupta stated that the constituency has 311,152 voters.A total of...

Assam Assembly Elections 2026: 776 candidates declared valid after scrutinyGuwahati, March 25: The scrutiny of nomination papers for the Assam Assembly Elections 2026 was conducted on Tuesday, with verification completed in 124 out of the 126 constituencies.Scrutiny in the Barpeta and...

Kolkata, March 24 The state administration issued strict directives to all government departments, employees, and officials in West Bengal on Tuesday, making it clear that "any unrest will not be tolerated" during the upcoming Assembly elections.The instructions were issued as part of the...

Gangtok, March 24 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang met with SKM candidates for the local elections on Tuesday, urging them to work together with humility and integrity.During a meeting at Samman Bhavan, the SKM leader said the party would provide full support to the candidates...