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Bengaluru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the state's Chief Secretary seeking details on the release of guarantee scheme funds in Davanagere and Bagalkot districts, where bye-election processes are currently underway. The development follows the state government's release of guarantee scheme funds to Davanagere and Bagalkot during the bye-election period. In this context, Election Commission Secretary Pawan Diwan addressed a letter to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh and ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister JP Nadda and BJP Election In-Charge for Puducherry and Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday flagged off Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha's mega 'bike rally,' ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Addressing the gathering at the campaign rally, Nadda assured that the NDA 2.0 government would focus on the "economic development" of Puducherry. He encouraged the Yuva Morcha members to propagate the promises of the BJP to every household, in ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) about the unnecessary police harassment faced by its local party leaders and workers at one of the crucial Assembly constituencies in West Bengal. Trinamool Congress' National Working Committee member and Rajya Sabha member, Derek O'Brien, had written a letter to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, seeking protection of party leaders and workers ag ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Describing elections in India as festivals of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated the International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP), 2026, paving the way for foreign delegates to learn from the upcoming Assembly elections in five States/UTs. Under the IEVP, 43 delegates from 23 countries, including representatives from five Foreign Missions in Delhi, will be participating in the first phase of the programme an ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday emphasised that a legal recourse exists for any legitimate citizens affected by the deletions of their names in Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Speaking to the media, he said, "Those who believe that their names have been wrongly deleted may go to the tribunal," Adhikari stated, referring to the Appellate Tribunals set up by the Election Commission of I ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister JP Nadda and BJP Election In-Charge for Puducherry and Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday flagged off Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha's mega 'bike rally,' ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Addressing the gathering at the campaign rally, Nadda assured that the NDA 2.0 government would focus on the "economic development" of Puducherry. He encouraged the Yuva Morcha members to propagate the promises of the BJP to every household, in ...Read More >
According to an ECI press note issued on August 8, 2025, the Commission had revised the food and refreshment allowance for polling personnel from ₹150 per head to ₹500, the first such increase since 2016. However, the April 3, 2026 directive from the West Bengal CEO, signed by the Joint Chief Electoral Officer and addressed to the Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, fixes the meal entitlement at ₹170 per head. It further states that if a packed meal cannot be arranged, a cash payment of ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 7 (UNI) Rattled by West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee's charge of the DMK and the Congress colluding with the Election Commission of India (ECI), Congress leaders from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday condemned her statement as 'irresponsible' and jumped to the defence of the Dravidian major, making it clear that no other Chief Minister has been so consistent and persistent in opposing the saffron brigade like MK Stalin. Coming ahead of the assem ...Read More >
New Delhi: The stage is set for polling in Assam, with 2,50,54,463 electors gearing up to cast their votes across 126 Assembly constituencies on April 9. Voting will commence at 7 am. The electorate includes 1,25,31,552 male voters, 1,25,22,593 female voters, and 318 transgender voters, reflecting a near-equal gender distribution. Notably, 6,42,314 first-time voters in the 18-19 age group will exercise their franchise, adding fresh energy to the democratic process. The state also has 2,05,085 ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will hold a virtual meeting with all Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed poll observers for West Bengal on Wednesday to discuss the current polling booths' infrastructure in the state for the forthcoming two-phase assembly elections scheduled later this month. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the Commission is not satisfied with the polling booths' infrastructure as per the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (UNI)As Kerala prepares to go to the polls on April 9, Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Rathan U. Kelkar, IAS, has urged citizens to actively participate in what he described as the "festival of democracy," stressing that every vote counts in shaping the nation's future. In a message ahead of the elections, Kelkar emphasised that voting is not merely a right but a solemn responsibility. He said the strength of Indian democracy lies in the power of the ballot, with each vo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar in an ED case related to the AIADMK's "two leaves" election symbol, noting that he had undergone detention exceeding half of the maximum seven-year sentence prescribed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said the court's decisions cannot "preach liberty", the most sacrosanct constitutional norm, while "playing footsie with the state upon the bogey of special l ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the latest round of Assembly election in four states and one Union territory (UT), the Election Commission of India (ECI) spelt out the exit polls restriction timeline. ECI made it clear that exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am on April 9 till 6.30 pm on April 29. The poll panel reminded everyone that conducting or broadcasting exit polls during the said period is violative of section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and "pun ...Read More >
Bhopal, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant political development on Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Hemant Khandelwal met senior party leader and former State Home Minister Narottam Mishra. State BJP President Khandelwal reached Mishra's official residence located in Char Imli area in Bhopal. Subsequently, both leaders held a closed-door meeting, which lasted nearly half-an-hour. The BJP said it was a courtesy meeting between both senior party leaders; how ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): A Delhi court has granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in a money laundering case, holding that continued incarceration beyond a reasonable period violates the fundamental right to personal liberty and speedy trial. Emphasising constitutional safeguards, the court observed that an accused cannot be kept in custody indefinitely when trial is unlikely to conclude soon. Allowing the plea under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): A Delhi court has granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in a money laundering case, holding that continued incarceration beyond a reasonable period violates the fundamental right to personal liberty and speedy trial. Emphasising constitutional safeguards, the court observed that an accused cannot be kept in custody indefinitely when trial is unlikely to conclude soon. Allowing the plea under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 7 (ANI): Intensifying the BJP's campaign ahead of the Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Tipra Motha, accusing the party of misleading and deceiving the indigenous population over the years. Addressing a public meeting at Ampinagar, Saha asserted that Tipra Motha would soon lose relevance and expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the government in t ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 7 (ANI): Intensifying the BJP's campaign ahead of the Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Tipra Motha, accusing the party of misleading and deceiving the indigenous population over the years. Addressing a public meeting at Ampinagar, Saha asserted that Tipra Motha would soon lose relevance and expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the government in t ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on multiple petitions filed by Congress leader Rajendra Bharti, who has been convicted and sentenced in a Rural Development Bank fraud case. The High Court denied him any interim relief at this stage. The court sought the Madhya Pradesh government's response to Bharti's plea challenging his conviction and three-year sentence awarded by a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has compared the BJP and RSS to a "poisonous snake", triggering a political row with the BJP leaders seeking ECI's action. Addressing the public in Assam's Nilambazar on Monday, Kharge said as per the Quran, even during the time of prayer, if one sees a poisonous snake then it must be killed and clarified that the "poisonous snake" here is the BJP-RSS. "I heard there are many Muslim and Hindu brothers at this gathering. I want to tell you that if ...Read More >
Taking note that the adjudication of claims and objections of those whose names were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll is almost complete, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to publish the voters' supplementary list by the end of the day (midnight). Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, presiding over a three-judge bench, pointed out that a communication from the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice said that "as of April 6, till 12.04 pm", m ...Read More >
Pune: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a new digital platform called ECINET for voters ahead of the Baramati by-election. The platform aims to make candidate information easily available and improve transparency in the election process. Through ECINET, voters can access key details about candidates using the "Know Your Candidate" feature. This includes information on criminal cases, assets and liabilities, educational qualifications, and official social media accounts. Vote ...Read More >
The last date for filing nominations for all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu for the April 23 Assembly election, is scheduled to end on Monday (April 6, 2026). As of 3 p.mc. on Sunday (April 5, 2026), details of a total of 3,430 nominations (many candidates have filed multiple nominations) have been uploaded by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The nominations filed will be taken up for scrutiny on April 7 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations, if any, is on April 9. Polling in ...Read More >
A petition was filed against Tamil film, TN 2026, seeking court's intervention to stall the release citing election norms. A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to stall the release of the Tamil film, TN 2026, until after the completion of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The petitioner, ML Ravi, president of Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi (DMSK), referred to actor-turned-politician Vijay's last film, Jana Nayagan, which he claims, has not be ...Read More >
On 7 April, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will release the final electoral rolls for West Bengal ahead of Assembly Elections 2026. Around 91 lakh names have reportedly been removed from the list following the completion of the judicial adjudication process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The ECI is yet to release final figures as some judicial officers' e signatures are pending. According to data from the Chief Electoral Officer's office, 60,06,675 cases were sent for judic ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Silent Period for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, will commence from 5:00 PM on April 7, 2026, marking 48 hours before the close of polling across all constituencies. As per Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be strictly prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, processions, rallies, and any campaign-related acti ...Read More >
Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2026 Date: According to media reports, the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board will not release the Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2026 today, April 7, due to ongoing election-related restrictions. The results are likely to be announced tomorrow, April 8, though official confirmation is still awaited. Once released, students can check their results on the official websites: karresults.nic.in and kseab.karnataka.gov.in. The KSEAB conducted the second PUC exams fr ...Read More >
KSEAB Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2026: Due to pending clearance from the Election Commission, the officials have confirmed that the declaration of results has been put on hold as the Model Code of Conduct is currently in force in the state. Students expecting the Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2026 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, will have to wait for the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board notification, as the expected Class 12 result has been delayed. Due to pending clearance from the Electi ...Read More >
KSEAB Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2026: Due to pending clearance from the Election Commission, the officials have confirmed that the declaration of results has been put on hold as the Model Code of Conduct is currently in force in the state. Students expecting the Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2026 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, will have to wait for the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board notification, as the expected Class 12 result has been delayed. Due to pending clearance from the Electi ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the judicial adjudication process for voters in West Bengal concluding after midnight on Monday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that the total number of deleted voters in West Bengal has risen to approximately 91 lakh. However, the number might increase nominally in due course after the ECI arrives at the final figure, with the process of putting e-signatures by the judicial officers completed for a small percentage of the total numbe ...Read More >
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