New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Congress party has launched a stinging critique against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) following high-profile administrative appointments in West Bengal. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh expressed strong disapproval over the recent elevation of officials who played central roles in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.The controversy centres on the appointment of Manoj Agarwal, an Indian Administrative Service offic…
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Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Agarwal, was on Monday appointed as the state’s new Chief Secretary.”The Governor is pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS (WB-1990), Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal and ex officio Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs (Election), Department, Govt. of West Bengal, as Chief Secretary of West Bengal until further orders. This is issued in the interest of public interest,” a notification issued by Ad…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul on Thursday described the recently-concluded polling process in West Bengal as unprecedented, claiming that neither the state nor the country had witnessed such peaceful polling before, while urging all political parties to respect the final mandate.Speaking to IANS, Paul praised the conduct of the elections and credited the officials overseeing the process, including Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, and West Bengal Chief …
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Following reports of voter intimidation in Kakdwip, located in the Diamond Harbour area of South 24 Parganas district, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Agarwal, is scheduled to visit the region on Sunday to take stock of the situation.As soon as the matter came to light, the election officer in charge in Kakdwip and the police there have been instructed to make arrangements so that voters can cast their votes fearlessly and no one faces any threat….
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Suvendu Adhikari and others for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and indulging in corrupt practice and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal, the Trinamool Congress said, “This is to bring t…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Additional central forces are arriving in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections. An insider at the Election Commission said on Monday that a total of 2,400 companies of central forces will be deployed for the Bengal elections this time around.Notably, 480 companies of these central forces were deployed in the state as early as the beginning of this month.Reports indicate that another 300 companies of the central forces are set to reach the state by March 31. It is …
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday pointed out multiple violations of norms by officials engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal. “It has come to our notice that EROs are no longer able to monitor the progress of AEROs on the ECINet portal with respect to the conduct of SIR in Bengal. This amounts to a TRIPLE VIOLATION,” Banerjee wrote on X.The Trinamool Congress MP also gave details of the norms …
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) The deadline for the Director General of West Bengal Police, Rajeev Kumar, to submit an action taken report to the Election Commission of India on an incident of heckling and attack on the ECI-appointed special observer in the South 24 Parganas district expires on Tuesday. The ECI-appointed special roll observer, C. Murugan, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was at Magrahat in the South 24 Parganas district reviewing and supervising the hearing sessions there …
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has provided statistical details of applications for additions and deletions of names in the voters’ list, submitted during the hearing sessions on claims and objections that began after the list was published on December 16, 2025.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that from December 16, 2025, to January 3, 2026 (the latest trend available), the ECI has received 1,90,463 Form-6 applications…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry, following the recommendations of the Election Commission of India (ECI), has decided to upgrade the security grade for West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal.A CEO office source said that Agarwal’s security had been upgraded to the “Y” category, which will entitle him to security cover by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel.At the same time, CAPF personnel will also be deployed at the CEO’s office in central Kolkata.Th…