west bengal elections

Kolkata, February 28 The districts of Murshidabad and Malda, which have a Muslim-majority population, have the highest number of voters whose documents have not yet been verified, according to the final electoral rolls issued by the Election Commission following the Systematic Area Verification...

Kolkata, February 28 Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen's name appears on the post-SIR electoral rolls for West Bengal, and his status has been listed as 'Non-Resident Indian', a senior Election Commission official said on Saturday.This development follows a controversy after the election...

Kolkata, February 28 In a scathing attack on the Election Commission after the publication of post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal removing over 63 lakh names on Saturday, the ruling Trinamool Congress accused the poll panel of "invisible rigging" in collusion with the BJP.The saffron camp...

Kolkata, February 28 According to Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal, the total number of voters in West Bengal's electoral rolls after the revision exercise, including deletions and additions, stood at over 7.04 crore.The electoral roll revision process resulted in the deletion of...

Kolkata, February 28 Voters in West Bengal were left in the dark for most of the day, unable to access information about their voter status on the Election Commission's website and mobile application, following the release of the post-poll voter rolls on Saturday. This was due to a technical...

Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission (EC) is likely to delete another eight lakh names, in addition to the 58 lakh voters previously removed from the state's draft rolls, taking the total deletions due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal to around 66 lakh so far...

Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission's phased publication of the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal has revealed that the Nadia district has recorded around 2.71 lakh deletions since the exercise began in November, while Bankura has seen a net reduction of 1.18 lakh names...

Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission (EC) began publishing the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal in phases on Saturday, with figures from the Bankura district indicating that around 1.18 lakh names have been deleted since the exercise commenced.Hard copies of the updated rolls...

Kolkata, February 28 – As the final voter list in West Bengal is set to be published on Saturday, the police have been directed to be prepared for any eventuality.According to a police order issued late Friday night, the battalion headquarters has been advised to ensure maximum mobilization of...

Kolkata, February 27 Ahead of the upcoming West Bengal elections, the BJP will launch a statewide outreach program, "Paribartan Yatra," from March 1 to 10, covering over 5,000 km across multiple constituencies, party leaders said on Friday.The outreach is aimed at "exposing the misrule of the...

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...

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...

Kolkata, February 26 – The final voter list in West Bengal, which will be published on February 28, will include names under two additional categories: "under adjudication" and "deleted", in addition to those listed as genuine voters of the state.This means that the names in the final voter...

Kolkata, February 26 The West Bengal government finalized the deployment of the first installment of 240 companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) in preparation for upcoming elections across 35 districts, police districts, and police commissionerates in the state.While 12 companies of...

Kolkata, February 26 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday the details of the 240 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel that will be deployed in the first phase on March 1, amidst preparations for the state assembly elections in West Bengal.Notably...

New Delhi, February 26 Electoral authorities in West Bengal have been directed to ensure that all pending verification documents related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are submitted to the designated judicial officers by 5 p.m. on Thursday.The direction was issued...

New Delhi, February 25 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed electoral authorities in West Bengal to ensure that all pending verification documents are submitted by 5 p.m. on February 26 to the judicial officers overseeing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.A bench...

Patna, February 25 – The opposition in Bihar intensified its attack on the Nitish Kumar government on Wednesday over the alleged failure of the prohibition law.On Wednesday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Legislative Council member Sunil Kumar Singh made a sensational claim, stating that liquor...

Chennai, February 25 – With assembly elections scheduled in April and May across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is set to undertake a crucial two-day visit to Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to review poll...

Kolkata, February 24 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the District Magistrate (DM), also known as the District Electoral Officer (DEO), of the sensitive India-Bangladesh border district of Nadia in West Bengal, of instructing the district's electoral registration officers (EROs) and...