SIR Effect: 'Ineligible' voters exceed win margins in 25 BJP seats in West BengalA large number of assembly seats in West Bengal have reported that electors marked ‘ineligible’ under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR),...
No Supreme Court order on TMC plea as Election Commission assures counting rules complianceThe Supreme Court has closed a case regarding vote counting supervisors for West Bengal elections. The Election Commission assured the cour...
No order from SC on TMC plea against central staff deployment in West Bengal poll countingThe Supreme Court has not issued any orders regarding the Trinamool Congress's challenge to the Election Commission's directive on vote cou...
West Bengal Elections: 139 out of 27 lakh names get go ahead to vote in phase 1 amid SIR heatAppellate tribunals have reinstated voting rights for 139 individuals in West Bengal. These voters were initially flagged as not eligible. ...
HC stays ECI observer's 'blanket' action against 'troublemakers' in West BengalThe Calcutta High Court has put a temporary halt on a directive from the Election Commission's Police Observer. This directive had asked au...
Can't let those with appeals pending to vote: Apex CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that individuals with pending appeals against their exclusion from the voter list cannot participate in the upc...
SIR in West Bengal: Will call for report from chief justice of HC today itself, says SCThe Supreme Court will seek a report from the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice regarding the functioning of appellate tribunals for West B...
Zero tolerance for violence; repoll if any disruption: ECWest Bengal is preparing for elections with a focus on intimidation-free polling. Super-sensitive booths have been identified across distri...
West Bengal assembly elections 2026: SC dismisses plea against EC move to transfer chief secretary, DGP, othersThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the Election Commission of India's orders to transfer senior police officers and bureauc...
Central forces tried to check my car, says MamataMamata Banerjee alleged that central forces attempted to search her car near Kolkata airport and accused Union leaders of misusing security...
Supreme Court retains central forces in West Bengal, asks Calcutta HC to form 3-judge panel For SIR tribunalsCentral forces will stay in West Bengal. The Supreme Court made this decision due to recent events. A three-judge panel will be formed by t...
ECI constitutes 19 Appellate Tribunals for Bengal, first supplementary list of SIR after adjudication likely on MondayThe Election Commission of India has established 19 Appellate Tribunals across 24 districts in West Bengal. These tribunals will hear objec...
Bengal CEO asks EC officials to work without fear and favour, around 64.61 lakh likely names to be delete till dateWest Bengal election officials are urged to verify voter lists impartially. Over 64 lakh names may be deleted. The Election Commission of I...
ECI names West Bengal officials as central observers, warns of action for missing election briefingThe Election Commission of India has appointed West Bengal's state home secretary and commissioner of police-Howrah as central observers. T...
ECI orders suspension of Basirhat Officer over ‘serious lapses’ in electoral hearingsThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has flagged “serious lapses” in the electoral hearing process at Basirhat, West Bengal, and directed...
Bengal SIR: ECI warns strict action, orders smooth hearings after SC directiveMeanwhile, the ECI simultaneously released a detailed guideline and directed the West Bengal CEO’s office to display the names of persons w...
Constitutionally empowered, bound to keep foreigners off rolls: ECI to SCThe Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court it has the constitutional power and duty to revise electoral rolls. This includ...