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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 7, 2026, 04:19 PM - 3 min read
The matter came to light amid the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, under which voters are asked to appear for hearings if discrepancies are found in their enumeration forms. The process applies to all voters, including public figures.
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January 6, 2026, 07:49 PM - 3 min read
According to the Election Commission, “logical discrepancies” refer to informational anomalies in voter records rather than questions of citizenship.
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December 27, 2025, 09:57 PM - 2 min read
The campaign will kick off in Banerjee’s own backyard, the Diamond Harbour constituency in South 24 Parganas, before quickly moving to the northern districts of Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri on January 3.
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December 27, 2025, 06:21 PM - 3 min read
The ECI, in a letter sent to the MHA, formally requested the deployment of central forces to ensure the security of the CEO’S office as well as officers and staff working in the office.
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December 27, 2025, 06:13 PM - 3 min read
According to sources, notices have been issued to two sons of the MP, both of whom are established medical professionals.
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December 22, 2025, 04:12 PM - 5 min read
Virtually sounding the poll bugle for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, Mamata described the contest as the “final chapter” for the BJP in the state.
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December 17, 2025, 02:28 PM - 4 min read
South 24 Parganas leads the state in the category of mismatch in the father’s name, with as many as 9,33,872 forms flagged. In contrast, Kalimpong district recorded the lowest number of such cases at 44,020.
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December 16, 2025, 01:03 PM - 3 min read
It has been learnt that more 57,604 names may get deleted. Those excluded, however, retain the right to submit their claims using Form 6 along with supporting documents.
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December 9, 2025, 08:37 PM - 3 min read
The Commission clarified that “uncollected forms” refer to entries that cannot be verified or incorporated into the draft roll under any circumstances.
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December 2, 2025, 07:08 PM - 4 min read
At the administrative meeting, Mamata presented the state’s 14-year development report card, listing achievements across sectors while simultaneously accusing the BJP-led central government of using the SIR to secure its vote bank through the Election Commission.
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December 2, 2025, 12:41 PM - 3 min read
The Commission has instructed that booths with uncollected forms between zero and twenty must be given special attention. The discovery of 2,208 booths with no returned forms prompted the immediate issuance of the new directive.
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