electoral rolls

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...

Kolkata, March 21 The West Bengal government has directed all district magistrates to take precautionary measures to maintain law and order during the publication of the supplementary electoral rolls on March 23.A senior official said a communication issued by the Home and Hill Affairs...

Agartala, March 21 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday that preliminary work for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has begun in the state.Speaking to reporters after attending a workshop conducted by the BJP, Saha said there is no need for people to panic...

Kolkata, March 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to "deprive people of their voting rights" through the ongoing revision of electoral rolls ahead of the assembly polls.Addressing thousands of worshippers after Eid prayers at...

Kolkata, March 20 The first supplementary voter list in West Bengal is likely to be published on March 23, an Election Commission official said on Friday.The scheduled release on March 19 was postponed at the last minute as the process was not yet complete.The official said preparations are...

Kolkata, March 20 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a notification announcing the constitution of 19 appellate tribunals to hear objections on decisions taken by judicial officers during ongoing adjudications of cases classified under the “logical discrepancy” category...

New Delhi, March 20 The Election Commission (EC) has established tribunals consisting of retired high court judges to hear appeals against the orders of judicial officers handling cases involving doubtful voters in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections.On March 10, the Supreme Court...

Raipur, March 19 The opposition Congress on Thursday alleged that over 19 lakh names were deleted from the electoral rolls in Chhattisgarh during the Special Intensive Revision exercise and demanded a discussion on the issue in the state assembly.After the Chair rejected their demand, Congress...

Kolkata, March 19 The Left Front announced its second list of 32 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Thursday, with CPI's Shanti Giri from Nandigram and CPI(M)'s Dr Pulin Behari Baskey from Nayagram among the key nominees.During the announcement of the candidate list, CPI(M)...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued directions on Thursday to facilitate voting by elderly citizens, persons with disabilities (PwD), service voters, and election duty personnel, using postal ballots, in the upcoming Assembly elections in four states and one Union...

March 19, New Delhi - The Election Commission of India (ECI) will facilitate postal ballot voting for elderly persons, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), service voters, and voters on election duty in the upcoming Assembly Elections.ECI announced the schedule for the General Election to the...

Chennai, March 19 – As Tamil Nadu prepares for the assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a comprehensive set of measures aimed at enhancing voter convenience and strengthening transparency in the polling process.These initiatives focus on improving...

Kolkata, March 19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed alarm over the "arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials" in the state, which is heading for elections, calling it a "political interference of the highest order".Continuing her criticism of the...

Kolkata, March 18 – Over 34 per cent of voters in West Bengal, whose judicial adjudication process had been completed by Wednesday night, have been found “ineligible” to be on the electoral rolls.An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, said that of the...