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Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission intensified preparations for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, ordering a fresh reshuffle of senior officers, assigning two secretaries as observers in other states, and deploying 13 IAS and five IPS officers in key poll management roles...

Agartala, March 18 The State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday that the polling date for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections has been advanced to April 12 from April 13, officials said.The decision followed a unanimous resolution passed in the...

Kolkata, March 18 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday questioned whether it was also the responsibility of the West Bengal government, along with the Election Commission of India (ECI), to ensure free, fair, and violence-free elections in the state.The division bench...

Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in the poll-bound state of West Bengal on Wednesday, appointing 13 IAS officers as District Magistrates-cum-District Election Officers (DMEs), and posting five IPS officers as Deputy Inspectors...

Aizawl, March 18 The Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) will go to the polls on April 21, announced the Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.State Election Commissioner H Lalthlangliana told reporters here that polling for the 19-member civic body will be held across 19 wards...

The Flying Squad is intensifying checks in Mankachar ahead of the polls.Following the issuance of the election notification in the state, the Flying Squad team has intensified search operations in Mankachar, Assam.The team is conducting checks at various locations across the constituency and...

Chennai, March 17 Tamil Nadu has emerged as a major focal point in the ongoing Assembly election process, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) deploying an extensive network of Central Observers to oversee polling across the state.As a move aimed at strengthening transparency and...

Puducherry, March 17 On Tuesday, election authorities in Puducherry launched a voter awareness program, where Tamil messages explaining the importance of voting would be printed on milk sachets sold by the cooperative milk producers federation.The federation is popularly known as PONLAIT...

New Delhi, March 16 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to the Election Commission on Monday about the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, alleging that there was a clear attempt to interfere with the integrity of the election, which must be addressed.Along with his letter, Kharge...

Guwahati, March 16 Improved infrastructure and better security arrangements are key factors behind the decision to hold the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam in a single phase, top officials said on Monday, a day after the Election Commission announced polling in the state for April 9.They...

Guwahati, March 16 Improved infrastructure and better security arrangements are key factors behind the decision to hold the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam in a single phase, top officials said on Monday, a day after the Election Commission announced polling in the state for April 9.They...

The Election Commission of India has issued a notification today for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency. The process of filing nominations has started today. However, no nomination papers were filed on the first day.Nominations will be accepted until March 23. The...

Patna, March 16 Voting is underway for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar on Monday, with five nominees from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition RJD contesting the biennial elections, an official said.BJP national president Nitin Nabin, also a five-time MLA from the Bankipur assembly seat...

New Delhi, March 16 Newly appointed West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi met with President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.The President's office shared a picture of the meeting on X."Governor of West Bengal, Shri R.N. Ravi, met with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati...

Patna, March 16 – As polling for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across several states began on Monday, leaders of both the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar expressed confidence about their prospects, with each side claiming victory in the state’s five seats.Voting...

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...

The Election Commission has announced by-elections for eight Assembly constituencies spread across six states. The constituencies are Ponda in Goa, Umreth in Gujarat, Bagalkot and Davanagere South in Karnataka, Rahuri and Baramati in Maharashtra, Koridang in Nagaland, and Dharmanagar in Tripura...

Guwahati, March 15 Political parties in Assam asserted on Sunday that they are fully prepared for the Assembly elections to be held in a single phase on April 9, with the opposition camp urging the Election Commission to ensure free and fair polls.They maintained that the short period in the...

Kolkata, March 15: Elections for the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29, while the results will be announced on May 4, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.In the first phase, scheduled for April 23, polling will take...

March 15, New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the upcoming state assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.According to the schedule, polling in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry will take place on April 9, 2026. Voting in...