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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 14, 2025, 12:32 PM - 2 min read
States such as Rajasthan (86.82 per cent), Tamil Nadu (81.37 per cent), Kerala (62.40 per cent), and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (89.81 per cent) are also trailing behind Bengal’s pace.
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November 11, 2025, 06:00 PM - 4 min read
A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also issued an order that High Courts across the country must keep in abeyance (defer) any petitions filed before them relating to the SIR exercise in Bihar, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu.
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November 10, 2025, 05:04 PM - 4 min read
“I used to vote in Mominpur, Kolkata. I’ve been here for nine years now,” says Vandana Bose, 78, her voice sharp with fatigue and irony. “I don’t remember my old booth number. There’s no one to look for me. How will the BLO find my name? Maybe they’ll just strike me out. Throw me out of the country, perhaps.”
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November 10, 2025, 01:51 PM - 4 min read
The rally of deaths reportedly began the day after the EC’s announcement of the exercise on October 27.
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November 8, 2025, 04:34 PM - 3 min read
According to party sources, the newly formed team will begin work from Sunday, visiting the homes of individuals who have reportedly died or suffered mental distress due to SIR-related anxiety.
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November 4, 2025, 04:12 PM - 3 min read
The TMC took to the streets on Tuesday, staging a massive rally in protest against the SIR process. The march was led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
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November 4, 2025, 02:58 PM - 3 min read
According to sources in the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office, the delegation will visit Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, and Jalpaiguri districts to assess the progress of the door-to-door verification work being carried out by Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
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October 31, 2025, 08:43 PM - 3 min read
Each war room will be equipped with laptops, internet connections, and at least four to five tech-savvy volunteers to ensure smooth communication and data management, Abhishek instructed.
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October 31, 2025, 01:07 PM - 6 min read
For the Matuas, a Hindu refugee community with a decisive presence in over 40 assembly seats across the border districts of North 24 Parganas, Nadia and parts of South 24 Parganas, the Election Commission's decision to conduct the first SIR since 2002 to weed out duplicate, dead, and ineligible voters, has revived anxieties over identity and citizenship.
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October 28, 2025, 01:09 PM - 3 min read
In a notification sent to all political parties, the CEO’s office informed that the meeting would elaborate on the guidelines issued by the Election Commission.
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October 9, 2025, 05:52 PM - 3 min read
“SIR is meant to make the voter list accurate. All officers must complete their assigned work within the specified time. Responsibility cannot be avoided if irregularities are detected,” said a Commission official, underscoring the need for precision and accountability.
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