Kolkata, March 17 – The roles of electoral officers at all levels will be under constant surveillance during the polling days for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled next month.“The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in his press conference on Sunday, had assured...
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Chennai, March 16 Officials removed posters, banners, and wall advertisements of political parties in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Monday as the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into effect following the announcement of the schedule for the 2026 Assembly election.As many as 178...
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Kolkata, March 16 The Election Commission may deploy 2,000 to 2,500 companies of central armed police forces for each phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections to ensure free and fair polling, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Monday.Addressing a press conference...
Kolkata, March 16 The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled the contract of the agency that supplied webcams during the 2021 West Bengal assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha elections after detecting major irregularities in the footage, and has selected three new vendors for the supply of equipment, a...
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Puducherry, March 15 Puducherry CEO P Jawahar on Sunday appealed to all political parties in the union territory to abide by the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which has come into immediate effect, following the announcement of dates for the Assembly elections.The elections for the 30 Assembly...
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New Delhi, March 15 Election teams must trek through the hills of the Buxa Tiger Reserve to reach three polling booths with less than 1,500 voters in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference here to announce...
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ratan U Kelkar on Friday said the upcoming assembly elections will be meticulously planned and executed to ensure a record turnout of over 85 per cent and a smooth voting process.Speaking to reporters here after inaugurating a...
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Gandhinagar, March 12: Gujarat's legislators have been urged to promote yoga across their constituencies under a "One Booth, One Yoga Class" approach as part of the state government's campaign to tackle rising obesity and promote healthier lifestyles.The call was made during a special yoga...
Kolkata, March 9 A BJP delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India here on Monday and demanded that the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election be conducted in no more than three phases.The party also demanded that the Election Commission should take measures to ensure a...
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Kochi, March 6 – The Election Commission held a crucial meeting with recognized national and state political parties here on Friday as part of preparations for the upcoming elections in Kerala. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar assured that the poll process would remain free, fair, and...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Nepal, which held elections on Thursday, the first since a violent protest by Gen Z last year that toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government, recorded a turnout of about 18 per cent by noon, according to the Election Commission.The Election Commission said that around 3.16...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Nepal, which held elections on Thursday, the first since a violent protest by Gen Z last year that ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government, recorded a turnout of about 10.18 per cent by 11 am, according to the Election Commission.The Election Commission said that around...
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Kathmandu, March 4 Voting will take place on Thursday for the general elections, the first to be held after a Gen Z youth-led protest ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government in Nepal last year.More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese voters will exercise their franchise to elect 275 members...
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Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission is set to release West Bengal's electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process on Saturday, marking a crucial stage in the voter list overhaul ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.According to officials, all 7.08 crore names that...
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Kolkata, February 27 – The North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has recorded the highest number of cases currently under review ahead of the publication of the final voter list by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday.As the Commission has already clarified, the final voter...
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Kolkata, February 27 – With the final voter list for West Bengal to be published on Saturday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to share soft copies of the list with the registered political parties in the state for transparency.At the same time, the ECI is keeping multiple...
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Ranchi, February 23 Around 12 percent voter turnout was recorded by 9 am in the civic polls to 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand on Monday, an election official said.Voting, which commenced at 7 am, is underway amid tight security. It will continue until 5 pm, he said."A voter turnout of 12...
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New Delhi, February 23 – Voting for the 2026 municipal elections in Jharkhand began on Monday, with voters arriving early in the morning to cast their ballots.Union Minister of State Sanjay Seth also exercised his franchise, casting his vote for the local elections along with his family...
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Ranchi, February 22 Voting is taking place for 48 urban local bodies (ULBs) across Jharkhand on Monday, with over 43 lakh voters eligible to decide the fate of over 6,000 candidates, an election official said.Polling began at 7 am and will continue until 5 pm, he said.Over 43.43 lakh voters...
Ranchi/Medininagar, February 14 Leader of the opposition and former Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi on Saturday appealed to the State Election Commissioner to deploy paramilitary forces and install CCTV cameras in all polling booths across the state for the urban local body elections...