Chennai, March 28 (IANS) Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay is set to file his nomination papers on Monday, March 30, for the Perambur Assembly constituency, even as he escalated concerns over alleged administrative bias ahead of his campaign launch.On Saturday afternoon, Vijay met Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik at the State Secretariat and submitted a formal complaint, alleging denial of permissions and partisan conduct by election authorities.The meeting assumes …
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) The controversy over the alleged use of the BJP’s official seal on a circular issued by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in connection with election procedures in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency has intensified, with the party approaching the Election Commission of India, alleging a larger political conspiracy.The BJP has strongly objected to the incident, claiming that attempts are being made to pass it off as a mere procedural lapse by an in…
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, will release a ‘chargesheet’ or a ‘White Paper’ against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday.The Union Home Minister will address the media at 12 noon on Saturday and will release the ‘White Paper’ then.A state committee member of the BJP in West Bengal said that the ‘White Paper’ will highlight the instances of failures, misadministration, corruption, nepotism, and alleged orchestrated violence as a res…
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police to execute all pending non-bailable arrest warrants in the state within the next 10 days and take into custody all those against whom such warrants have been issued within that period.At the same time, the Commission also directed the state police and the city police to dispose of all poll-related criminal cases from the previous elections at the earliest.At the same time,…
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The second supplementary list for judicial adjudication cases in West Bengal was published on Friday at around 11.30 p.m.The list is available on the websites of both the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal.However, details of the second supplementary list — including the total number of cases processed and how many names have been found excludable — were not immediately available, with no official figures…
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Friday wrote to Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, expressing concern over 11 party candidates whose cases have been referred for judicial adjudication and whose status remains unclear.In the letter, written by West Bengal Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya, the party provided a list of the 11 candidates and requested the Chief Justice to ensure that the judicial process in these cases is expedit…
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The office of District Election Office (DEO), Howrah along with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, has intensified its voter awareness outreach through Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) cyclothon, urging citizens to actively participate in the democratic process while highlighting key aspects of electoral engagement.In recent posts shared on X, the CEO West Bengal emphasised the importance of voter participation and informed de…
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The second supplementary list for judicial adjudication cases in West Bengal will be published on Friday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed.By Thursday night, the judicial adjudication process had been completed for 36 lakh voters, which is around 60 per cent of the 60 lakh cases referred for judicial adjudication, informed sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal.Although the ECI is yet to specify the exact time when the …
Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday sharply criticised the Election Commission over the circulation of a document bearing the office seal of the party ruling at the Centre to other political parties, calling it a serious breach of neutrality.In a strongly worded letter to the Chief Electoral Officer, Vijayan also condemned the reported police action against those who criticised the incident.He reminded the Commission that, as a constitutional bo…
Ranchi, March 25 (IANS) Preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Jharkhand have been accelerated. Chief Electoral Officer, K. Ravi Kumar, on Wednesday held a review meeting with Deputy Electoral Officers of all districts and directed them to complete the pre-SIR processes in a time-bound manner.He made it clear that the objective of the entire exercise is to prepare an accurate, transparent, and error-free electoral roll, ensuring that no eligible citizen is lef…