Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Before the first phase of the two-phase West Bengal assembly elections on April 23, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, issued strict guidelines to sector officers, presiding officers, and other polling officials on maintaining neutrality during the poll process. An insider from the Chief Electoral Officer’s office said that instructions have been given to these categories of polling officers not to seek or accept any assistance from representati…
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Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) The Election Commission has directed District Magistrates, Police Commissioners, and Police Superintendents in West Bengal to visit violence-prone areas in the state and submit a detailed report by 5 p.m. on April 16, an official of the Commission said on Wednesday.In addition, the ECI also asked them to set up mobile, satellite, and wireless communication systems in each polling station.The instructions require senior district and police officials to inspect booths and …
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) A special team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will arrive in West Bengal this week for a final review of preparedness for the two-phase voting on April 23 and April 29.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that in all probability, the special ECI review team, headed by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Bharati, will arrive in Kolkata on Monday morning to review preparedness for the 294 Assembly constituencies in the stat…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday briefed the 326 Central Observers – General, Police, Expenditure – for the April 23 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, stressing the strict enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct. During the review meeting, the CEC also directed prompt action in case of any complaints of violations.He also instructed the Observers to ensure that Elections are held in a festive mood, free and fair, and free of any kind of induce…
Guwahati, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a fresh election at a polling station in Assam’s Karimganj North Assembly constituency after declaring the April 9 voting there void, officials said on Friday. While the ECI communication did not specify the exact reasons behind voiding the poll, such decisions are typically taken in cases involving disruptions, procedural violations, or complaints affecting the integrity of voting.According to an official communicati…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday shot off a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, accusing poll officials in West Bengal, including the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, of political bias in favour of the BJP.In the letter to the CEC, signed jointly by four party Rajya Sabha members namely Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Menaka Guruswami and Saket Gokhale, the CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal has been accused of being politically bia…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal has concluded following the release of the final supplementary list. Statistical analysis indicates that this marks the first instance of a decline in the number of voters in the state, following a steep and continuous increase since 2011, the year which marked the conclusion of the 34-year Left Front government and the onset of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress governance in the state.According to the Chief Ele…
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has witnessed a significant rise in first-time voters ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with the number of electors in the 18-19 age group increasing by nearly 33.6 per cent, according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer’s office on Wednesday.The number of young voters has climbed from 10.9 lakh during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to 14.6 lakh at present, reflecting a notable shift in the state’s electoral demographics.The overall electo…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Tuesday, told that from February 26 to April 6, illegal and unauthorised items worth around Rs 327.44 crore have been seized in West Bengal, which is going for the crucial two-phase Assembly polls later this month. The West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) Office has released a press statement giving details of such seizures.Of the total amount, the cash seizure amounted to Rs 11.01 crore.The monetary value of the illegal l…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will hold a virtual meeting with all Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed poll observers for West Bengal on Wednesday to discuss the current polling booths’ infrastructure in the state for the forthcoming two-phase assembly elections scheduled later this month. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the Commission is not satisfied with the polling booths’ infrastr…