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Kolkata, April 8 The Trinamool Congress sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, on Wednesday, accusing election officials in West Bengal, including the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, of political bias in favor of the BJP.In the letter to the...

Kolkata, April 6 West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Monday that he would be visiting all districts in the state to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections and ensure that they are conducted in a free, fair, and peaceful manner.The CEO said he...

Kolkata, April 6 – Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vibhu Goel was appointed as an Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) for West Bengal on Monday, specifically to coordinate with the judges heading the 19 Appellate Tribunals set up to settle cases where voter names have...

Kolkata, March 31 In response to the TMC's allegations of electoral roll manipulation through applications under Form 6 in the run-up to the Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal clarified on Tuesday that his office has no software to add or delete names of any...

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 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...

The Election Commission is scheduled to hold a meeting today with all District Election Officers, Police Commissioners, and Superintendents of Police to review preparations for the upcoming state assembly elections.The meeting, chaired by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Manish Garg, will...

The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, has stated that the Election Commission (ECI) will publish the first supplementary voter list under the Systematic Voters' Registration (SIR) process today. This list will include the names of voters whose documents have been fully...

Kolkata, March 18 A TMC delegation met West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal and raised questions regarding alleged discrepancies in the post-SIR electoral rolls and the "delay" in the publication of supplementary lists.The delegation, which included TMC MPs Mahua Moitra and...

Kolkata, March 17 A delegation from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) met with the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Tuesday, raising concerns about discrepancies in voter data and the delay in the publication of the supplementary electoral roll.The delegation, which...

Kolkata, March 12 Following the publication of post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal on February 28, Election Commission officials discussed the modalities for publishing supplementary voter lists with Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on Thursday."The discussion today focused on...

Kolkata, March 9 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar visited the revered Kalighat Kali Temple on Monday morning, where he offered prayers and sought divine blessings for the well-being of the people of West Bengal.During the visit, he reiterated the Election Commission's...

Kolkata, March 9 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced "go back" slogans and was shown black flags on Monday morning when he visited the revered Kalighat temple in south Kolkata.Police personnel present at the spot brought the situation under control, allowing the CEC to proceed with...

Kolkata, March 9 – The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in West Bengal, which will review the ongoing judicial proceedings on voter documents identified as having "logical discrepancies" as well as the preparedness for the upcoming crucial Assembly elections, will begin on...

Kolkata, March 6 – Around 7.5 lakh cases of judicial review of voter documents classified under the "logical discrepancy" category have been completed by Friday evening, informed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal."A total of 200 more judicial officers from...

Kolkata, March 5 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) that the progress in poll preparations in two districts bordering Bangladesh in West Bengal for the upcoming Assembly elections has not been satisfactory so far.These two...

Kolkata, March 4 – The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has sent a detailed report to the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi, highlighting deliberate negligence on the part of a section of electoral registration officers (EROs) and assistant electoral...

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...

Kolkata, February 28 – The West Bengal BJP on Saturday claimed that more names would have been removed from the state’s electoral rolls if the Election Commission of India (ECI) had been given full freedom to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Reacting to the publication of...