voter deletion

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP attempted to cancel her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata by filing two false cases, but the attempt was thwarted by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while addressing an...

Lucknow, April 11 More than 2.04 crore voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The deletions are primarily concentrated in urban areas, with a significant proportion involving female voters.According to data...

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP, with the help of the Election Commission, attempted to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata cancelled by filing false cases against her, but this attempt was foiled by TMC...

In Kolkata, April 11, shifting loyalties, the BJP's strengthened organizational control, and allegations of skewed voter deletions in Nandigram have added layers of intrigue to the high-stakes contest in this key constituency, making it one of the most closely watched in West Bengal's assembly...

Lucknow, April 10 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, accusing the BJP of "hiding behind institutions" when it faces electoral challenges.Yadav's remarks came during an interaction...

Lucknow, April 10 Uttar Pradesh BJP president and Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary responded to Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday, stating that his allegations regarding irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are "completely baseless" and an...

Lucknow, April 10 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the BJP of "hiding behind institutions" when it faces electoral challenges, alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh.Yadav's remarks came during an interaction...

New Delhi, April 9 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has raised serious concerns over large-scale deletions from electoral rolls in West Bengal, with its General Secretary M A Baby writing to the Election Commission seeking urgent intervention.In a letter addressed to Chief Election...

New Delhi, April 8 Political activist Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being used to "rewrite" voter lists, terming it a "targeted" exercise that may influence electoral outcomes in several constituencies.Addressing a...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticized the BJP and the Election Commission over the deletion of voters' names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and said her party would file another petition in court to resist the removal of voters...

New Delhi, April 7 A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday amid the ongoing controversies surrounding the SIR exercise in West Bengal.Party leaders will also raise the issue of the alleged links between several middle-level officials appointed following...

New Delhi, April 7 A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday and raise the issue of people being "deprived of their right to vote" due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the party said here and slammed the deletion of around 27 lakh...

New Delhi, April 7 A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday and raise the issue of people being "deprived of their voting rights" due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the party said.TMC's Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien said they...

Kolkata, April 7 – With the judicial process for voters in West Bengal concluding after midnight on Monday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that the total number of deleted voters in West Bengal has risen to approximately 91 lakh.However, the number might increase slightly...

Kolkata, April 6 – Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vibhu Goel was appointed as an Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) for West Bengal on Monday, specifically to coordinate with the judges heading the 19 Appellate Tribunals set up to settle cases where voter names have...

Kolkata, April 4 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has begun investigating the harassment of judicial adjudication officers in Kaliachak, West Bengal’s Malda district, will focus its initial report on whether the incident was driven by spontaneous public anger or was a pre-planned...

Mumbai, April 3 Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar on Friday said while the Congress' allegations of "vote theft" were valid, its leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge need to provide evidence to support their claims.Speaking to reporters, he said their claims would only...

Mumbai, April 2 A delegation from the Maharashtra Congress met Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam on Thursday and demanded that the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state be carried out in a fair and transparent manner.The State Congress president...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a prospective Congress candidate to approach the newly constituted appellate tribunal in Kolkata against the deletion of his name from the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.A bench comprising Chief...

Suti/Sagardighi (WB), April 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP and the Election Commission of conspiring to create unrest in the state ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, specifically pointing fingers at Union Home Minister Amit Shah. She accused him of...