Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a notification announcing the constitution of 19 Appellate Tribunals to hear objections on decisions taken by judicial officers during ongoing adjudications of cases classified under the “logical discrepancy” category during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, which is heading for a two‑phase Assembly poll next month. The notification stated: “In pursuance of the order dated 10.03.2…
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New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The hearing process to address “logical discrepancies” identified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has concluded, paving the way for the publication of the final voters’ list on Saturday. During the revision exercise, more than 58 lakh names, including deceased, duplicate and shifted voters, were found eligible for deletion and excluded from the draft roll released in December.The updated list will feature two additional…
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, sought 200 judicial officers — 100 each from the High Courts of Odisha and Jharkhand — to join the team of judicial officers already appointed for adjudication of voters’ documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category.The decision to seek these 200 judicial officers from the neighbouring states was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul. The meeting was attended by C…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday chaired a National Round Table Conference of the ECI and State Election Commissioners (SECs) that resolved to synergise laws related to panchayats and civic polls with those for parliamentary and state Assembly elections.A National Declaration 2026 issued after the day-long conference at the Bharat Mandapam said that the ECI suggested working out mutually acceptable mechanisms and legally viable frameworks to synergise…
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday appointed Sandip Sagale as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat. He will take over responsibilities from the current CEO, Hareet Shukla, once he formally assumes charge.Sagale, a 2007-batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service in the Gujarat cadre, is currently serving as Director General of the Sports Authority of Gujarat, a role he took on following a major state government reshuffle…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) In a one-of-its-kind initiative, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a national roundtable conference on Tuesday to deliberate and discuss measures on strengthening the electoral processes while stepping up “synergy” between various wings of the poll body, including the State Election Commissioners (SECs). During the day-long conference at the Bharat Mandapam, extensive discussions will be held centring around technology adoption, robust functioning of E…
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) The final voters’ list in West Bengal will be published as scheduled on February 28, excluding those cases involving “logical discrepancies” that will be referred to judicial officers for adjudication in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal has assured Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar.According to sources in the CEO’s office, the assurance was conveyed on Friday evening after the Supreme Court directe…
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the Supreme Court’s order directing the deployment of serving as well as retired judicial officers to oversee adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal was a major setback for the Mamata Banerjee-led state government.In a statement posted on his social media handle, BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’…
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s order on Friday directing deployment of serving as well as retired judicial officers to oversee adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal has received mixed reactions from the political parties in the state.Union Minister of State and former president of BJP’s West Bengal unit Sukanta Majumdar said that the Apex Court’s order on Friday is a matter of sha…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) In an unprecedented order, the Supreme Court on Friday directed deployment of serving as well as retired judicial officers to oversee adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound West Bengal. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipin Pancholi observed that a “trust deficit” between the West Bengal government and the Election Commissi…