Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by the Trinamool Congress challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) directive to appoint Central government and Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) employees as counting supervisors and assistants for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.A single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Rao, which had reserved its order earlier in the day after hearing arguments from both sides, pronounced the …
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Guwahati, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a fresh election at a polling station in Assam’s Karimganj North Assembly constituency after declaring the April 9 voting there void, officials said on Friday. While the ECI communication did not specify the exact reasons behind voiding the poll, such decisions are typically taken in cases involving disruptions, procedural violations, or complaints affecting the integrity of voting.According to an official communicati…