Kolkata, March 10 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court's intervention in the SIR exercise was a "victory for democracy and the people of Bengal", while launching a sharp attack on the Election Commission and the BJP over the alleged deletion of...
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Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called off her protest against the "flawed SIR" on the fifth day, stating that the demonstration was being temporarily suspended following the Supreme Court's order to establish an appellate mechanism regarding the revision of the...
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Kolkata, March 10 As West Bengal prepares for crucial assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated on Tuesday that the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) would be addressed, assuring that no eligible voter's name would be removed from the...
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Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday used "art" as a symbolic form of protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, painting the words "SIR" and "Vanish" on the fifth day of her sit-in demonstration, alleging the deletion of genuine...
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Kolkata, March 10 – Asserting that no eligible voter's name would be removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday said the EC's priority was to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polls in the state, amid preparations for the upcoming assembly...
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Kolkata, March 10 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will make the final decision on the number of phases in the West Bengal Assembly elections, depending on the law and order preparedness at the ground level in the...
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In Kolkata, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asserted that no eligible voter’s name would be removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal during the upcoming assembly elections. He emphasized that the Election Commission's priority is to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polls in the...
In Jammu and Kashmir, the State Election Commissioner (SEC), Shantmanu, instructed officials on Monday to prepare for the revision of village council electoral rolls. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that Shantmanu chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to review preparations for the...
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New Delhi, March 9 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, which is heading towards...
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Kolkata, March 9 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of threatening state officials during a meeting with the administration and warned that "false bravado" by constitutional authorities was unacceptable, escalating the...
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Kolkata, March 9 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of threatening state officials during a meeting, and warned that "false bravado" by constitutional authorities was not acceptable.Her remarks came against the backdrop of the...
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Kolkata, March 9 – A controversy erupted at a meeting between a delegation from West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and the full bench of the Election Commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Monday. According to a source from the election panel, a minister...
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Kolkata, March 7 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday over President Droupadi Murmu's displeasure earlier in the day regarding the West Bengal government allotting a smaller venue for the 9th International Santal...
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Kolkata, March 7 – It will take at least another month, if not more, to complete the ongoing judicial review of voter documents classified under the ‘logical discrepancy’ category under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, according to estimates from the office of the Chief...
In Kochi, March 7, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that accurate voter lists are the foundation of democracy, and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists was conducted with the clear objective of ensuring that all eligible voters are included and no ineligible...
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Lucknow, March 7 Over 70.69 lakh Form 6 applications for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections via Form 7, seeking deletion of names, were received in Uttar Pradesh between January 6 and March 6 as part of the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Electoral...
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Lucknow, March 7 Over 70.69 lakh Form 6 applications for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections via Form 7, seeking deletion of names, were received in Uttar Pradesh between January 6 and March 6 as part of the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Electoral...
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Kolkata, March 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that voter deletions in the post-SIR electoral rolls were aimed at dividing the state.Addressing a gathering during her demonstration against the alleged arbitrary deletions from the electoral roll in the state...
Kolkata, March 6 – The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced a three-member delegation that will meet the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Monday.The delegation includes Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra from the Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district, Rajya...
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...