Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday decided to publish two separate lists of “unmapped” and “logical discrepancy” cases identified during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.Although a division bench of the Supreme Court, earlier this week, had directed the ECI to publish the list of “logical discrepancy” cases identified in the course of “progeny-mapping” and summoned for hearing, it had been silent on the publicatio…
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Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday directed Acting Director General of West Bengal Police Rajeev Kumar to abide by the Supreme Court order earlier this week and ensure an absolutely peaceful law and order situation in the state during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.On Wednesday, a communique was forwarded to Kumar from Election Commission of India (ECI) Secretary Pawan Diwan, directing strict action on this count.In the comm…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (IANS) The State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha, has begun preparations for conducting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies in the state. The Commission has also started the process to conduct elections to the 28 newly announced ULBs across Odisha.Speaking to media persons, Santosh Kumar Dash, Secretary of the SEC, Odisha, on Wednesday, said that as per the Panchayat Rules and Municipal Acts, elections must be held every five years aft…
Bhopal, Jan 21 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress MLA Umang Singhar on Wednesday wrote a letter to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), seeking immediate attention over “discrepancies” and “lack of transparency” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In his letter, Singhar expressed serious concern over widespread system-generated discrepancies and lack of clarity in the verification process that have emerged after the release of the…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Tuesday, appointed 12 more special electoral roll observers for West Bengal to review the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state. These 12 special electoral roll observers are Harsh Mangla, Nand Kumarum, P Bala Kiran, Prasanna R, Raghav Langer, Ravi Shanakar, Shashank Mishra, V. Kiran Gopal, S. Venkateshpathy, Nishitha Upadhyay, Devesh Daval, and Gaya Prasad.The notifications for each of these 12 additional special …
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) The deadlines for concluding the hearing sessions on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal and publication of the final voters’ list might be extended in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent order. The apex court on Monday issued a slew of directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, especially the verification of voters under the “logic…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Amid controversy over the Election Commission of India (ECI) sending summons to the grand-nephew of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Chandra Kumar Bose, for a hearing on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, he clarified on Tuesday why the linkage column in his enumeration form was left blank.As the political slamming erupted on Sunday evening over the issue, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, issued a clarification claimi…
Jaipur, Jan 19 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Rajasthan, on Monday released the Daily Bulletin on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, covering the claims and objections period from December 16, 2025 to January 19, 2026.The data highlighted extensive public and political participation in the revision process, which is being conducted in accordance with the Representation of the People Act, 1950.According to the bulletin, claims and objections were…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid allegations that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been indiscriminately issuing notices for hearings on claims and objections to the draft electoral roll in West Bengal, the Commission has explained why the number of cases flagged as “logical discrepancies” in the state is unusually high.The ECI has identified around 94 lakh “logical discrepancy” cases in West Bengal. Such cases refer to anomalies detected during progeny mapping, where implausible or…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday asserted that controversies over the summoning of celebrities and the who’s who for hearings on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list are baseless.Recently, Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, was summoned by the poll panel for the hearing.Chandra Kumar Bose was recently served a similar notice of hearing.As political controversies were sparked and questions were raised about why the …