Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed all parties, including West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, to file affidavits responding to the election petition filed by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, challenging the results of the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in South Kolkata. At Bhabanipur, Mamata Banerjee, contesting as the Trinamool candidate, was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Suvendu Adhikari by a margin o…
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A Delhi court has convicted Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and violation of provisions of the Arms Act in connection with the death of a woman architect during celebratory firing at a New Year’s Eve party hosted at a farmhouse in the national capital in 2018. The Rouse Avenue Court held Singh guilty under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 30 of the Arms Act, stating that his act of firing from a…
Dharamshala, June 5 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday arrived in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala and interacted with election officials and Booth Level Officers (BLOs). CEC Gyanesh Kumar spoke to BLOs and appreciated their efforts in updating electoral rolls and maintaining the purity of the voters’ list.The CEC’s visit comes at a time when state election officials have begun preparations for Assembly elections expected to be held in November 2027 to elect all 68 members….
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudharsan Reddy said on Tuesday that 68.30 per cent of the mapping has been completed across the state under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He assessed the preparedness for Phase III of the SIR at a review meeting attended by senior officials from the Election Commission of India (ECI), including Principal Secretary Avinash Kumar and Under Secretary Sanjay Kumar.Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municip…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A fresh Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking greater transparency and procedural safeguards in the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, days after the apex court upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) nationwide revision exercise.The petition, filed by Congress leader Prasenjit Bose under Article 32 of the Constitution, does not challenge the legality of the SIR ex…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday that the enumeration phase under the Special Intensive Revision – Phase III has started for Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur. An official said in a statement that the enumeration phase for Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur began on Saturday.”All eligible electors whose Enumeration Forms are received by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) on or before June 28, 2026, will be included in the Draft Electoral R…
Shillong, May 29 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Dr B.D.R. Tiwari said on Friday that polling for the election to one Rajya Sabha seat from the state will be held on June 18, with vote counting scheduled later the same day. The announcement was made after a meeting convened by the CEO with representatives of various political parties at the Main Secretariat Building in Shillong to brief them on the election process and statutory requirements.According to the election schedule, the…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and questioned the Congress party’s duplicity and also its brazenness in whipping up public sentiments over fake and frivolous issues. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, BJP National Spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi described the verdict as “a complete defeat …
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with advocates appearing in the matter saying the apex court had effectively endorsed the legality and fairness of the exercise while rejecting allegations levelled against the poll body.Speaking to IANS, Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay said, “The Supreme Court has dismissed all allegations made against the Special Inte…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the electoral process.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that the impugned SIR exercise did not violate the provisions of the…