Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directly suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on charges of dereliction of duty, without waiting for the state government to comply with the Commission’s directive.The direction to suspend these seven AEROs had been issued by the Commission to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, late on Sunday evening. Howe…
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Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set a deadline for the West Bengal government to register FIRs against electoral officers against whom the Commission has procured reasonable evidence of involvement in the inclusion of fake voters in the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that a fresh communication in this regard was sent by the Commiss…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday sought an explanation from the West Bengal government over the delay in registering FIRs against four electoral officers in the state, including two electoral registration officers (EROs) and two assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs), accused of manipulation in the enrolment of voters in two Assembly constituencies.A communique was forwarded by the ECI to West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty, seekin…
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government has appealed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to withdraw its direction for strong disciplinary action — including suspension and registration of FIRs — against four electoral officers in the state accused of manipulation in the enrolment of voters in two Assembly constituencies.A communique in the matter from the state Home Department has reached the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal. The CEO’s office has forwar…
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday sought action taken reports (ATRs) from the district magistrates, who also function as district electoral officers (DEOs), of South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts of West Bengal on the implementation of its recent directive to register FIRs against four electoral officers accused of irregularities in voter enrolment in two Assembly constituencies.On January 2, the ECI directed the DEO of South 24 Parganas district t…
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, to register FIRs against four electoral officers in the state accused of manipulation in voter enrolment in two Assembly constituencies.Two of the officers against whom FIRs have been ordered are the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of Baruipur East Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, Debottam Dutta Chowdhury, and the Assistant Elector…