Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Preparatory work for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana has commenced, the state Chief Electoral Officer said on Thursday. Ahead of the SIT, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) urged political parties to appoint at least one Booth Level Agent (BLA) for every polling station.Addressing a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties, CEO C. Sudharsan Reddy stressed that strong booth-level coordination would be central to the exerc…
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Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) With just three days left for the deadline for completion of the hearing sessions on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal to expire, hearings for around 15 lakh voters will have to be completed in these three days to stick to the schedule. The deadline for completion of the hearing session is February 7, and the final voters’ list is scheduled to be published on February 14.Going by the trend of daily hearings so far, the Election Commission of Ind…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday clearly communicated to the West Bengal government that no change would be allowed in the list of 15 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from West Bengal cadre who were originally selected by the Commission for appointment as central poll observers for other states.This means that these 15 IAS and 10 IPS officers will have to reach New Delhi by Wednesday night or at the latest by…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The deadline for 15 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from West Bengal to go to New Delhi to attend the training programme for Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed central poll observers for all states, is expiring on Wednesday.This comes amid objections to certain names by the state government and suggesting some alternatives and the ECI sticking to its choice of officers for the job by ignoring the communication.The tw…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached the Supreme Court for the case hearing of a petition challenging the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out in the poll-bound state.She has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of political bias and adopting an authoritarian approach in conducting the SIR.Heavy security has been deployed near the entrance gate of the Supreme Court, as the hearing into S…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) A post by Trinamool Congress on the party’s official social media handle has triggered speculation on the possibility of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee presenting her arguments in the Supreme Court during the case hearing on Wednesday before a three-judge bench on her petition against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in the state.The tentative time of the hearing in the matter is after 11 a.m. The petition had been filed against the Election Commission o…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Office of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR). This is the second petition filed on this issue.Earlier, Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Mahua Moitra, and the party’s Rajya Sabha members Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen filed a petition in the matter on behalf of the ruling p…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, questioning the authority of special roll observers (SROs) and micro-observers. According to the Chief Minister, these officials had been appointed only in West Bengal to review the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state.According to the letter, the Chief Minister’s main contention is that the roles of SROs and micro-observers were no…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday sought a report from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the infrastructure conditions in the polling booths in West Bengal, ahead of the upcoming crucial Assembly polls.A division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen sought the report from the commission acting on a public interest litigation, alleging poor infrastructure conditions in several polling booths in the state.The public interest litigation was…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has expressed mixed reactions to the current phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, particularly the hearings on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list.While the Commission is happy with the progress of the hearing sessions, it has raised serious concerns over the slow uploading of supporting identity documents submitted by voters who appeared for the hearings.Of the 1.62 crore vote…