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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 1 (ANI): A day after violent clashes erupted between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) outside the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office in Kolkata, authorities have stepped up security measures in the area to prevent any further unrest. The preventive step was taken as more than 500 supporters from both parties were involved in the confrontation, which continued for over eight hours and led to heightened tensio ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 1 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters on Wednesday launched an indefinite protest near the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office in Kolkata, alleging large-scale irregularities in the submission of Form 6 applications and demanding strict action against those involved. The protest, which entered its second day, comes amid heightened political tensions following violent clashes between TMC and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the area. Protest ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday strongly criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, insisting that citizenship verification does not fall under the Election Commission of India (ECI) but is the responsibility of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Speaking to reporters in West Bengal, Owaisi said, "We oppose the SIR. Our writ petition on this matter is still pending before the Supreme Court. Citizenship is not within ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 1 (ANI): A day after violent clashes erupted between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) outside the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office in Kolkata, authorities have stepped up security measures in the area to prevent any further unrest. The preventive step was taken as more than 500 supporters from both parties were involved in the confrontation, which continued for over eight hours and led to heightened tensio ...Read More >
Addressing a campaign rally for the party's Sissiborgaon constituency candidate Jibon Gogoi, Irani said, "This election is not about making someone an MLA or Himanta Biswa Sarma the chief minister again. This is about chasing out each and every infiltrator away from our country." Mentioning the Dhemaji blast of August 15, 2004, in which 13 people, including school children, were killed, the BJP leader said, "These were innocent people killed. What was their mistake? Such dark clouds engulfed the ...Read More >
KOLKATA, March 31: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of West Bengal to turn the poll outcome in favour of the saffron party. She made the allegations at multiple election rallies in Paschim Medinipur district and in adjacent Bankura on a day she sent a strongly-worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on the matter. In the letter, she ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Election Commission has completed hearings for 3.26 crore voters in Uttar Pradesh under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign, claiming that action has been taken on 100 per cent of the notices issued during the process. Final roll on April 10; over 13.25 crore voters expected Officials said the final electoral roll will be published on April 10 and is expected to include more than 13.25 crore voters. The previous voter list had around 12.55 crore names. During the SIR exe ...Read More >
Pune: The pre-Special Intensive Revision (pre-SIR) exercise currently underway has thrown up various challenges for the government staff as well as the citizens. The exercise is the first step ahead of the formal voter list revision process, when officials visit households to verify existing voter details. Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi said the current phase, which began in the first week of March, involves preliminary verification by government staff, after which Booth Level Officers ( ...Read More >
Following allegations of voter enrolment irregularities by the Trinamool Congress against the BJP, the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has promised to review CCTV footage to investigate potential violations of electoral regulations. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsWest Bengal CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal promises to review CCTV footage after TMC alleges BJP misconduct in voter enrolment.TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee claims BJP submitted 30,000 Form 6 applications in violation of Supreme Court dire ...Read More >
Kolkata: Shooting a fresh letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of trying to fudge West Bengal voters' list with the addition of around 30,000 names of voters from other states through fraudulent Form 6 applications in the last phase of the special intensive revision (SIR). The chief minister also urged the CEC not to "entertain" the applications. She alleged in her letter, "Credible reports indicate that ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) In the face of the TMC's allegations of electoral roll manipulations through applications under Form 6 in the run-up to the Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday clarified that his office has no software to add or delete names of any voter. Form 6 is filled for the inclusion of first-time voters in the electoral rolls or for shifting a voter from one constituency to another. The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday alleged the ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of West Bengal to turn the poll outcome in favour of the saffron party. She made the allegations at multiple election rallies in Paschim Medinipur district and in adjacent Bankura on a day she sent a strongly-worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on the matter. In the letter, ...Read More >
Kolkata: Ahead of the two-phase Assembly elections in April, the political temperature is rising in West Bengal. At loggerheads with the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the manner of its conduct of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state and for effecting major changes in the administration, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday fired a fresh salvo. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, flagging what she ...Read More >
Officials said the state has a total of 1,45,598 voters in the AVSC (85+) category and 62,159 voters in the AVPD category. In a bid to boost voter turnout and make the electoral process more inclusive, the Election Commission has rolled out a range of measures in Kerala for the upcoming Assembly elections. These include home voting facilities for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, along with special arrangements to assist voters who are unwell, ensuring that more people are able to ...Read More >
KOLKATA, Mar 31: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP was trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of the state to turn the poll outcome in favour of the saffron party. Addressing an election rally in Paschim Medinipur's Chandrakona, Banerjee also reiterated her plea before the gathering to ignore who the TMC candidates in the state's assembly segments were and consider her as the can ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) A group of booth-level officers (BLOs), perceived to be backed by the ruling Trinamool Congress, on Tuesday protested outside the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office here over alleged voter list manipulation, and scuffled with the police and BJP workers. During the protest, stones were allegedly thrown towards the central forces personnel who were posted there guarding the CEO's office, while two-wheelers parked nearby were damaged before senior police officers, includi ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) Tension prevailed outside the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office here on Tuesday after a confrontation broke out between Trinamool Congress-backed booth-level officers (BLOs) and the police over allegations of voter list manipulation. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had earlier in the day visited the office of the CEO to lodge a complaint against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of instigating unrest, a senior police officer said. Shortly after his dep ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) In a strongly-worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of attempting to illegally include voters from outside West Bengal to the poll-bound state's electoral rolls in bulk by means of Form 6 applications. She termed it yet "another coordinated attempt by the BJP, in conjunction with the Election Commission of India, to interfere with the democratic rights of the people". The Trinamool Congress chief ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday promised to review the CCTV footage of his office after the Trinamool Congress alleged a BJP leader's representative brought a sackful of Form 6 there to enrol residents of other states as voters here. Form 6 is filled for the inclusion of first-time voters in the electoral rolls or for shifting a voter from one constituency to another. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee has alleged the BJP had submitted around ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP was trying to include illegal voters from Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of the state to turn the poll outcome in favour of the saffron party. Addressing an election rally in Paschim Medinipur's Chandrakona, Banerjee also reiterated her plea before the gathering to ignore who the TMC candidates in the state's assembly segments were and consider her as the candidat ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to the Election Commission, alleging 'grave conspiracy' against the democratic rights of the people of Bengal. She also demanded a halt to fake voter entries in the SIR process ahead of the state assembly elections."I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner, raising serious alarm over the grave conspiracy being orchestrated against the democratic rights of the people of Bengal," she wrote in a post on X. In her letter ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 31 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging a conspiracy to undermine democratic rights in the state ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. "I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner, raising a serious alarm over the grave conspiracy being orchestrated against the democratic rights of the people of Bengal. BJP agents have been caught red-handed ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 31 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging a conspiracy to undermine democratic rights in the state ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. "I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner, raising a serious alarm over the grave conspiracy being orchestrated against the democratic rights of the people of Bengal. BJP agents have been caught red-handed ...Read More >
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged voters in Assam to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next month's assembly polls, pitching the election as crucial to tackling illegal infiltration and ensuring peace and development in the state. Shah was addressing an election rally in Dhekiajuli to drum up support for BJP candidates from Darrang district, including cabinet minister and sitting MLA Ashok Singha. Voting for all 126 assembly seats in Assam will take place on April 9, and ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar; Over 7.68 lakh names were removed from the state's voters list during a recent revision exercise, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi informed the Odisha Assembly on Monday. According to the CM, 7,68,521 duplicate and ineligible entries were found with 1,55,318 holding multiple voter ID cards. While 2,03,396 voters were deleted due to death, 4,08,132 were removed for migration or shifting and 2,646 for other reasons. Sundargarh led with the highest number of deletions at 1,44,726, followed ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday informed the Assembly that as many as 7.68 lakh names have been deleted from the electoral rolls in the state between June 2025 and March 22, 2026, attributing the removals to standard revision procedures. Replying to a question by BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain, the chief minister clarified that the deletions were carried out as part of the Election Commission's periodic updating of voter lists to ensure accuracy and eliminate ineligible ...Read More >
Kolkata, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday visited the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal and protested against what he alleged were large-scale irregularities in voter registration, accusing BJP operatives of acting in connivance with the Election Commission. Speaking to media persons after meeting the CEO at the office in Kolkata, Banerjee raised serious concerns over alleged irregularities in voter regi ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 30 (PTI) TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday met Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal and alleged that a large number of Form 6s were being submitted by the BJP to make residents of other states voters of poll-bound West Bengal. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Banerjee said people deserve to know what was happening to the state's electoral rolls. "We have credible information that about 30,000 Form 6s were submitted to the CEO's office in six to seven hours today, in ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Around 7.68 lakh names have been removed from Odisha's electoral roll between June 2025 and March 22, 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the state Assembly on Monday. In a written reply to a query by BJD legislator Ranendra Pratap Swain, the chief minister said that deletions were carried out for multiple reasons, including death, migration, and duplication. According to the data shared, as many as 2,03,396 names were struck off following the death of voters. A large ...Read More >
A Delhi court will hear a revision petition challenging the dismissal of a complaint alleging that Sonia Gandhi's name was included in electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship in 1983, an allegation she has dismissed as politically motivated. New Delhi: A Delhi court will hear a criminal revision petition filed against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday over allegations that her name was fraudulently included in the electoral rolls before she acquired ...Read More >
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