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Murshidabad, April 8: A truck hit the convoy of Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury near Jibanti, Murshidabad, on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred when Chowdhury was returning to Berhampore after he completed his election campaign in Kandi, ahead of the West Bengal Elections. Several security personnel and staff members were injured in the accident. Further details awaited. Earlier, referring to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India ( ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday appointed Sai Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu ahead of the forthcoming state assembly election. He has replaced N Muruganandam. Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in a single phase on April 23, covering a total of 234 constituencies in the State. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4. Also Read | HCLTech Layoffs: IT Services Provider To Lay Off 120 Employees in Orlando As Client ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its query to the state government regarding the release of funds under guarantee schemes in Davanagere and Bagalkot districts, where by-elections are currently underway. Responding to the ECI's communication, Siddaramaiah asserted that the state's guarantee schemes are ongoing welfare programmes and not election-time announcements. He said these initiatives were part of the comm ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, April 8: As Assam goes to the hustings on Thursday, as many as 4021 all-women managed polling stations across 35 districts of the state would be setting an example of ensuring greater gender representation as well as serving as a model for encouraging women's empowerment in democratic institutions. These polling stations will be fully managed by women, including presiding officers and polling officials, reflecting the growing confidence and active involvement of women in election mana ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): A truck hit the convoy of Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury near Jibanti, Murshidabad, on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred when Chowdhury was returning to Berhampore after he completed his election campaign in Kandi, ahead of the West Bengal Elections. Also Read | Raghav Chadha's Instagram Post Triggers Talk of New Youth-Led Party Amid Ongoing Rift With AAP. Several security personnel and staff members were injured in the accid ...Read More >
Panaji, Apr 8 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Election Commission of India's notification for the byelection to Ponda assembly seat in Goa a day ahead of polling, citing violation of the Representation of the People Act as the legislature's term is set to expire in less than a year. Thursday's election was thus cancelled even though postal ballots had already been cast, as the high court also refused to stay its judgement. While the ruling BJP termed the decision as shocki ...Read More >
Puducherry Assembly Elections 2026: Puducherry votes on April 9, 2026. Here's your complete guide: polling timings, how to find your booth, accepted ID documents, and voter rules. Puducherry is all set to elect its new Legislative Assembly on April 9, 2026. If you are a registered voter in the Union Territory and are heading to the polling booth for the first time or simply need a quick refresher on what to carry and where to go, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know befor ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 8 (PTI) More than 1.5 lakh security personnel have been deployed as part of arrangements for Thursday's polling in Assam that will decide the fate of 722 candidates hoping to enter the 126-member state Assembly. Officials said 31,940 polling stations have been set up in 35 districts for the single-phase polling. Micro-observers have been deputed in sensitive polling stations. The results will be declared on May 4. While most personnel set out for the polling stations on Wednesda ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday appointed Sai Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu ahead of the forthcoming state assembly election. He has replaced N Muruganandam. Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in a single phase on April 23, covering a total of 234 constituencies in the State. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4. The main contest is expected between the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), which inclu ...Read More >
Assam, Kerala, Puducherry Assembly Election 2026: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. The polling and counting will take place on different dates for each state/UT. In Assam, the contest is between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies, including Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), against Opposition Congress and its partners. Assam Election 2026: Polling and Result Date * Polling Date: 9th April 2026 * Voting ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 8 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday raised concern over the potential exclusion of millions of voters through SIR in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, calling for a speedy formation of the Foreigners' Tribunal. Speaking to ANI, Owaisi noted the number of Muslim voters deleted in five assembly constintiuencies including Samserganj, Mothabari, Manikchak and Berhampore. "There are five assembly constituencies that have received extens ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): A truck hit the convoy of Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury near Jibanti, Murshidabad, on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred when Chowdhury was returning to Berhampore after he completed his election campaign in Kandi, ahead of the West Bengal Elections. Several security personnel and staff members were injured in the accident. Further details awaited. Earlier, referring to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of turning "Indian democracy into a cruel joke" over SIR in the state. In an X post, the party claimed that they are "selectively targeting and deleting genuine voters" in the process to "rig" the election results in their favour, calling it a "shameless bid". "Even Suprabuddha Se ...Read More >
ECI transfers Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam amid 2026 poll heat. CM MK Stalin slams the move as a "BJP plot" to manipulate the state election. With barely two weeks to go for the polling day (Apr 23) in the state, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has effected a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle in Tamil Nadu. The ECI ordered the transfer of Chief Secretary N Muruganandam, IAS, replacing him with M. Sai Kumar, IAS. Similarly, Davidson Devasirvatham, IPS has been replaced with S ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Strongly condemning the ECI's order to transfer Chief Secretary N Muruganandam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Wednesday, described the Commission's move as an "one-sided and arbitrary political action." The DMK president also said the selective transfer of Chief Secretaries and DGPs only in opposition-ruled states, including Tamil Nadu, exposed the partisan influence of the BJP-led Union government and reflects saffronisation of the Commission. Charging that this transfer ha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday to raise issues related to SIR in West Bengal saw acrimonious exchanges, with the party leaders claiming the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "get lost" and the poll panel accusing them of "shouting". The meeting, which barely lasted seven minutes, was followed by a terse statement from the Election Commission (EC), saying it gave a "straight-talk" to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 8 (UNI) In a major reshuffle of the Tamil Nadu bureaucracy, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday shunted out Chief Secretary N Muruganandam, replacing him with senior IAS officer M Saikumar with immediate effect. Following the EC directive, Saikumar, a 1990 batch officer who was Personal Secretary to former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, assumed office at the Secretariat. Prior to this he was Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Pap ...Read More >
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of an Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed polls observer for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly election in West Bengal later this month, as the observer concerned did not have the practical knowledge about the polling booth network in the area for which he was appointed by the Commission. The lack of knowledge of the poll observer, Anurag Yadav, the general observer for Cooch Behar (D ...Read More >
Assam Election Key Seats: The Election Commission of India is set to hold the high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly on Thursday, with most seats slated to witness a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. The BJP is eyeing a third straight term, while the grand old party is looking to wrest the state, from where it was ousted in 2016. A total of 722 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, Lea ...Read More >
Chennai: With the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections scheduled to take place on April 23, the Election Commission of India has ordered the transfer of Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam. Senior IAS officer M. Saikumar has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, replacing Muruganandam. Saikumar previously served as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL). He also served as the Private Secretary to former Chief Minister Edappad ...Read More >
Guwahati/Kokrajhar/Nalbari, April 8: With Assam set to vote, election authorities across districts on Wednesday stepped up final preparations, including distribution of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), deployment of polling personnel, and tightening of security arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful polling. In Kamrup Metro, presiding officers from various polling stations assembled at the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Guwahati to collect EVMs and ballot materials for polling day. A tota ...Read More >
Kolkata: A political row has erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission of India (ECI), with Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra launching a sharp attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, following the poll body's "ultimatum" to her party, Trinamool Congress, ahead of West Bengal elections. In a video message posted on social media on Wednesday, Moitra accused the CEC of acting in favour of the BJP and used strong language, calling him a "bootli**er of the ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) issued a strong response to the Election Commission of India (ECI), calling for the upcoming elections to be conducted without political bias, central interference, selective targeting, or double standards. In a post on X, TMC described its message as "straight talk," emphasising that the electoral process should remain independent and fair. "Our straight-talk to ECI This time, the Elections must be: Free from Delhi's control. Free from political ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday ended on an acrimonious note, with the leaders saying the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "get lost" and the commission accusing them of "shouting." A TMC delegation -- comprising its Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien, deputy leader Sagarika Ghose, MPs Saket Gokhale and Menaka Guruswamy -- met the full bench of Election Commission as West Bengal goes to polls amid charges of disenfranchisemen ...Read More >
Assam elections 2026: With the Assam Assembly elections set for April 9, Jorhat district has completed all preparations to ensure a smooth, free and peaceful polling process. In the final leg of readiness, polling and presiding officers have been dispatched from Jorhat Government Boys' School to their assigned polling stations across the district. Equipped with essential election materials, these teams will oversee voting operations and ensure all arrangements are in place ahead of polling day. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday ended on an acrimonious note, with the leaders saying the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "get lost" and the commission accusing them of "shouting". A TMC delegation -- comprising its Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien, deputy leader Sagarika Ghose, MPs Saket Gokhale and Menaka Guruswamy -- met the full bench of Election Commission as West Bengal goes to polls amid charges of disen ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress on Wednesday released its second list of eight candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, replacing seven candidates named in the first list. In its list of candidates for eight constituencies for the second phase of West Bengal polls, Congress named Tahir SK from Nakashipara seat, replacing Golam Kibria Mandal; Asif Khan replaced Rahidul Mandal on Chapra seat, Sunayana Biswar replaced Barnali Naskar on Minakhan (SC) seat, Chan ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8: A political slugfest erupted in West Bengal on Wednesday following a statement released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that seemingly confronts the Trinamool Congress regarding their responsibility to ensure that the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state will occur without fear, violence, intimidation, and inducement. On Wednesday, a delegation of the Trinamool Congress went to the ECI's headquarters in New Delhi and interacted with the Chief Election C ...Read More >
Kolkata/New Delhi: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who is also the Trinamool supremo, filed her nomination from the Bhawanipur assembly constituency on Wednesday. "I have lived here since my childhood -- everything I have is here. I thank and salute the people of Bhawanipur'. I have filed my nomination, and I wish victory to all Trinamool Congress candidates. We will form the government..." she said. Ahead of the polls in Bengal, a meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the Electi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday ordered the recall of Cooch Behar Dakshin General Observer, after he was found unknown about the number of polling stations in his assembly constituency during the briefing of polling body, officials said. "During the briefing of the Observers by the ECI, it was observed that Anurag Yadav, General Observer, Cooch Behar Dakshin, did not even know the number of Polling Stations in his Assembly Constituency. He has bee ...Read More >
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