Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has now decided to apply its own independent mechanism for identifying housing complexes with multiple towers for setting up polling booths for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state.The ECI has decided the matter amid the failure of the District Magistrates (DMs), also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), to identify housing complexes with 300 voters or above for setting up the polling booth, sources in the office of the C…
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Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after police complaints were filed against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal over the death of an elderly person allegedly linked to fear of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing, the Election Commission has rejected the allegations, terming them intimidatory and baseless.Reacting to media reports on the complaints, the CEO, West Bengal, in a post on X, said the allegations appeared to be an attempt to intimidat…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has fixed the new schedule of responsibilities for the Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal from the New Year, which will continue for some time before the final voters’ list is published on February 14 next year. Under the new schedule, BLOs will have to be present at the existing polling booths for two hours daily from Monday to Friday.On the two weekend holidays…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening electoral participation and ensuring greater accuracy in the voters’ list, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced detailed guidelines for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Tamil Nadu. The revision process, which began following the publication of the draft electoral roll, will remain open for claims and objections from December 19, 2025, to January 18, 2026.According to the Chief Electoral Of…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) The ECI has issued revised dates for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Uttar Pradesh, based on the qualifying date of January 1, 2026, with final publication of voters’ list now scheduled for March 6, 2026, an official said on TuesdayThe CEO, Uttar Pradesh, in a statement issued on social media, said that as per the revised dates, the draft publication of the electoral roll will now be done on January 6, 2026.“The period for receivi…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) A central team of the Election Commission of India (ECI), headed by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, will hold meetings with district magistrates, also designated as District Electoral Officers (DEOs), on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of the Commission’s plan to set up polling booths within housing complexes having high-rise towers for the Assembly elections scheduled next year.Bharti and his team are scheduled to arrive in Kolkata from Delhi on Tuesday…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that an alternative to the specified “land or house allotment certificates” will not be treated as valid identity documents at the hearing sessions on claims and objections regarding the draft voters’ list in West Bengal. The sessions commenced on Saturday.The Commission had specified a total of 13 documents, out of which “any land/house allotment certificate by the Government” is one of the documents and the 11th docume…
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to refrain from writing explanatory notes on the supporting identity documents received from voters during hearing sessions on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal.The Commission had specifically directed the EROs not to write the word “verified” on the documents received from the voters concerned, said sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CE…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) As the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began on Saturday, a Trinamool Congress delegation visited the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal and lodged a series of complaints regarding the hearing process.The delegation also submitted a written representation outlining its grievances and said that officials at the CEO’s office informed them that the letter would be forwarded to the Election Commission of India.T…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry, following the recommendations of the Election Commission of India (ECI), has decided to upgrade the security grade for West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal.A CEO office source said that Agarwal’s security had been upgraded to the “Y” category, which will entitle him to security cover by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel.At the same time, CAPF personnel will also be deployed at the CEO’s office in central Kolkata.Th…