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Calcutta HC stays EC order on action against ‘troublemakers,’ TMC says 500 held
Kolkata: A day before Assembly election in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, April 22, stayed an order of an Election Commission-appointed police observer who termed several citizens “troublemakers” and directed…
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EC issues ‘stern notice’ to Congress chief Kharge for calling Modi ‘terrorist’
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, April 22, took “serious note” of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “terrorist” and issued him with a…
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TN elections: ECI focuses on robust poll day arrangements
Chennai: With polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on Thursday, April 23, the Election Commission (ECI) has put in place extensive arrangements across the state to ensure smooth, peaceful and…
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We can’t have fishing inquiry, says SC on allegation of addition of voters in WB
New Delhi: “We can’t have a fishing inquiry,” the Supreme Court said on Monday, April 20, after it was mentioned that five to seven lakhs voters have allegedly been added by the…
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EC adds around 7 lakh new voters ahead of polls in West Bengal
Kolkata: Around seven lakh new voters have been added to West Bengal electoral rolls ahead of the assembly elections, with the Election Commission yet to disclose the age or gender break-up of…
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2,926 candidates in fray for Bengal polls
Kolkata: A total of 2,926 candidates remain in the fray for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process, the Election Commission said on Tuesday, April…
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EC transfers 12 police officials in poll-bound West Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission has ordered a reshuffle at the top level of the police administration, transferring 12 officers in Kolkata Police and the state police in poll-bound West Bengal, EC officials…
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Repesentatives of candidates can be deputed outside EVM strong rooms: EC
Thiruvananthapuram: The EC on Friday, April 10, said that representatives of candidates who contested the Kerala Assembly polls can be deputed outside the security perimeter of strong rooms where EVMs are stored.…
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EC-Trinamool meet ends on bitter note, CEC tells party leaders to ‘get lost’
New Delhi: The meeting between a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday, April 8, culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the…
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Names of people belonging to Matua, minority communities deleted: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, April 7, alleged that names of people belonging to the Matua and minority communities were deleted from the post-SIR voter rolls in the…
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Nearly 91 lakh names deleted from Bengal electoral rolls after SIR exercise
Kolkata: Nearly 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.…
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Constitution illustrator Nandalal Bose’s grandson dropped from Bengal voter list
Kolkata: The 88-year-old grandson of Nandalal Bose, the renowned illustrator of the Constitution of India, said that his and his wife’s names are missing from the voter list after the Special Intensive Revision…
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Bengal polls: Mamata calls for ‘revenge’ over voter list deletions
Samserganj: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, April 5, urged people to cast their votes to “take revenge” for the deletion of people’s names from the electoral rolls. The Trinamool…
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EC approves 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in West Bengal, a senior official said on Saturday, April 4. The auxiliary polling stations will be set up alongside…
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West Bengal: EC clears 52 lakh cases in eighth supplementary list
Kolkata: The EC published the eighth supplementary list and said it has disposed of around 52 lakh cases under adjudication in West Bengal, expressing hope that the process would be completed within…
