electoral rolls

Kolkata, March 25 A top EC official in Kolkata said on Wednesday that nearly 40 per cent of the 32 lakh names that have been reviewed so far have been removed from the electoral rolls of West Bengal.Converting to actual figures, the number of electors removed after review currently stands at...

New Delhi, March 25 The Janata Dal (United) has submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking the disqualification of its member Giridhari Yadav from the Lower House due to alleged anti-party activities.The notice was submitted by JD (U) parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha...

On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a strong attack on the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission, accusing them of undermining democracy through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and warning that the next step could be attempts to strip people of...

Kolkata, March 25 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Wednesday that around 79 lakh "fake" names have been removed from the state's electoral rolls during the SIR exercise, and asserted that this would help the BJP secure more than 177 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Maynaguri (WB), March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a strong attack against the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing them of undermining democracy and warning that the next step could be attempts to strip people of citizenship through the...

Maynaguri (WB), March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing them of misusing constitutional institutions to undermine democracy.Addressing an election rally in North Bengal's Maynaguri...

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...

Kolkata, March 24 Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee outlined five key welfare pledges as he began campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly polls on Tuesday from Patharpratima in the South 24 Parganas district, setting a target of winning the seat by a margin of more than 40,000 votes...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked litigants, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to approach the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with their grievances related to the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Referring to the...

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...

Kolkata, March 24 The Election Commission (EC) has yet to disclose the number of voters whose names have been included or deleted following the SIR adjudication process in poll-bound West Bengal, even as it has published the first supplementary list.The first supplementary list of voters, by...

Kolkata, March 24 The Election Commission has not yet disclosed the number of voters whose names have been included or deleted following the adjudication process in poll-bound West Bengal, even as it has published the first supplementary list.The first supplementary list of voters, categorized...

Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission released the first supplementary list of voters after the SIR (State Information and Revenue) adjudications in West Bengal on Monday night, an official said.The lists for each polling booth were made available on the EC's website around 11:55 pm, he...

Kolkata, March 23 The supplementary list of voters under the "under adjudication" category of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, scheduled to be published on Monday evening, was not released until 10.15 pm.West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 The CPI (M) in Kerala on Monday criticized the Election Commission's decision not to consider voter list inclusion applications submitted after March 15, saying this amounts to an "infringement of the constitutional right to vote."The ruling party also urged the EC...

Hyderabad, March 22 AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday alleged that around five lakh Backward Classes certificates have been cancelled, most of them belonging to Muslims.Addressing a rally here, he expressed concern over the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in West...

Kolkata, March 22 With an eye on the high-stakes 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, the ruling TMC held an organizational meeting in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's home constituency of Bhabanipur on Sunday, where party leader Abhishek Banerjee set an ambitious target of securing her victory...

Kolkata, March 22 The Election Commission is likely to release the first supplementary voter list for the upcoming elections in West Bengal on Monday evening, as part of the ongoing Systematic Area Verification (SAV) exercise, officials said.The list will be released in a similar manner to the...

Kolkata, March 22 The TMC held an organizational meeting on Sunday in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's stronghold, Bhabanipur, where party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee set an ambitious target of ensuring her victory by more than 60,000 votes in the 2026 West Bengal assembly...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 With the deadline for filing nomination papers ending on Monday, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar has clarified that only voter registration applications submitted at least 10 days prior are being processed for inclusion in the electoral roll ahead of...