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    Puducherry Elections: EC Consults with Political Stakeholders

    Puducherry, February 25 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, held a series of high-level consultations with recognized national and state political parties in Puducherry on Wednesday, as part of the Election...
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    ECI Implements GPS Tracking for Central Observer Oversight

    Kolkata, February 25 – The vehicles allocated to personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces, whose deployment in West Bengal will begin on March 1, ahead of the Assembly elections, will be fitted with GPS trackers to ensure that the Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed central...
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    Chief Election Commissioner Visits Union Territories to Assess Poll Readiness

    Chennai, February 25 – With assembly elections scheduled in April and May across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is set to undertake a crucial two-day visit to Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to review poll...
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    Sandip Sagale Named Gujarat's Chief Electoral Officer: Background and Responsibilities

    New Delhi/Gandhinagar, February 23 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) appointed Sandip Sagale as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat on Monday.He will assume responsibilities from the current CEO, Hareet Shukla, upon formally taking office.Sagale, a 2007-batch officer of...
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    Model Code of Conduct Violation Leads to FIR in Jharkhand

    Giridih (Jharkhand), February 22 A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against Babulal Marandi, the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, and 100 other BJP workers in the Giridih district of Jharkhand, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) imposed in...
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    West Bengal Elections: ECI Announces Initial CAPF Deployment Phases

    Kolkata, February 21 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Saturday that the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) would be deployed even before the announcement of the polling dates and the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the West Bengal elections.According to a...
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    SIR Dispute: ECI Demands Departmental Action Against Bengal Officials

    Kolkata, February 20 – A fresh round of dispute between the Election Commission of India and the West Bengal government seems to be brewing over the real definition of suspension of electoral officers found guilty of violating the ECI-set guidelines for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision...
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    Government Transfers Officers in Politically Sensitive Bengal Districts

    Kolkata, February 19 – Ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections, the West Bengal government carried out another reshuffle in the state police administration on Thursday, transferring four IPS officers holding key positions in politically sensitive districts.A notification issued by the...
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    State-EC Tension: Bengal's Implementation of Poll Official Suspension Under Scrutiny

    Kolkata, February 18 – The announcement by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that the seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) who had been suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on charges of dereliction of duty would be utilized in state...
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    Telangana Municipalities: Congress Gains Control After Recent Polls

    Hyderabad, February 16 The ruling Congress won chairperson positions in seven out of the eight Telangana municipalities where elections were held on Tuesday.The opposition BRS secured the chairperson position in one municipality.The Congress won the chairperson positions in the Thorrur and...
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    Guidelines for Constitutional Officials: Supreme Court’s Stance

    New Delhi, Feb 17 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a petition seeking strict guidelines for statements and remarks made by constitutional officials that do not align with constitutional principles.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the issue was serious, but the...
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    Sanjay Singh Case Adjourned: Court Postpones Hearing to February 27

    Sultanpur (UP), February 16 A special court with MPs and MLAs here on Monday adjourned the hearing in a 2021 election code violation case involving AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh following the death of a former Bar Association president.The court has now scheduled the next hearing for...
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    Jharkhand: Election Commission Investigates Biscuit Distribution Incident

    Chaibasa (Jharkhand), February 15 A candidate backed by the BJP, who is contesting for the chairperson post in the Chaibasa Nagar Parishad, has been booked for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct, after he was found "distributing biscuits" among voters, police said on Sunday.The case...
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    Over 52 Lakh Voters to Elect Municipal Leaders in Telangana

    Hyderabad, February 10 Over 52 lakh voters will decide the fate of about 13,000 candidates in the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana on Wednesday, which is being seen as a test of popularity for the ruling Congress, as well as the opposition BJP and...
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    Elections in Telangana: Security, Webcasting, and Seizures Reported

    Hyderabad, February 10 The Telangana Police has made elaborate arrangements for the free, fair, and peaceful conduct of the Urban Local Bodies elections scheduled for February 11, a top police official said on Tuesday.Adequate security arrangements have been made for the elections to seven...
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    Assam Elections: Two-Day Readiness Assessment

    Guwahati, February 9 The Election Commission reviewed Assam's preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections, assessing the readiness and coordination at the district level between various agencies, an official statement said on Monday.The joint chief electoral officer said the preparations...
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