New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced the schedule for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill 24 seats, which are falling vacant due to the retirement of members in June and July 2026. According to the Commission, the tenure of 24 Rajya Sabha members elected from 10 states.
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.
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended Hingalganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sandeep Sarkar in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, said officials on Friday. Action Over Alleged Negligence The order issued on Thursday night sought his immediate removal from duty. However, the reason for this suspension was not clear in the instructions. According.
Senior Congress leader Udit Raj on Thursday expressed doubts over the impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the ongoing Assembly elections, while asserting that in Tamil Nadu, the BJP would not be able to "influence" the results through the poll body.
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that seizures in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark, underscoring the unprecedented scale and intensity of enforcement operations aimed at ensuring free, fair, and transparent polls in both states. According to the Commission, the seizures include cash, liquor, narcotic.
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Suvendu Adhikari and others for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and indulging in corrupt practice and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
