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'Arbitrary, Unilateral Move': Mamata Banerjee To Poll Chief Over Reshuffle
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, putting on record her protest against the state's removal of top bureaucrats ahead of the assembly election.
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Election Commission's Reshuffle Hours After Poll Announcement, Trinamool Hits Back
- Monday March 16, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Just hours after the West Bengal poll dates were announced, the Election Commission ordered the removal of top bureaucrats in the state, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, of the Mamata Banerjee-led government.
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'BLOs Operating Beyond Human Limits': Mamata Banerjee To Poll Body Chief
- Thursday November 20, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh, Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Akash Majumder
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, on Thursday, urging him to halt the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state, citing "inhuman" work
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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
- Saturday July 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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Bengal Governor Tears Into State Election Chief, Trinamool Hits Back
- Friday July 7, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The Governor alleged that State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha has failed in discharging his duties during the panchayat elections.
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"State Of Fear", Says Bengal Governor; Mamata Banerjee Hits Back
- Friday June 23, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The controversy over the appointment of the State Election Commissioner has sparked a heated exchange between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor C V Ananda Bose.
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Bengal Governor 'Returns' State Election Commissioner's Joining Letter
- Thursday June 22, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has refused to accept the joining report of State Election Commissioner Rajiv Sinha.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls To Be Held On July 8, Counting On July 11
- Thursday June 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.
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Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders' Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls
- Friday February 25, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.
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BJP Demands Paramilitary Force To Avoid 'Fear' In Civic Polls In West Bengal
- Wednesday February 9, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
BJP on Tuesday wrote to the State Election Commissioner demanding immediate deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to "remove the environment of fear and build confidence" in the people for municipal elections in the state.
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Bengal Governor Says Election Body To Brief On Civic Polls, Official "Unaware"
- Monday December 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that State Election Commissioner Sourav Das would meet him to brief about the preparations for the upcoming civic polls in Kolkata, but the poll official claimed that he was not aware of any such m
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Bengal Ex-Cop Who Arrested BJP's "Goli Maaro..." Sloganeers To Fight Polls
- Friday March 5, 2021
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Former Chandannagar Police Commissioner Humayun Kabir, remembered for arresting a bunch of BJP workers in January after they raised the incendiary slogan of "Goli maaro..." ("shoot them"), is all set to contest the West Bengal Assembly elections. Declaring the former IPS officer's candidature on a Trinamool Congress ticket today, state Chief...
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Kolkata Police Chief Regrets Not Meeting Poll Panel: Bengal Government
- Monday February 4, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar has expressed "regret" for not attending a meeting with the Election Commission officials last week, stating that he was on a casual leave, West Bengal government has said in a letter to the poll panel.
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Election Body's Full Bench On 3-Day Visit To Bengal Today
- Wednesday January 30, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The full bench of the Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is arriving on Wednesday on a three-day visit to review the preparedness of the Lok Sabha election in the state, officials said Tuesday.
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"Complete Lie": Top Bengal Election Officer On Threats From Trinamool
- Monday May 7, 2018
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
West Bengal's State Election Commissioner AK Singh, in charge of the once rescheduled and now controversial panchayat polls, today called a press conference at his office in Kolkata and announced he had not received any death threats from the Trinamool Congress.
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'Arbitrary, Unilateral Move': Mamata Banerjee To Poll Chief Over Reshuffle
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, putting on record her protest against the state's removal of top bureaucrats ahead of the assembly election.
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www.ndtv.com
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Election Commission's Reshuffle Hours After Poll Announcement, Trinamool Hits Back
- Monday March 16, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Just hours after the West Bengal poll dates were announced, the Election Commission ordered the removal of top bureaucrats in the state, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, of the Mamata Banerjee-led government.
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'BLOs Operating Beyond Human Limits': Mamata Banerjee To Poll Body Chief
- Thursday November 20, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh, Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Akash Majumder
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, on Thursday, urging him to halt the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state, citing "inhuman" work
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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
- Saturday July 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Governor Tears Into State Election Chief, Trinamool Hits Back
- Friday July 7, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The Governor alleged that State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha has failed in discharging his duties during the panchayat elections.
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"State Of Fear", Says Bengal Governor; Mamata Banerjee Hits Back
- Friday June 23, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The controversy over the appointment of the State Election Commissioner has sparked a heated exchange between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor C V Ananda Bose.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Governor 'Returns' State Election Commissioner's Joining Letter
- Thursday June 22, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has refused to accept the joining report of State Election Commissioner Rajiv Sinha.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls To Be Held On July 8, Counting On July 11
- Thursday June 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.
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Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders' Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls
- Friday February 25, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.
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BJP Demands Paramilitary Force To Avoid 'Fear' In Civic Polls In West Bengal
- Wednesday February 9, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
BJP on Tuesday wrote to the State Election Commissioner demanding immediate deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to "remove the environment of fear and build confidence" in the people for municipal elections in the state.
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Bengal Governor Says Election Body To Brief On Civic Polls, Official "Unaware"
- Monday December 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that State Election Commissioner Sourav Das would meet him to brief about the preparations for the upcoming civic polls in Kolkata, but the poll official claimed that he was not aware of any such m
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Ex-Cop Who Arrested BJP's "Goli Maaro..." Sloganeers To Fight Polls
- Friday March 5, 2021
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Former Chandannagar Police Commissioner Humayun Kabir, remembered for arresting a bunch of BJP workers in January after they raised the incendiary slogan of "Goli maaro..." ("shoot them"), is all set to contest the West Bengal Assembly elections. Declaring the former IPS officer's candidature on a Trinamool Congress ticket today, state Chief...
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Kolkata Police Chief Regrets Not Meeting Poll Panel: Bengal Government
- Monday February 4, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar has expressed "regret" for not attending a meeting with the Election Commission officials last week, stating that he was on a casual leave, West Bengal government has said in a letter to the poll panel.
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Election Body's Full Bench On 3-Day Visit To Bengal Today
- Wednesday January 30, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The full bench of the Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is arriving on Wednesday on a three-day visit to review the preparedness of the Lok Sabha election in the state, officials said Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Complete Lie": Top Bengal Election Officer On Threats From Trinamool
- Monday May 7, 2018
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
West Bengal's State Election Commissioner AK Singh, in charge of the once rescheduled and now controversial panchayat polls, today called a press conference at his office in Kolkata and announced he had not received any death threats from the Trinamool Congress.
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www.ndtv.com