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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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"Voter List Clean-up Necessary": Bengal Governor Jabs Trinamool Before Poll
A "clean up" of electoral rolls is necessary ahead of an Assembly election less than six months away, Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose told NDTV Wednesday in an exclusive interview.
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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"Will Win Even In Bengal": BJP's New Working President To NDTV
Bihar minister Nitin Nabin, who was elevated to the position of the BJP's Working President, told NDTV today that his priority would be to strengthen the party organisation.
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SIR To 'Babri': How Trinamool Plans To Counter Polarisation Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A 'Babri Masjid' plan by now-suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad district has added yet another dimension to what will probably be next year's most aggressively contested Assembly elections in West Bengal.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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Poll Body To Extend SIR Deadline For UP, Bengal And Other States: Sources
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to extend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline for Uttar Pradesh and several other states, top EC sources told NDTV.
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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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Amit Shah Rebuts Priyanka Gandhi On Vande Mataram, Slams Nehru, Indira Gandhi
Countering Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's charge that the NDA government proposed a parliamentary discussion on Vande Mataram with an eye on West Bengal polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the song is not restricted to Bengal
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"Understand Real Vande Mataram Chronology": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At Centre
The debate on the national song "Vande Mataram" on its 150th anniversary in parliament saw a spirited defence of the Congress from its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Locals Pool In Money, Build A Bridge Called 'Gorkhaland' Near Darjeeling
Without government funding, residents contributed whatever amount they could to a common poll and built a bridge over Tungsung Khola, connecting Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley near West Bengal's Darjeeling.
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In Bengal, Poll Body Identifies 3 Booths Without A 'Self' Voter
A voter in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the ECI is considered a "self" if he or she has his or her name in the voters' list for 2002, the base year for the ongoing revision exercise.
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29 Poll Booths In Bengal Have 0 Dead, Duplicate Or Shifted Voters
As on Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal that did not have a single "dead" voter or "duplicate" voter or "shifted" voter.
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Mass Voter Deletion Allegations In Bengal "False": Poll Body To Supreme Court
Allegations of "large-scale voter deletion" in West Bengal are "false" and "fabricated" and an attempt to further vested political interests, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court in an affidavit.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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"Voter List Clean-up Necessary": Bengal Governor Jabs Trinamool Before Poll
A "clean up" of electoral rolls is necessary ahead of an Assembly election less than six months away, Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose told NDTV Wednesday in an exclusive interview.
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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"Will Win Even In Bengal": BJP's New Working President To NDTV
Bihar minister Nitin Nabin, who was elevated to the position of the BJP's Working President, told NDTV today that his priority would be to strengthen the party organisation.
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SIR To 'Babri': How Trinamool Plans To Counter Polarisation Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A 'Babri Masjid' plan by now-suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad district has added yet another dimension to what will probably be next year's most aggressively contested Assembly elections in West Bengal.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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Poll Body To Extend SIR Deadline For UP, Bengal And Other States: Sources
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to extend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline for Uttar Pradesh and several other states, top EC sources told NDTV.
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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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Amit Shah Rebuts Priyanka Gandhi On Vande Mataram, Slams Nehru, Indira Gandhi
Countering Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's charge that the NDA government proposed a parliamentary discussion on Vande Mataram with an eye on West Bengal polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the song is not restricted to Bengal
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"Understand Real Vande Mataram Chronology": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At Centre
The debate on the national song "Vande Mataram" on its 150th anniversary in parliament saw a spirited defence of the Congress from its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Locals Pool In Money, Build A Bridge Called 'Gorkhaland' Near Darjeeling
Without government funding, residents contributed whatever amount they could to a common poll and built a bridge over Tungsung Khola, connecting Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley near West Bengal's Darjeeling.
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In Bengal, Poll Body Identifies 3 Booths Without A 'Self' Voter
A voter in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the ECI is considered a "self" if he or she has his or her name in the voters' list for 2002, the base year for the ongoing revision exercise.
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29 Poll Booths In Bengal Have 0 Dead, Duplicate Or Shifted Voters
As on Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal that did not have a single "dead" voter or "duplicate" voter or "shifted" voter.
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Mass Voter Deletion Allegations In Bengal "False": Poll Body To Supreme Court
Allegations of "large-scale voter deletion" in West Bengal are "false" and "fabricated" and an attempt to further vested political interests, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court in an affidavit.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
