New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls “exposed” that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Congress “stood” with the infiltrations. The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a SIR of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aime…
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued strict instructions to presiding officers at all polling booths to ensure transparency and integrity in the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Sources within the Commission emphasised that presiding officers must check and confirm that all candidate buttons on the ballot unit are clearly visible and free from obstruction.No button should be covered with tape, glue, or any other material that could interfere with …
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) A special team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will arrive in West Bengal this week for a final review of preparedness for the two-phase voting on April 23 and April 29.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that in all probability, the special ECI review team, headed by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Bharati, will arrive in Kolkata on Monday morning to review preparedness for the 294 Assembly constituencies in the stat…
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, has accused the Kolkata Police of deputing covert cops to shadow him during his ongoing campaign for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, where he is pitted against Trinamool Congress candidate and Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee.The LoP has sent an email communiqué to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), where he has also named three police personnel, including an inspector…