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NEW DELHI: Nearly seven lakh voters have been added to the electoral rolls in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, officials said, though detailed demographic data is yet to be released by the Election Commission of India. Of the newly added electorate, about 3.22 lakh are set to vote in the first phase, while…
Polling will be held in two phases in West Bengal on April 23 and 29, and the results of the assembly polls will be announced on May 4. KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced that a total of 2,926 candidates are in the fray for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, with Justice Joymalya Bagchi stressing the need for a “robust appellate mechanism” to address wrongful deletions, even as the court declined to intervene in individual cases.A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant…
NEW DELHI: As West Bengal gears up for Assembly elections scheduled on April 23 and April 29, with results due on May 4, the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency has become a crucial electoral battleground, where major parties, particularly the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are intensifying their campaigns in a bid…
NEW DELHI: More than 3.6 crore electors across 16 districts are eligible to vote in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections on April 23, according to data released by the Election Commission.The electoral rolls for the phase include 1.84 crore men, 1.75 crore women and 465 third gender voters, reflecting a broad…
NEW DELHI: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has emerged as a flashpoint in West Bengal Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the one hand, has vowed to implement it if the BJP comes to power. At the same time, Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, has pledged to repeal the law if her party gains…
NEW DELHI: In a key political development ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, has withdrawn its alliance with a party headed by Humayun Kabir, citing concerns over remarks attributed to him.In a strongly worded statement on early Friday, AIMIM said it “cannot associate with…
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday criticised West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for making what he called “irresponsible allegations” after she hinted at a collusion between the BJP, Congress and DMK.In an X post, Tagore stressed that while the Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) are allies in the INDIA bloc at…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused authorities of selectively removing names from the state’s voter rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections.Addressing a rally in Chakdaha in Nadia district, Mamata said the TMC would support individuals whose names…
NEW DELHI: Contrary to West Bengal govt’s apprehensions that scrutiny of deleted voters’ claims for inclusion in voters’ lists would not be completed before filing of nominations for assembly elections later this month, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court chief justice has informed that all 60 lakh-odd claims would be adjudicated by…
