Election Commission
- India
ECI full bench arrives in Kolkata for two-day visit with packed schedule
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI)’s full bench, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Kolkata from New Delhi late on Sunday evening with a packed schedule for…
- World
Rapper Balendra Shah wins Nepal elections by a landslide victory
Kathmandu: Months after Gen Z youth stormed the streets of Nepal, effectively toppling the KP Oli-led government, the country held its general elections on Thursday, March 5. And on Saturday, March 7,…
- World
Nepal elections: RSP leading in 23 seats as per initial results
Kathmandu: Rastriya Swotantra Party is leading in 23 seats, while Nepali Congress and CPN-UML are leading in three each as per the preliminary election results. Vote counting started late on Thursday, March…
- Hyderabad
SIR in Hyderabad: Non-tech-savvy BLOs may pose challenge during exercise
Hyderabad: Hyderabad and all other districts of Telangana are going to see Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in April, and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are going to play a crucial role in the…
- India
104-yr-old put under adjudication category in electoral rolls, triggers row
Kolkata: A 104-year-old man has complained of being listed in the “under adjudication” category in the final electoral rolls issued by the Election Commission following the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in…
- India
Two die by suicide after publication of post-SIR voter rolls in Bengal
Kolkata: Two persons died allegedly by suicide in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri and South 24 Parganas districts, due to “mental stress” following the publication of the final list after the Special Intensive Revision…
- Telangana
CM Revanth Reddy appears before Nampally court in seven cases
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy appeared before the Nampally Public Representatives Court on Saturday, February 28, in connection with seven cases registered during the previous government’s tenure. The court took…
- India
EC begins phased release of Post-SIR rolls in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday, February 28, started publishing the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal in phases, as officials put up hard copies of the list in some districts…
- India
Bengal braces for post-SIR rolls on Saturday
Kolkata: When West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls are published on Saturday, February 28, it will not only update a list of over seven crore voters, but also reflect months of political confrontation,…
- India
SIR in Tamil Nadu: Final electoral roll published, nearly 1 cr voters deleted
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s final electoral roll has been officially published on Monday, February 23, following an extensive Special Intensive Revision (SIR) undertaken in compliance with directions from the Election Commission of India…
- India
Huge victory for the people: TMC hails SC order on judicial officers in SIR
Kolkata: The political war over the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls escalated on Friday, February 20, with the ruling TMC hailing the Supreme Court’s decision to deploy judicial officers in the exercise…
- India
Extraordinary decision: SC orders deployment of judicial officers for Bengal SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, February 20, directed the Calcutta High Court to assign judicial officers to help complete the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal, calling it an “extraordinary…
- 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…
- World
New MPs take oath in Bangladesh
Dhaka: The newly elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers were sworn in on Tuesday, February 17, six days after the crucial general elections in the country. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has bagged…
- India
EC suspends 7 Bengal officials, directs CS to initiate disciplinary action
New Delhi: Using its powers under the electoral law, the Election Commission has suspended seven officials in West Bengal with immediate effect for serious misconduct, dereliction of duty and misuse of statutory…
