Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday raised serious concerns over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the names of a large number of voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.The party, while addressing a press conference held here on Monday, said that similar concerns regarding large-scale deletions are now emerging in Odisha as well.Speaking at the press conf…
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New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an acerbic attack on the Congress, accusing it of spreading misinformation on delimitation, adopting an “anti-reform” approach, and pursuing “negative politics” that harms national interest.He said the Congress is following a policy of divide and rule, which he alleged it inherited from the British, and is spreading misinformation that delimitation would adversely impact certain states.Addressing the nation a day after …
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal has concluded following the release of the final supplementary list. Statistical analysis indicates that this marks the first instance of a decline in the number of voters in the state, following a steep and continuous increase since 2011, the year which marked the conclusion of the 34-year Left Front government and the onset of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress governance in the state.According to the Chief Ele…
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has witnessed a significant rise in first-time voters ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with the number of electors in the 18-19 age group increasing by nearly 33.6 per cent, according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer’s office on Wednesday.The number of young voters has climbed from 10.9 lakh during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to 14.6 lakh at present, reflecting a notable shift in the state’s electoral demographics.The overall electo…
Cooch Behar (West Bengal), April 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tigga on Sunday emphasised that the party delivers whatever it promises. His reaction followed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the BJP-led Central government’s proposal for 33 per cent reservation for women leaders in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.PM Modi, while addressing a public meeting here for the two-phased Assembly election, mentioned that efforts are being made so that women can benefit from th…
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra on Saturday said the state is fully prepared for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with all preparatory activities progressing in a structured and time-bound manner. Highlighting the progress achieved so far, she said a comprehensive pre-SIR mapping exercise has been undertaken across all districts of the state.As per the latest data as of April 4, 74.27 per cent of the electors in Punjab…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday campaigned in Rampurhat in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in support of BJP candidates and called for a “change” in the state.He claimed that “Anga has changed, Kalinga has changed, now Bengal will also change”.On the day, four BJP candidates filed their nominations at the Rampurhat Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s office — Dhruba Saha (Rampurhat), Anil Singh (Nalhati), Nikhil Banerjee (Hansan), and Rinki Ghosh…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 2 (IANS) A dual voter row has erupted in Karnataka ahead of the Bagalkot bypolls. Alleging that the Congress is attempting to create fear among voters due to fear of defeat, former Deputy Chief Minister and MP, Govind Karjol on Thursday challenged the ruling party to arrest student voters if it had the courage.The comments came after Deputy CM Shivakumar told the media that in certain wards of Bagalkot city, there are students who have come from outside, and their nam…
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The second supplementary list for judicial adjudication cases in West Bengal was published on Friday at around 11.30 p.m.The list is available on the websites of both the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal.However, details of the second supplementary list — including the total number of cases processed and how many names have been found excludable — were not immediately available, with no official figures…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani on Thursday said that a growing sense of insecurity prevails among many Muslims in India, with feelings of being “cornered, unsafe, and humiliated” arising from what he described as a pattern of developments and a perceived bias in governance and law enforcement rather than any single incident.Speaking to IANS, Madani stressed that while isolated incidents are not uncommon in a country as large and diverse as In…