Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Early counting trends in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election indicate that BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has taken an initial lead over Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur constituency. The first hour of counting showed Adhikari ahead, setting the tone for a closely watched contest. Adhikari, once a trusted associate of Banerjee in the Trinamool Congress, had delivered a significant setback in the last Assembly polls by defeating her in Nandigram by a narrow m…
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Bengaluru/New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday demanded that the result of recounting of Sringeri Assembly constituency should be declared immediately as per the High Court order and also alleged that the Congress government in the state is exerting pressure on officials. The BJP also said, “The process of reverification and recounting of postal ballots in the Sringeri constituency in the 2023 Assembly elections on the orders of the Karnataka High Court has be…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Saturday lodged a complaint with Election Commission of India (ECI) against the Returning Officer (RO) of Khudiram Anushilan Kendra counting centre for unauthorised sorting of postal ballot papers on Thursday.On Thursday evening, the Trinamool Congress alleged suspicious movements in this strongroom of the counting centre at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in central Kolkata.The party’s Beleghata candidate Kunal Ghosh and Shyampukur candidate Shashi Panj…
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) A scuffle broke out between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside the counting centre at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday, following allegations by Trinamool leaders of “suspicious movements” inside a strong room.Trinamool Congress candidates Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja staged a protest outside the gate of the counting centre, alleging irregularities linked to the strong room at the adjacent Khudiram Anushilan Kendra her…
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) The counting of votes polled in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections held on April 23 will be undertaken on May 4 (Monday) across 62 counting centres in the state, election officials said.The counting process will commence sharply at 8.00 a.m., beginning with postal ballots. After a gap of 30 minutes, at 8.30 a.m., counting of votes recorded in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin.Officials clarified that the final round of EVM counting will be taken up only after t…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by around 65 West Bengal election duty officers alleging deletion of their names from electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, said that the petitioners should first approach the Appellate Tribunals constituted to deal with disputes arising out of the SIR process. The plea, filed by Md T…
Kochi, April 8 (IANS) In a timely intervention on the eve of polling, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed authorities to take immediate corrective measures to ensure that election duty personnel receive their postal ballots without further delay.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the directive while hearing a writ petition filed by the Kerala NGO Union, which flagged a widespread denial of voting rights to government officials deployed for election duties.The petition highlighted that, u…