Bhubaneswar: The process for the by-election to a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha formally commenced on Monday, following the issuance of a notification by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in this regard. Informing the media in a press conference held here, Odisha Assembly Secretary Satyabrata Raut said the Election Commission has issued the.
Agartala/Shillong: Following the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) announcement, seven Northeastern states have begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said on Saturday. The ECI on Thursday (May 14) announced the launch of the SIR of electoral rolls in a phased manner across 16 states and three Union Territories. The.
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued an order lifting the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) that had been in force following the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Puducherry. However, the MCC will continue to remain in force in West Bengal’s.
West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Monday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had taken all necessary steps to ensure that polling in the state was conducted in a "free and fair" manner while maintaining law and order throughout the electoral process.
The counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry began at 8 AM on Monday under tight security arrangements, marking a crucial day in one of the year’s biggest political contests. The Election Commission of India is conducting counting simultaneously across all designated centres. Results to.
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court directions on the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) circular over the deployment of Central government personnel for vote counting in West Bengal. Party Terms Verdict a Setback for CEC In a statement, the party claimed that the directive came as a setback to the Chief.
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced its decision to deploy 165 additional counting observers to assist the existing counting observers for May 4, when the counting of votes for the recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal will be taken up. Police Observers to Strengthen Security The ECI, at the.
Kolkata: BJP leaders in West Bengal on Saturday welcomed the apex court’s refusal to interfere with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to appoint Central government and Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) employees as counting supervisors and assistants, while hearing a plea filed by the Trinamool Congress challenging a Calcutta High Court order. The.
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will on Thursday decide on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s demand to conduct repolling in 77 booths across four Assembly constituencies in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, which went to the polls in the second phase of the Assembly elections on April 29. Incidentally, out.
Kolkata: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) having published the second supplementary list of voters in West Bengal disposed of through the Appellate Tribunals judging the 27 lakh cases found excludable in the earlier judicial adjudication process on Tuesday morning, that is just a day before the second phase of the crucial two-phase Assembly.
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court accusing an Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed police observer of holding a secret meeting with a BJP candidate in South 24 Parganas district before the crucial second phase of the two-phase Assembly polls on April 29 in West Bengal. Allegations of Secret Meeting with.
