Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) is reportedly miffed at delayed action by two District Magistrates, also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), in West Bengal in addressing instances of tension and vandalism earlier this week at two centres for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list.One instance of vandalism was at a hearing centre at Farakka in minority-dominated Murshidabad district, where ruling Trinamool Congress activists led by party leg…
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Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid reports of unlisted identity documents being accepted as authentic ones during the hearing sessions on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has directed the special roll observers (SROs) and the micro-observers to report such cases to the ECI daily.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) stated that the ECI has also outlined a step-by-step procedure for reporting cases of unlisted …
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Amid the ongoing tussle between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, the Mamata government has issued certain directions to the District Magistrates (DMs), who are also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs). In a meeting convened by the Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, on late Monday afternoon, in which the Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, suddenly joined in for 10 to 15 mi…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) is concerned regarding the slow rate of verification of identification documents provided by “unmapped” voters who have participated in the current hearing sessions concerning the draft voters’ list in West Bengal.Amid this situation, the Commission has directed the District Magistrates (DMs), who are also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), to expedite the process of document authentication, considering that the deadline for publ…
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken exception to the unnecessary delay on the part of two District Magistrates, also the District Electoral Officers, in West Bengal, over the delay in registering FIRs against four electoral officers in the state accused of manipulations in the enrolment of voters.The Commission, on Saturday, sent reminders to the District Magistrates and District Electoral Officers of South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts, through the…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought suggestions from the District Magistrates (DMs), as well as the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), on how to make the use of the technological applications for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal simpler.Sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, clarified that the suggestions from the DMs, as well as the DEOs in the matter, had been sought because of the two factors.The…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has fixed the multi-prong accountability of the District Magistrates (DMs), also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), as regards to checking the authenticity of the supporting identity documents to be provided by the voters’ summoned for the ongoing hearing sessions on the claims and objections on the draft voters’ list which is a part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.The Deputy Election Commissioner, …
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 27 (IANS) With the conclusion of the first stage of the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, which was the enumeration phase, the second stage of the exercise will start on Saturday with the beginning of the hearing sessions on the claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in the state, which was published on December 16.Each table of the hearing session will be conducted by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), who will be assisted by one Assistant…
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) Domicile certificates issued by the West Bengal government after July 2025, which will be provided as identity documents during the hearing sessions on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal starting from Saturday, will be under the special scanner of the Election Commission of India. The Commission had already directed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal to ensure that the District Magistrates, also the District Electoral O…