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"No coordination between bureaucracy and ministers": Himachal Governor fla
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Governor's sharp remarks came shortly after State Election Commissioner Anil Khachi submitted a sealed report to him on the status of the panchayat polls, a move that has pushed the issue directly into Raj Bhawan.
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Election Commission begins prep for 2026 Bengal Assembly polls amid ongoin
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti led a meeting in Kolkata with multiple First Level Checking (FLC) team members where they discussed the ongoing SIR, preparations of ensuring stock of EVM and VVPAT also is present among other things. According to ECI officials, the state EC has
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"Who is Mamata Banerjee to stop SIR? " BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
Updated : 4 months ago IST
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar expressing her concern over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bengal is a "direct attack" on a Consti
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Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, appeals for "halt" in SIR exe
Updated : 4 months ago IST
In a letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on November 20, Chief Minister Banerjee claimed that the "critical gaps in training, lack of clarity on mandatory documentation and the near-impossibility of meeting voters in the midst of their livelihood schedules have
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West Bengal: EC delegation reaches Kolkata for SIR review meeting
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Election Commission delegation team arrived in Kolkata on Tuesday for the review meeting of the Special Intensive Revision. The Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti will chair the meeting with the Kolkata North and South DEOs and EROs to review the SIR process underway in Benga
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As SIR begins in Bengal, Sonagachi sex workers demand inclusion in voter l
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi area are urging the government to include their names in the voter list as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process begins in Bengal. Many sex workers fear being left out due to a lack of documentation, with some having no connection with their paren
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Congress' sour note in Bihar performance, calls it 'EC vs people of Bihar'
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
As Congress and Mahagathbandhan trail behind in the counting of votes, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday called the Bihar Assembly elections a direct contest between Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the people of Bihar.
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"2025 Bihar polls historic, over 7.5 crore voters participated in SIR": CE
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday hailed the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections as "historic", highlighting the unprecedented participation of over 7.5 crore voters in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, facilitated by grassroots election workers and
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"PM Modi, Shah and CEC stealing votes, Gen Z of Bihar must stay vigilant":
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of "stealing votes," urging the youth of Bihar to remain "vigilant" during polling
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"Those who were appointed as guardians of right to vote...": Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Congress MP also alleged that many BJP leaders and workers, who had voted in elections in other states, voted in Bihar in the first phase of the election.
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Bihar Polls: ECI calls for strict action after slippers, stones hurled at
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday directed the Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) to take immediate action after supporters of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) allegedly surrounded the convoy of BJP candidate Vijay Kumar Sinha in Khoriari village, hurling stone
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3-member ECI team to visit West Bengal border districts from November 5 -8
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A three-member team from the Election Commission of India (ECI) will visit West Bengal from November 5 to November 8 to oversee the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, Principal Secretary SB Joshi, and Deputy Secretary A
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