Election Commission of India
- India
AIMIM leader held for ‘threatening’ Bengal election officers on SIR duty
West Bengal: Mofakkerul Islam, an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and Calcutta High Court advocate, was arrested by the West Bengal Police on Friday, April 3, on charges of mobilising a…
- India
ECI directs DGP to review ‘lapse’ in police deployment in Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken serious note of the deployment of police personnel for providing security to individuals allegedly linked to the ruling TMC ahead of the West…
- Kolkata
EC decides to keep 500 CAPF companies deployed in Bengal post poll
New Delhi: Amid law and order concerns in poll-going West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deployment of 500 companies of central forces in the state even after the…
- Kolkata
West Bengal polls: EC transfers 83 BDOs, AROs across 18 districts
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday, March 29, transferred 83 block development officers and assistant returning officers across 18 districts of West Bengal, officials said. The large-scale reshuffle covers…
- Hyderabad
Kavitha to launch new political party in Telangana on April 25
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi President Kalvakuntla Kavitha has announced that she will be launching her political party at 8 am on April 25. “The time has come. On April 25, 2026, a new…
- India
Case registered against X platform over ‘defamatory’ AI video against PM, ECI
Thiruvananthapuram: The cyber wing of Kerala police has registered a case against social media platform X and one of its handles for circulating an AI-generated video allegedly depicting the PM and ECI…
- Kolkata
Political interference of the highest order: Mamata on transfer of 50 officials
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, March 19, expressed alarm over the “arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials” in the poll-bound state, terming it a “political interference…
- India
West Bengal: Ahead of polls, EC orders appointment new chief secretary
New Delhi: The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal which goes to assembly polls in two phases next month. Till now…
- India
Bengal elections in two phases, Assam, Kerala, TN, Puducherry in one: ECI
The Election Commission of India on Sunday, March 15, announced that the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry will be held in one phase, while…
- India
ECI meets for two days to review Bengal post-SIR scenario, poll preparations
Kolkata: Amid the publication of the final voters’ list in West Bengal minus those whose names have been referred for judicial adjudication as per the direction of the Supreme Court, the Election…
- India
ECI to hold roundtable with State Election Commissioners on Feb 24
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to hold the National Round Table Conference of ECI and State Election Commissioners (SECs) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on February 24. The…
- Kerala
SIR in Kerala: Final electoral roll shows over 15 lakh voter increase
Thiruvananthapuram: The number of voters in the final electoral roll published by the ECI after the SIR in Kerala has witnessed a significant rise of over 15 lakh compared to the draft…
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI flags ‘deliberate’ delay by officials in document processing
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has identified the electoral registration officers (EROs) and assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs) “guilty” of “deliberately” delaying the process of uploading of identity documents…
- India
SIR in India: EC directs 22 states, UTs to prepare for final phase
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, February 19, asked 22 states and Union Territories, including Delhi to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at…
- Hyderabad
BJP trying to snatch citizenship through SIR: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that the BJP-led Central government was attempting to “snatch citizenship rights” through the SIR of electoral rolls. Addressing a public meeting organised as part of…
