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Bengal SIR: 50 lakh names identified for likely exclusion from voters’ list
Kolkata: Around 50 lakh names in West Bengal have been identified for exclusion in the voters’ list as per the latest trend available during the digitisation of the enumeration forms in the…
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Bengal SIR: ECI sets target for daily digitisation of enumeration forms
Kolkata: To complete the digitisation of the enumeration form for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal by the month-end, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has set a target…
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AIMIM to contest from minority-dominated seats in Bengal Assembly polls
Kolkata: Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has started strengthening its organisational bases in West Bengal’s two minority-dominated districts of Malda and Murshidabad in preparation to fight the 2026 Assembly elections.…
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SIR in Bengal: EC to use AI tools to detect fake, deceased voters
Kolkata: The Election Commission is set to introduce artificial intelligence-based verification systems during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal to prevent the inclusion of fake…
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SIR in Bengal: Officials directed to complete form collection by November-end
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Saturday directed all district election officials to complete the collection of filled-in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms within this month. The…
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SIR exercise in Bengal sees 1.1 crore enumeration forms distributed in two days
Kolkata: As part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, more than 1.10 crore enumeration forms were distributed across the state till 8pm on Wednesday, an official…
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Bengal: Man dies by suicide over ‘fear of exclusion from voter list’
Kolkata: A middle-aged man allegedly died by suicide in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, with his family claiming he was terrified of being struck off the voter list during…
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SIR in Bengal: BLOs hold protests in Kolkata over three-point demand
Kolkata: A section of the teaching staff in state-run schools in West Bengal, who have been selected as booth-level officers (BLOs) for the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, on Saturday,…
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SIR in Bengal: EC launches helpline to clear voters’ doubts
Kolkata: To maintain transparency and clarify doubts among people regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) has launched voter helpline 1950, an official…
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Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Bengal ahead of SIR, 17 IAS officers transferred
Kolkata: Ahead of the forthcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) proposed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the West Bengal government, on Monday, announced a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the state by…
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Notification for SIR in Bengal likely after CEC meeting on Wednesday, Thursday
Kolkata: The official notification for the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal is likely to be announced soon after the crucial meeting of the Chief Election Commission Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with…
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Rahul Gandhi to begin campaigning in Bengal after Bihar polls
Kolkata: The Congress said on Saturday said that the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to begin his election campaign in West Bengal by…
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SIR in Bengal: EC assures security for BLOs, says official
Kolkata: Amid reports of threats and harassment to booth-level officers (BLOs) in West Bengal, the Election Commission assured that security would be provided to them during the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
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ECI directs replacement of EROs for 78 Assembly constituencies in Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India has directed the immediate replacement of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) for 79 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal as their selections have violated the ECI-mandated criteria. A…
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Bengal ‘gang rape’: Three accused sent to 10-day police custody
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: A student from Odisha, studying at a private medical college in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, was raped allegedly by some men on Friday, October 10. The incident occurred outside the…
