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Kochi: In a setback to the Twenty20 and NDA in Thripunithura constituency, the Returning Officer (RO) rejected a petition filed by their candidate and actor Anjali Nair seeking to change her name on ballot labels and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) from 'Anjali PV' to her widely recognised screen name. The RO cited that postal and home voting have already begun, and changing the name on EVMs now is 'administratively impossible'. The order was issued on Saturday by RO Rakesh VR, following dire ...Read More >
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee fiercely criticises the BJP's 'double engine' governance model in West Bengal, accusing them of misusing democratic institutions and fueling communal tensions for political gain. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI PhotoKey PointsAbhishek Banerjee accuses the BJP of misusing democratic institutions and the Election Commission to manipulate elections in West Bengal.Banerjee alleges the BJP is recruiting local agents to incite communal discord and divide votes in Bengal.Ba ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 4 (PTI) TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP for its "double-engine" pitch, saying one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions and the other on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to stoke "communal discord". In a play of words, he said in a social media post that the people of Bengal will choose a government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people and not a dispensation that is "off the people, buy the people, and far fr ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI) Punjab is gearing up for the upcoming SIR of electoral rolls, with all preparatory activities progressing in a structured and time-bound manner in anticipation of a notification from the Election Commission regarding the SIR exercise schedule, officials said on Saturday. Highlighting the progress achieved so far, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra, informed that a comprehensive pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping exercise has been undertaken acr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations and the relocation of 321 existing booths in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, significantly expanding the state's electoral infrastructure. With these changes, the total number of polling stations has increased to 85,379, aimed at improving voter accessibility and easing congestion at busy booths. Voting will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with counting ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Free Uber rides, halwa and rice flour at Re 1 may sound like an advertisement to attract customers to a store, but are actually initiatives by the EC to encourage young electors to vote in the Assembly polls in the state on April 9, by turning the exercise into a celebration, rather than a tedious activity.The extensive measures to attract young voters to polling booths also include possible discounts by coffee houses like Starbucks and Cafe Coffee Day, positive messages by f ...Read More >
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister OP Rajbhar criticised the Malda hostage crisis, where seven judicial officers were held by villagers, stating that the situation in West Bengal is "worse than the Samajwadi Party's era of hooliganism" in Uttar Pradesh. "The people who went to Bengal are unhappy. The condition of people in Bengal is even worse than the hooliganism of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh," said Rajbhar. Earlier, a major politi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Amid law and order concerns in poll-going West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deployment of 500 companies of central forces in the state even after counting of votes on May 4. The state goes to assembly polls in two phases on May 23 and 29. "During the last assembly elections, there was post-poll violence. The decision is also based on past incidents," an official explained. One company comprises 90 to 125 personnel. Additionally, 200 com ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended Jyotsna Khatun, Joint Block Development Officer (Jt BDO) of Khandaghosh Development Block and Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) for the Khandaghosh Assembly constituency in West Bengal, and initiated disciplinary proceedings against her. According to a letter to Chief Secretary of West Bengal by the ECI, the poll panel took the action citing violation of the Model Code of Conduct and the requirement of absolute neutrality from election offici ...Read More >
The countdown having begun for the West Bengal electoral rolls to be frozen, all roads for those "rejected" lead to the gates of a stark grey steel-and-cement building in Joka, located 16 km from the heart of Kolkata. On Thursday, the day 19 tribunals were expected to begin hearings for the lakhs whose names remain deleted from the electoral rolls, the gates of the building - the Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation - remained firmly closed. Advertisement A steady ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid law and order concerns in poll-going West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deployment of 500 companies of central forces in the state even after counting of votes on May 4. The state goes to assembly polls in two phases on May 23 and 29. "During the last assembly elections, there was post-poll violence. The decision is also based on past incidents," an official explained. One company comprises 90 to 125 personnel. Additionally, 200 companies of Ce ...Read More >
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, saying that she has only done appeasement politics in her 15-year tenure. Speaking to reporters, Singh mentioned that Mamata Banerjee neither talks about poverty nor unemployment in front of the public, adding that he wants to tell the Supreme Court that West Bengal cannot host impartial elections, since the TMC supremo is in power. "Mamata Banerjee should ...Read More >
Protests erupt in Malda over alleged voter roll deletions, highways blocked and police vehicle vandalised, driver injured, 10 cases filed as security is tightened Tensions flared across parts of West Bengal's Malda on Thursday, with protesters blocking highways, vandalising a police vehicle and clashing with security forces over alleged discrepancies in voter rolls, sources told News18. In the Jadupur Bypass area of English Bazar, a police vehicle was attacked after a group of protesters attem ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma said last season's title has only strengthened the team's hunger to build something lasting at the franchise. Jitesh continues to be an integral part of the RCB. Not just with the bat has he been impressive in the last season, but his heroics with the gloves have been equally brilliant. Jitesh continues to be an integral part of the RCB. Not just with the bat has he been impressive in the last seas ...Read More >
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): West Bengal Congress President and Serampore assembly candidate Subhankar Sarkar on Friday blamed the Election Commission of India for the recent incident in Malda, asserting that the situation highlighted lapses in law and order under the current state and central governments. "The Election Commission is fully responsible for the Malda incident," Sarkar told ANI. Recalling the achievements of the Congress regime in the past, Sarkar said, "During t ...Read More >
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): ADG North Bengal K Jayaraman on Friday said 35 people have been arrested till now in the Malda hostage incident. "We detained Mofakkarul Islam from Bagdogra airport, for instigating people. He was going to his residence in Ithar. We will not allow any such kind of activity. Will definitely probe if this was pre-planned or not. After this incident, we have given CAPF to judicial officers. So far, 35 people have been arrested," ADG said. Also Read | Ai ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Friday stated that Advocate Mofakkarul Islam, the mastermind of the Kaliyachak Murshidabad case, has been arrested at the Bagdogra Airport when he was trying to flee. This comes after seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers in Malda district on Wednesday. Also Read | Airline Seat Policy Rollback: Govt Suspends 60% Free Seat Selection on Flights After FIA and Akasa Air Raise Concerns. T ...Read More >
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): ADG North Bengal K Jayaraman on Friday said 35 people have been arrested till now in the Malda hostage incident. "We detained Mofakkarul Islam from Bagdogra airport, for instigating people. He was going to his residence in Ithar. We will not allow any such kind of activity. Will definitely probe if this was pre-planned or not. After this incident, we have given CAPF to judicial officers. So far, 35 people have been arrested," ADG said. Jayaraman reit ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 3 (ANI): Bihar minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Friday hit out at the West Bengal government over the Malda hostage crisis, stating that the people will remove the government that disregards law and constitution in the upcoming elections. Speaking to ANI, Yadav said that the investigation of the case has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency, which will ensure the central control and greater safety of the officials. "The Malda case involving violence ag ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) The EC on Thursday published the eighth supplementary list and said it has disposed of around 52 lakh cases under adjudication in West Bengal, expressing hope that the process would be completed within the next four days in line with directions of the Calcutta High Court. The Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office has deleted around 35 to 40 per cent of the names from the rolls so far, a senior official said. "Verification and disposal of about 52 lakh cases, which were un ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Former Chief Protocol and Joint Director of Election Commission of India, Mohd Amin, has criticised the West Bengal government over the Malda hostage crisis, describing the matter as "shameless", asserting that such incidents should be condemned. Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Amin stated that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was earlier criticising the seven-phase election schedule and now opposing the Special Intensive Revision. He called the SIR a legal process ...Read More >
Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM won five seats in the Bihar election last year ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Asaduddin Owaisi expands AIMIM's campaign to West Bengal and Assam targeting Muslim voters * AIMIM allies with Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party in Bengal, contesting about 182 seats * Owaisi's party supports AIUDF in Assam but does not field any candidates there Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Months after the ...Read More >
The High Court had on November 14, 2025 directed the State government to hold these polls by April 15 The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday issued contempt notices to the State Election Commission (SEC) and Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh, taking exception to the delay in conducting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections despite its previous order. The High Court had on November 14, 2025 directed the State government to hold these polls by April 15. A Division Bench, led by Acting ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday handed over the investigation of West Bengal's Malda district to the NIA, where seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers on April 1. Following a Supreme Court order, CEC Kumar transferred the probe, with the NIA team set to arrive in West Bengal on Friday. Also Read | Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: PM Narendra Modi Hails Passage of Bill As Major Boost To Ease of Living and Ease ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday handed over the investigation of West Bengal's Malda district to the NIA, where seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers on April 1. Following a Supreme Court order, CEC Kumar transferred the probe, with the NIA team set to arrive in West Bengal on Friday. The ECI, in a letter issued on April 2, referred to the top court's order and directed the NIA to probe the inciden ...Read More >
New Delhi: Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for electoral roll revision work were allegedly gheraoed and attacked. In a communication addressed to the Director General of the NIA, the poll panel referred to the apex court's order passed in a suo motu writ petition c ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Keralam) [India], April 2 (ANI): BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the incident of seven judicial officers held "hostage" by villagers in Malda district over alleged mass deletions from electoral rolls in Special Intensive Revision (SIR), calling it "the last nail on the TMC coffin". Speaking with ANI, he held Trinamool Congress (TMC) responsible for the incident and condemned it for deliberately creating a situation of "lawle ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) The Election Commission has handed over the probe into the gherao of seven judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision exercise in West Bengal's Malda to the NIA as the incident plunged the state into fresh turmoil, with the TMC and the BJP blaming each other for it. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the poll panel of fomenting unrest to facilitate President's rule in the poll-bound state, the BJP alleged the TMC ...Read More >
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed Union home minister Amit Shah for the hostage-taking of judicial officers during protests in West Bengal's Malda against voter deletion as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), and demanded his resignation. She claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to derail the April 23-29 assembly elections and impose President's rule. "Amit Shah entirely did it...the entire conspiracy... using the ECI [Election Commission of India]. He has t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "highly deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The court ordered an independent probe by the CBI or NIA and directed deployment of Central forces at all locations where objections to exclusion from electoral rolls are being adjudicated by appellate tribunals ...Read More >
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