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Increased honorarium for BLOs not paid by TMC govt in West Bengal: ECI
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Election Commission of India (ECI) alleged that the increased honorarium for the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and an additional Rs 6,000 for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists approved by the poll body have not yet been paid by the TMC government in West Bengal.
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"Many infiltrators disappeared from Bihar's voter list": UP Deputy CM Path
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced a revised schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories, extending several key deadlines by one week.
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Election Commission extends SIR deadlines; final list on Feb 14
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced a revised schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories, extending several key deadlines by one week.
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"Spoke 55 mins, answered zero questions": Derek O'Brien slams Election Com
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India, accusing it of dodging key questions raised by the TMC delegation during Friday's meeting on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and daring the poll
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EC doubles remuneration of BLOs, introduces honorarium to EROs, AEROs for
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Commission has therefore, decided to double the annual remuneration for BLOs & also enhanced the remuneration of BLO Supervisors involved in the preparation and revision of electoral rolls," it said.
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"Misleading and divisive": Sambit Patra slams SP chief Akhilesh, Jamiat ch
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP Sambit Patra on Saturday criticised recent statements by Maulana Mahmud Madani, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, and Akhilesh Yadav, calling them "divisive and misleading."
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"What is the hurry?": SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav alleges pressure on Election
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that employees of the Election Commission of India are being pressured to complete the SIR process, questioning, "What is the hurry?" He further claimed that people in West Bengal are also raising complaints about the process.
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ECI writes to DGP, Kolkata Police Commissioner to ensure security of BLOs
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a letter addressed to the Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal and the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the poll body emphasised that BLOs must not be subjected to pressure, threats or interference from political party workers, stressing that such acts undermine the integrity of
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Gyanesh Kumar, ECI have blood on their hands: TMC's Derek O'Brien during S
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"10 MPs from the All India Trinamool Congress met with the Chief Election Commissioner Mr Kumar and his team. We first handed over to him a list of almost 40 dead because of the SIR process. We started the meeting by telling him that Mr Kumar and the Election Commission of India have bloo
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MP Youth Congress holds protest against ECI over SIR exercise in Bhopal
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The youth Congress workers staged their protest at Congress headquarters in the state capital and were heading to gheored the state election commission office but the police stopped them by barricading at Vyapam Square in the city.
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"They are threatening BLOs saying their jobs will be taken away": CM Baner
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
CM Banerjee demanded to know who was responsible for the deaths of BLOs in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, where the BJP is in power.
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BJP flags major irregularities, administrative hurdles in West Bengal vote
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) raising a series of concerns regarding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal
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