Murshidabad, May 4 (IANS) Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir on Monday said that the counting process for the West Bengal Assembly elections should proceed smoothly and that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should ensure there are no problems. The counting of votes cast in the two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal began at 8 a.m. on Monday, with postal ballots counted first. Speaking to IANS, Kabir said, “Everything is completely fine at the polling stations. The Electio…
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Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The counting of votes cast in the two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal started at 8 a.m. on Monday, with the postal ballots being counted initially.This time, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has brought about some changes in the counting pattern. In previous elections, counting of votes started only after the counting of postal ballots was completed fully.However, this time, counting of only postal ballots will be done for the first 30 minutes, that is, from 8 a.m…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday rejected allegations by the Trinamool Congress that VVPAT paper slips used during polling in the Noyapara Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on April 29 were found abandoned near a petrol pump in Madhyamgram in the same district.Earlier in the day, the Trinamool Congress lodged a complaint with the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, regarding the matter and attached a vid…
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) The electoral contest in Assam will reach its decisive stage on Monday when counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly elections begins across the state amid elaborate security arrangements, with the outcome set to determine whether the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) returns to power for a third consecutive term or the opposition alliance makes a breakthrough. Election officials said on Sunday that counting will be conducted at 40 centres spread across Assam’s 3…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and the BJP candidate for Bhabanipur, has claimed that several officers assigned to counting duties have revealed their information to their respective departmental organisations and associations. He stated that this could significantly endanger the counting process scheduled for Monday and threaten its impartiality.In an X post on Sunday, Adhikari said, “It has come to my notice that several Officers as…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay, on Saturday urged the state election machinery to strengthen security arrangements at counting centres across Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly election results on May 4.A delegation led by TVK General Secretary (Election Campaign Management) Aadhav Arjuna met Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik at the Secretariat and submitted a detailed representation highlighting concerns over law and order d…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Re-polling in 15 polling booths across two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal concluded peacefully on Saturday, with the final average turnout recorded at 90.61 per cent, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal said. Polling began at 7 a.m. and ended at 6 p.m., with no reports of violence, disruption or tension from any of the booths.While the overall average polling percentage across all 15 booths stood at 90.61 per…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The re-polling for 15 polling booths under two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, which started at 7 a.m. on Saturday, has concluded peacefully at 6 p.m. under blanket security coverage of central forces, assisted by personnel from the state police forces, with not a single report or complaint of poll-related tension, violence, or disruption surfacing from anywhere. The average polling percentage across all 15 polling booths combined st…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The re-polling at 15 polling booths under two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, that started since 7 A.M. on Saturday has been peaceful so far.The polling process is going on under blanket security coverage of central forces assisted by personnel from the state police forcesThe average polling percentage in all the 15 polling booths combined had been 16.23 in the first two hours of polling till 9 A.M.The average polling percentage for the…
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Kolkata Police have imposed prohibitory orders barring the assembly of more than five persons within a 200-metre radius of all counting centres under its jurisdiction from Friday, keeping in mind the counting of votes on May 4 for the crucial and recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal.“The prohibitory order has been issued to avoid tension, gatherings, protests or any unpleasant incidents before the counting. The decision has been taken as per the dire…