Agartala, March 17 (IANS) The Tripura State Election Commission (SEC), on Tuesday, announced that elections to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be conducted on April 13, setting the stage for a significant electoral battle across the state’s tribal-dominated regions. Tripura State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said that the concerned returning officers will issue the statutory notification on March 18. The last date for filing nominations has been …
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Chennai, March 8 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Election Department has redeployed 1,249 personnel from various government departments to strengthen preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. The move is part of a broader effort to manage the increasing administrative and logistical workload expected in the months leading up to the polls.Officials said the redeployment has been carried out in continuation of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, wh…
Kochi, March 6 (IANS) The Election Commission held a crucial meeting with recognised national and state political parties here on Friday as part of preparations for the upcoming elections in Kerala, with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar assuring that the poll process would remain free, fair and transparent.The meeting was attended by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, along with senior officials of the Commission, who interacted with representatives of major po…
Jaipur, March 6 (IANS) Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, while giving a directive during Question Hour in the House, said that only the names of elected public representatives should be written on plaques during the inauguration of all government buildings, irrespective of their party affiliation. Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar was responding to supplementary questions raised by MLA Shatrughan Gautam during the Question Hour on Thursday.He said that as per the rules…
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) With the announcement of Assembly election dates expected soon, the Tamil Nadu government has directed all departments to clear pending files in the state Secretariat by March 6.The instruction comes amid strong indications that the Election Commission of India (ECI) may unveil the poll schedule in the coming days.Senior government officials said departments have been asked to accelerate the processing of administrative files, particularly those linked to tenders, project…
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is set to complete the first phase of its ambitious free laptop distribution scheme for college students within the next few weeks, with more than 9.37 lakh students across the state already receiving the devices. Launched as part of the State Budget for the financial year 2025-26, the initiative titled “Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil” (The World is in Your Hands) was announced by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin with the objective of bridging the digital div…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Amid the publication of the final voters’ list in West Bengal minus those whose names have been referred for judicial adjudication as per the direction of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be conducting crucial meetings on Monday and Tuesday to review the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) scenario in the state as part of its preparations for the forthcoming Assembly election.The meetings will be conducted in two phases, starting from 11 …
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to depute one Central observer for each of the 294 Assembly constituencies to oversee the pre-poll nomination phase in West Bengal.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that all the 294 Central observers to be appointed to oversee the pre-poll nomination phase will be either Central government officers or officers from other states.“Currently, a total of 1,444 officers are under…
Puducherry, Feb 25 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, on Wednesday, held a series of high-level consultations with recognised national and state political parties in Puducherry as part of the Election Commission of India’s preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections.The Commission’s visit assumes significance amid heightened political activity in the Union Territory, with political parties intensi…
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) With Assembly elections scheduled in April and May across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is set to undertake a crucial two-day visit to Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to review poll preparedness. Gyanesh Kumar will arrive in Puducherry on Wednesday afternoon around 2 p.m., where he is expected to hold detailed consultations with senior officials, including Chief Secretary Sharath Chau…