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Mamata Banerjee flags "institutional overreach", voter disenfranchisement
Updated : 1 month, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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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TMC MP Mahua Moitra alleges 32 lakh unmapped cases added to 'Logical Discr
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Moitra said, "We met the CEO West Bengal for the second time in one week and this is post the Supreme Court hearing where the Supreme Court very clearly said that the harassment of people in Bengal should stop and that the number of LD (Logical Discrepancy) cas
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National Voters' Day: Our moral responsibility to safeguard voting system,
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India was established on January 25, 1950, a day before Republic Day.
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SIR to be extended nationwide soon, says Chief Election Commissioner Gyane
Updated : 1 month, 2 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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Election Commission to celebrate 16th National Voters' Day tomorrow
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
According to ECI, the theme of the event is "My India, My Vote" and the tagline is "Citizen at the Heart of Indian Democracy". ECI said that President Droupadi Murmu will preside over the function as the Chief Guest.
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India, Namibia sign MoU on election management to boost global democratic
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks 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 : 1 month, 3 weeks 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 : 1 month, 3 weeks 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 : 1 month, 3 weeks 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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"Not maintaining the dignity of her post": BJP's Saroj Pandey slams Mamata
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In response to Mamata Banerjee's questions about the ongoing SIR, through letters to the CEC Gyanesh Kumar, the BJP leader told ANI that Banerjee's allegations are "incomprehensible" and that, in a democracy, she should trust the people.
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