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ECI announces elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Goa, Gujarat, WB; polls
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Election Commission said that 10 members from Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal are scheduled to retire in the months of July and August.
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Assam: Police detain people staging protests against delimitation proposal
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Assam Police on Tuesday detained protesters in Karimganj who were protesting against the proposed delimitation draft by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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PIL filed in Calcutta HC challenging Rajiva Sinha's appointment as electio
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Rajiv Sinha was appointed as the SEC on June 7 and the panchayat elections were declared on June 8 for July 8, a move termed hasty by the Opposition parties.
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Panchayat elections: West Bengal State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha
Updated : 3 years ago IST
West Bengal State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha is to meet Governor CV Ananda Bose this evening, as per sources.
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"Inhuman:" NCPCR Chairperson after team denied permission to meet "injured
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While replying to the request, the state poll body had advised that the visit of the Commission's team may be deferred till the completion of the election process.
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Court defers former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry's indictment in sedit
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The judge accepted Fawad Chaudhry's exemption plea and directed him to appear before the court on July 4 for indictment.
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Panchayat polls: One company of paramilitary force reaches West Bengal's J
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Days after Calcutta High Court ordered the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition Central Forces within 24 hours for deployment in panchayat elections, one company of paramilitary force reached Jalpaiguri on Friday evening.
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Bengal Governor returns State Election Commissioner's joining report ahead
Updated : 3 years ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose "returned" the joining report of State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha ahead of the panchayat polls, as per sources.
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Assam embraces Delimitation draft on affirmative note, protective shield f
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Embracing the Delimitation draft released by the Election Commission of India on an affirmative note, Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam has displayed a welcome gesture towards the orientation of the draft, stating it to a favourable proposition in terms of the interest of the indigenous people
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Calcutta HC directs State Election Commission to deploy more Central force
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The court's directive specifies that the number of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies should not be less than those requisitioned for the 2013 panchayat polls.
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West Bengal violence: Police deployed after houses, shops 'torched' in vil
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a viral video, smoke can be seen as several houses were left gutted in the arson that broke out on Wednesday.
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Election Commission publishes draft delimitation proposal for Assam
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"19 seats in the Legislative Assembly are proposed to be allocated for Scheduled Tribes out of 126 seats, while 2 seats are proposed to be allocated for Scheduled Tribes out of 14 seats in House of People allocated to the State of Assam. Similarly, 09 seats in the Legislative Assembly are pr
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