Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, April 11 The Election Commission said on Saturday that the Assembly elections in Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam drew global attention as 38 delegates from 22 nations witnessed firsthand the electoral process in India.The Election Commission (EC) said in a statement...
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, April 11 The Election Commission said on Saturday that the Assembly elections in Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam drew global attention as 38 delegates from 22 nations witnessed firsthand the electoral process in India.The Election Commission (EC) said in a statement...
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 The Election Commission on Friday said that representatives of candidates who contested the Kerala Assembly polls can be deputed outside the security perimeter of strong rooms where EVMs are stored.Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar issued a press note...
Kolkata, April 9 – Senior police officers in Kolkata will be required to patrol the streets from 10 pm to 2 am, according to a directive issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand.On Thursday, he held a meeting with senior police officers in the city and issued this directive during the...
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Thursday that the voting pattern indicates that the target of 90 per cent turnout can be achieved.Chief Electoral Officer Kelkar appealed to all voters to come and exercise their right."If the current trend continues, by the time...
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Tezpur, Apr 9 A polling official was found dead in Assam's Sonitpur district on Thursday during the state assembly elections, officials said.Deben Horo (45) was assigned as the second polling officer in the Naduar constituency, they said."Horo was stationed at polling station no 230 in the...
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Guwahati, April 8 A foreign delegation arrived here on Wednesday for a two-day visit to witness the Assam Assembly elections as part of the Election Commission's International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP), officials said.Polling in Assam will take place on Thursday.The 15-member...
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 – As the Kerala Assembly elections enter their final phase, the state is preparing for an unusual period of calm, at least when it comes to alcohol.With Kerala set to vote on Thursday to elect 140 new legislators, authorities have enforced a strict 48-hour dry...
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Gandhinagar, April 6 – With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat's extensive local body elections, the state's top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a "free and fair" polling process.The directive was...
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Kolkata, April 5 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday that his party is providing all assistance to genuine voters whose names do not appear in the supplementary lists of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal in order to ensure their voting rights.Banerjee, who was addressing...
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New Delhi, April 5 – Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asserting that public sentiment in the state is turning against her.Commenting on the Chief Minister’s recent statements about potential election boycotts, Yadav said, “People...
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Kolkata, April 4 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to voters to halt polling wherever instances of malfunctioning electronic voting machines (EVMs) are reported during the upcoming two-phase state assembly elections later this month.She also urged voters to...
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Kannur (Kerala), April 4 KPCC chief Sunny Joseph alleged on Saturday that the ballot boxes being used in the northern Kerala district for collecting votes from local voters have wide openings through which ballots can be easily removed, and he has sought the intervention of the CEC and CEO to...
Kolkata, March 19 – In a late-night development on Wednesday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled the rehabilitation of several Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in West Bengal who had been given alternative postings by the state government after being removed by the Commission...
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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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Guwahati, March 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directed the transfer and posting of five IPS officers in Assam as part of measures to ensure the free and fair conduct of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of...
Kolkata, March 12 The Election Commission appointed officials from the West Bengal government as returning officers for all 294 constituencies in the state, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Sub-divisional officers, district-level officers, and other senior administrative officers have...
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Hyderabad, February 11 Over 73% of voters exercised their franchise on Wednesday in the municipal elections in Telangana, which passed off peacefully, with minor scuffles occurring in a few locations.The State Election Commission (SEC) reported a 73.01% voter turnout."The polling process...