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January 28, 2026, 02:00 PM - 3 min read
The Commission on Tuesday sent a strongly worded letter to the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, alleging that key officials involved in the sensitive exercise were transferred in violation of clear instructions issued earlier
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January 18, 2026, 01:20 PM - 3 min read
According to sources, the state Home Department wrote to the Election Commission on Saturday, referring to incidents in Baruipur East and Purba Medinipur districts, and stated that the opinion of the State Advocate General had been sought, who reportedly held that the steps already taken by the state government were sufficient
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January 11, 2026, 12:08 PM - 3 min read
According to Commission sources, the appointments have been made initially only for West Bengal, amid heightened scrutiny and political controversy surrounding the SIR process in the state
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January 8, 2026, 02:49 PM - 3 min read
The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, has initiated steps to address the issue of serving SIR hearing notices to voters residing abroad or outside the state, including a large number of migrant workers, said sources in the Election Commission
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January 3, 2026, 04:54 PM - 2 min read
ECINet app is one of the Commission’s major digital initiatives and the app's development work began after its announcement on 4 May 2025The app can be downloaded on both Google Play store and Apple App Store.
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December 19, 2025, 05:50 PM - 5 min read
Although Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was chosen as its convener, he did not provide any leadership to the Opposition alliance as he restricted himself to the role of the Congress president only.
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December 11, 2025, 07:45 PM - 6 min read
The leader of Opposition has problems with the Government of India enacting a special law that provides immunity to the election commissioners for various acts of omission and commission while in office.
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December 5, 2025, 05:42 PM - 2 min read
She said the Election Commission of India has been consistently working to enhance women’s participation in the electoral process. To assess this, the gender ratio, number of women voters per 1,000 male voters, is monitored across all Assembly Constituencies, and special strategies are planned wherever the ratio is low.
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November 15, 2025, 04:49 PM - 3 min read
According to the Commission sources, the ECI team — consisting of Senior DEC Gyanesh Bharti, Principal Secretaries SB Joshi and Malay Mallik and Deputy Secretary Abhinav Agarwal — will reach Kolkata on November 18.
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November 9, 2025, 12:53 PM - 3 min read
ECI has launched a crackdown against BLOs over the alleged gross irregularities and violations for SIR in West Bengal.
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October 23, 2025, 07:19 PM - 3 min read
The directive was part of the outcomes from a two-day conference of CEOs focused on SIR preparedness, which concluded at the India International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi.
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October 9, 2025, 12:32 PM - 3 min read
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday advised parties against the misuse of AI-based tools to create deepfakes that distort information or propagate misinformation on social media platforms ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar.
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