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CEC Gyanesh Kumar assumes chairship of International IDEA
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an official statement issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Gyanesh Kumar assumed the chairship of International IDEA in Sweden's Stockholm. Ambassador of India to Sweden, Anurag Bhushan, was also present on the occasion.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlights global recognition as India set to chair Inte
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
India will chair International IDEA for the first time in 2026, with CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlighting global recognition of India's election system. India also has the largest electorate among IDEA members, accounting for 44.5% of over 2.22 billion voters across 37 democratic nations.
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"Election Commission not listening to objections, valid voters removed": B
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the wake of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President Prasanna Acharya alleged that valid voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls on the pretext of Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
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Gyanesh Kumar, ECI have blood on their hands: TMC's Derek O'Brien during S
Updated : 3 months, 2 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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"26 BLOs' deaths in 20 days like murder in broad daylight": Congress targe
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate took a swipe at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in a press conference in Delhi, reiterating the Congress party's "vote theft" claims through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) on the BJP during the Bihar elections 2025.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar to assume Chairship of International IDEA
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As Chair, he will preside over all Council meetings in 2026. International IDEA, established in 1995, is an intergovernmental organisation committed to strengthening democratic institutions and processes worldwide.
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Ten-member TMC delegation to meet EC on Nov 28 amid protests over SIR in W
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Commission has considered the party's request and decided to give an appointment to the delegation of All India Trinamool Congress, comprising of the Authorized Representative of the Party along with our other members of the party, for a meeting at 11:00 AM on 28.11.2025 (Friday) at
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Suvendu Adhikari alleges misuse of police by TMC during SIR, asks ECI to d
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging violation of the "neutrality" principle and misuse of police by the TMC government during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elector
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Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, flags 'disturbing' issues ove
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In her letter, Banerjee said, "I am constrained to write to you regarding two disturbing yet urgent developments that have been brought to my notice, and which, in my view, warrant your immediate intervention."
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West Bengal SIR: Mamata Banerjee writes to EC, seeks immediate interventio
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sharing a letter on X addressed to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Banerjee described the exercise as "unplanned, chaotic and dangerous," highlighting gaps in training, lack of clarity on documentation, and the impossibility of meeting voters amidst their work schedules.
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"Calculated attempt to undermine ECI," West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Ad
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, submitted a rebuttal letter to Election Commission of India Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday. This letter addressed a communication from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the Special Inten
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"Who is Mamata Banerjee to stop SIR? " BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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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