EC to conduct SIR of electoral rolls in Odisha from May 30: CEOOdisha will undertake a special intensive revision of electoral rolls starting May 30. This month-long exercise will continue until June 28...
15 May, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
No booth rationalisation in West Bengal assembly polls: ECIThe Bengal assembly polls will not see any booth rationalisation. The total number of polling stations will be 80,738. Earlier, the Electio...
26 Feb, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
2.89 crore voters dropped from UP draft rolls after SIR; 81.3% names retained, says state CEOUttar Pradesh has removed 2.89 crore voter names from its draft electoral roll. This represents 18.7 percent of the total electorate. The E...
06 Jan, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
EC officials hold meeting with CEOs of poll-bound statesSenior Election Commission officials met with chief electoral officers from Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry to discu...
05 Jan, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
Bengal to add 9,000 booths; digitisation nears finishIn a move to enhance voter accessibility, West Bengal is poised to add nearly 9,000 new polling booths, elevating the total to about 90,000...
08 Dec, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
Bengal to add 9,000 booths; digitisation nears finishWest Bengal is embarking on an ambitious plan to add around 9,000 new polling booths, a significant move prompted by the Election Commissio...
07 Dec, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
ECI asks West Bengal DEOs to complete polling station rationalisation by Dec 2025The Election Commission of India is directing officials in West Bengal to finalize polling station changes by December 2025. The focus is o...
28 Nov, 2025, 10.13 PM IST
Hold assembly polls soon after Chhat in minimal phases: Bihar parties to ECPolitical parties in Bihar urged the Election Commission to schedule assembly elections immediately after the Chhath festival, preferably i...
04 Oct, 2025, 09.52 PM IST
EC targets new voter cards for all Bihar voters post SIRThe Election Commission intends to issue new voter identity cards to all eligible voters in Bihar following the special intensive revision ...
31 Aug, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
14,000 new polling booths likely in Bengal; all-party meet on August 29West Bengal is set to increase its polling booths by approximately 14,000 before the 2026 assembly elections. The Election Commission has s...
23 Aug, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
EC to provide mobile phone deposit facility for voters at polling stationsThe Election Commission of India has introduced mobile phone deposit counters at polling stations and adjusted the distance for party booth...
23 May, 2025, 09.12 PM IST
ECI's voter cap of 1,200 to increase polling stations, EVM-VVPAT needThe Election Commission's decision to reduce the voter cap per polling station from 1,500 to 1,200 will add over 3 lakh new polling station...
23 Mar, 2025, 11.21 PM IST
Mobile phones won't be allowed inside polling booths in Mumbai during voting: Poll officialMumbai will enforce a mobile phone ban inside polling booths during the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20. Voters must...
16 Oct, 2024, 08.46 PM IST
Election Commission meets CEOs of 5 states due for polls early next year, reviews preparationsThe Wednesday's preliminary meeting focused on various thematic issues including assured minimum facilities at polling stations, ease of re...
28 Jul, 2021, 10.24 PM IST
LS polls: Vehicles carrying reserved EVMs, VVPATs to be fitted with GPS trackersInstructions have been issued to all state chief electoral officers to carefully monitor 'end-to-end' movement of all reserved EVMs and pap...
15 Mar, 2019, 02.41 PM IST
- President poll schedule to be announced shortly: CEC Sampath
The announcement on Presidential election schedule is due shortly, new Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath today said.
11 Jun, 2012, 03.21 PM IST
- Elections from Apr 16 to May 13
The mammoth exercise will deploy over 40 lakh civil officials and nearly 21 lakh security personnel, including 75,000 paramilitary personne...
03 Mar, 2009, 02.27 AM IST