electoral process

Kolkata, March 8 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar arrived in Kolkata on Sunday evening for a three-day visit to review preparations for the West Bengal state assembly elections, as part of a full bench meeting of the Election Commission.During the visit, the commission will hold a...

Kolkata, March 7 – The Trinamool Congress approached the Election Commission on Saturday, alleging several serious irregularities in the nomination papers of BJP candidate Rahul Sinha for the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal.State Power Minister Aroop Biswas has sent a detailed complaint...

Kolkata, March 7 – A day before the arrival of the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Sunday night, posters mocking Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, flooded the ward of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) which houses the residence of the West...

Kolkata, March 3 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Trinamool Congress leaders and a West Bengal Minister on Tuesday of making baseless allegations against the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal.The BJP also claimed that the Trinamool Congress's decision to...

Kolkata, March 2 – The West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) Officers’ Association refuted remarks made by West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who attributed the marking of certain names as “under adjudication” in the final electoral rolls, published after the Special...

February 27, New Delhi – Preparations are underway in Nepal for the upcoming election of the House of Representatives, with polling stations located in border regions placed under strict surveillance.To ensure a peaceful electoral process, security agencies are closely monitoring polling...

New Delhi, February 26 Describing it as "historic in itself," Nepal's Minister for Forests and Environment, Madhav Prasad Chaulagain, expressed confidence on Thursday that the country would complete its ongoing electoral process smoothly and in a timely manner.Speaking at the World Sustainable...

Kolkata, February 23 Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul held an internal coordination meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal and senior administrative and police officials on Monday regarding the work assigned to judicial officers, officials said.The Chief...

Amaravati, February 22 Senior YSRCP leader S Sailajanath has demanded that the Election Commission order a comprehensive investigation into the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, alleging a suspicious surge in voting percentage during the final hours of voting.However, TDP leader N Vijay...

New Delhi, February 20 The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, will visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry from February 25 to 27 to assess the state's and the Union territory's preparedness for the upcoming elections, where assembly elections are likely to be...

Kolkata, February 20 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has identified electoral registration officers (EROs) and assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs) as “culpable” for “deliberately” delaying the process of uploading identity documents received during the hearing sessions on...

Mumbai, February 19 The Congress will strengthen its organizational base in Mumbai and address civic issues affecting residents while intensifying its fight against the government, AICC general secretary in charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala said on Thursday.Addressing the media after a...

New Delhi, February 19 – Days ahead of Nepal’s scheduled parliamentary elections, former King Gyanendra Shah called for their postponement on Wednesday, warning that holding polls amid ongoing nationwide dissatisfaction could deepen political instability and spark further conflict, according to...

Patna, February 19 – Following the announcement of Rajya Sabha elections for 37 seats across the country, political mobilization has intensified in Bihar, with AIMIM indicating that it may field its own candidate.AIMIM MLA Akhtarul Iman, who arrived at the Assembly to attend proceedings, said...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Wednesday the schedule for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, to fill 37 seats that will become vacant from 10 states.According to the Commission, polling will take place on...

Kolkata, February 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of behaving like a "Tughlaqi Commission" and alleged that it was acting at the behest of the BJP to manipulate voter lists in the state.Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat, she...

Guwahati, February 17 Prominent national and state political parties in Assam, during their meetings with the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday, requested that the assembly elections in Assam be held in either a single phase or a maximum of two phases, officials said.The full bench of the...

The Election Commission has suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in West Bengal over multiple allegations of irregularities. Two from Canning Purba and one each from Suti, Maynaguri, Samsherganj, Debra, and Farakka constituencies are among those facing action. The...

Chennai, February 15 – The final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu will now be published on February 23, 2026, according to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik.The release, originally scheduled for February 17, has been postponed in accordance with the directions issued by the...

Dhaka, February 14 – Following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) victory in the general elections, citizens across the country have expressed optimism that Bangladesh is poised to enter a more peaceful phase after months marked by unrest and a deteriorating law and order situation.The...