Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Grave uncertainties are looming over the inclusion of the 8,505 Group-B officers provided by the West Bengal government in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, as the Election Commission (ECI) has not received the detailed background information of these officers from the state government till February 11.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that besides asking for the pay bands of all these 8,505 officers w…
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Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Doubts have emerged regarding the commencement of the two-day training programme for the 8,505 Group-B officers provided by the West Bengal government, aimed at their participation in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) within the state. This uncertainty arises as the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not yet determined how many individuals from the state-provided list are genuinely qualified for inclusion in the revision process.The ECI is now examining the …
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on February 10 published the final electoral roll for the Special Revision 2026 across all 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam, placing the total number of registered voters at 2,49,58,139.According to official data, the final roll reflects a net reduction of 2,43,485 voters compared to the draft roll, which had recorded 2,52,01,624 electors. The revised list includes 1,24,82,213 male voters, 1,24,75,583 female voters and 343 voters…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday offered a shield against politically motivated transfer/posting to officials engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in five poll-bound States/UT, directing Chief Secretaries and police chiefs to seek its approval in case of unavoidable reshuffles. “The transfer orders in respect of officers/officials, who are engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll work in var…
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) With a crucial hearing at the Supreme Court on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on Monday, uncertainty is persisting over the extension of the deadline for hearing on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in the state, hours after the deadline expired at 12 midnight of February 7.Top officials from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, remained at their respective offices till late at night both on Saturday …
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) With the deadline for hearings regarding claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal now concluded, and the process still pending in approximately 15 Assembly constituencies across three electoral districts, uncertainty persisted concerning the extension of the deadline in this regard.Although the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, has sought an extension of seven days in the hearing process, no reply has so far come from the Elect…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) People who will be voting in the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal this year, will no longer have to download their voters’ slip and take printouts or depend on the local leaders of different political parties for the same, before going to polling booths to exercise their franchise.The Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will reach the doorsteps of the voters before the elections this time and distribute the voters’ slips, as per the latest order of the Election Commiss…
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, has explained why it is recommending a single-phase poll for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this year.According to insiders, the CEO’s office will soon send its recommendation for a single-phase poll to the Election Commission of India (ECI), while maintaining that the final decision will rest with the Commission’s top leadership in New Delhi.In the recommendation, the CEO’s…
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Over 50,000 “unmapped” voters and more than 3.5 lakh voters identified as “logical discrepancy” cases in West Bengal have not turned up for hearings on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list till Friday evening, despite repeated notices, and may face deletion from the final voters’ list.The total number of “unmapped” voters summoned for hearings stood at 31,68,426. Of these, a little over 50,000, or 1.57 per cent, did not appear despite repeated notices and have …
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The ECI has extended by one month or till March 6 the period of filing claims and objections to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Friday. The final publication of the state’s electoral roll will take place on April 10, the official said in a statement.As per the earlier schedule, the period for filing claims and objections was fixed from January 6 to February 6. However, now, it has been extended till Mar…