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Mamata Banerjee flags "institutional overreach", voter disenfranchisement
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar raising serious objections to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
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"SIR not going to stop": BJP leader Dilip Ghosh slams Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"She (CM Mamata Banerjee) has met and held meetings with him (Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar) so many times. Her only agenda is to stop the SIR. That's not going to happen." Ghosh said. He further asserted that, "The SIR will be completed, and after that, the elections will als
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"ECI portal 'illegally controlled, data manipulated': Mamata Banerjee flag
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar raising serious concerns over the conduct of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state.
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India hands over second tranche of election assistance to Nepal
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The handover took place in the presence of the Minister for Finance of Nepal, Rameshore Prasad Khanal, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari, and senior officials from both sides. Charge d'affaires a.i. of India to Nepal, Rakesh Pandey, formally handed over the vehicles on b
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SIR to be extended nationwide soon, says Chief Election Commissioner Gyane
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
The SIR exercise has already been successfully completed in Bihar and is currently underway in 12 states and union territories. The Bihar experience proved particularly encouraging, with Kumar noting that "not a single appeal was filed against the final electoral roll, establishing its sa
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India, Namibia sign MoU on election management to boost global democratic
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The MoU was signed by Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner of India, and Elsie T Nghikembua, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia, at the conference in Delhi.
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BLO is foundational pillar for electoral democracy: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday emphasised that the Booth Level Officer (BLO) serves as the foundational pillar of India's electoral democracy.
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"Election Management Bodies' work evolved significantly": CEC Gyanesh Kuma
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Chief Election Commissioner highlighted that the country has "conducted elections on an unprecedented scale".
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Chief Election Commissioner welcomes delegates from 70 countries for IICDE
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi, on Wednesday, welcomed international delegates from 70 countries for the India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management-2026, hosted by the Electio
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Karnataka: Greater Bengaluru Authority elections to be held using ballot p
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The civic body elections for the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) would be held after May 25, using ballot papers instead of EVMs, Karnataka Chief Election Commissioner GS Sangreshi announced on Monday.
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"Attempt to derail crucial process": Suvendu Adhikari hits back at Mamata
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, strongly countering the baseless, blown out of proportion and exaggerated allegations made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her letter dated January 10, 2026, regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of
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Chief Election Commisioner Gyanesh Kumar meets Costa Rica's Envoy to India
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner of India and Chairperson International IDEA, Gyanesh Kumar met Costa Rica's Ambassador to India, Nestor Gabriel.
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