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March 9, 2026, 05:47 PM - 4 min read
Opposition parties are preparing to submit a notice to move a motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, marking the first such attempt against a CEC, sources said.
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March 9, 2026, 04:22 PM - 3 min read
At EC’s Bengal poll consultations, TMC alleged voter harassment in SIR, while BJP demanded fewer phases for the Assembly elections. The Commission assured free and fair polls.
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March 9, 2026, 02:57 PM - 3 min read
According to TMC leaders, the confrontation occurred when state ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Firhad Hakim raised concerns before CEC regarding the alleged removal of nearly 60 lakh names from the voter list.
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March 6, 2026, 04:12 PM - 3 min read
“There is no longer a situation to be ashamed of. Those who are shown as dead in the voter list are present here. Look, they have been declared dead on paper and in pen. Yet they themselves are sitting here and proving that they are alive and well,” she said.
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March 2, 2026, 04:37 PM - 3 min read
Amit Shah vows to remove “infiltrators” from Bengal if BJP wins 2026 polls, sharpens attack on TMC after revised voter rolls published.
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March 1, 2026, 06:45 PM - 4 min read
BJP chief Nitin Nabin claimed over 50 lakh “infiltrators” were removed from Bengal’s voter list after the Special Intensive Revision, launching a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee as the Election Commission reported 63.66 lakh deletions ahead of the Assembly polls.
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February 27, 2026, 05:26 PM - 3 min read
West Bengal’s post-SIR rolls to be published Saturday, categorising 7.08 crore voters, as revision turns into a fierce TMC-BJP pre-poll flashpoint.
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February 27, 2026, 02:47 PM - 3 min read
After securing a hat-trick victory in 2021, the party is now aiming for a fourth consecutive term. According to party sources, the top leadership is considering introducing new faces in the 78 constituencies where the TMC lost in the last Assembly elections. The proposed revamp may also see the exclusion of several heavyweight MLAs and ministers.
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February 19, 2026, 06:09 PM - 3 min read
Sharma had contested the 2021 Assembly elections as an independent candidate from the Kurseong constituency in Darjeeling, defeating Tshering Lama Dahal of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Tamang faction) by a margin of 15,515 votes. He later joined the BJP and has since served as a legislator in the Assembly under the party’s banner.
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February 10, 2026, 07:29 PM - 3 min read
District police sources said properties linked to the family have been identified at 10 locations in Murshidabad. The daughter’s father-in-law alone is said to have assets in 17 places, including Lalgola.
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February 6, 2026, 07:07 PM - 3 min read
According to the 2025 electoral rolls, West Bengal has more than 7.63 crore voters, of whom around 3.88 crore are women.
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February 5, 2026, 06:19 PM - 4 min read
Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the Mamata Banerjee government has announced a Rs 1,500 monthly allowance for unemployed youth and enhanced benefits for women and frontline workers in its vote-on-account budget, sharpening its welfare-driven poll pitch.
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