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Poll Body Begins Electoral Roll Revision In Manipur, Final List By September
The final Electoral Roll will be published on September 6 after all claims and objections have been duly considered and disposed of.
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"Central Staff, Give Credence": Top Court To Trinamool Over Plea Against Poll Body
"They're Government Staff, Give Them Some Credence": Supreme Court To Trinamool Over Petition Against Election Commission
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62% Of Poll Body Observers Deployed In Bengal From BJP-Ruled States
The poll body has appointed 294 General Observers in West Bengal, effectively ensuring that each Assembly constituency is monitored by one IAS officer. Notably, 62 per cent of these officers are from BJP-ruled states, while 111 officers are from Oppo
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Poll Body Withdraws Key Appointment In Tamil Nadu After DMK's 'Biased' Barb
The Election Commission said in its new order that Sandeep Mittal will continue as the Director General of Police (Armed Police).
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"Conflict Of Interest": Chief Justice Recuses From Poll Body Appointments Case
A bench was hearing petitions on the non-inclusion of the Chief Justice of India in the panel which selects the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners
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Poll Body Reshuffles 18 Senior Officers In Bengal Ahead Of Assembly Elections
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs).
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Poll Body Appoints Ex-Bureaucrat Manjeet Singh As Special Observer For Assam
The Election Commission on Monday appointed former bureaucrat Manjeet Singh as the special observer for poll-bound Assam with a mandate to update the poll panel on election preparedness in the northeastern state.
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"Anti-Women, Anti-Bengali": Mamata Banerjee Slams Poll Body Over Officers' Removal
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today attacked the BJP and the Election Commission over the removal of top bureaucrats in West Bengal.
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'250 Officers, 50 Lakh Claims': Judiciary Rushes To Help Poll Body In Bengal
In what is effectively the judiciary stepping in to complete the Election Commission's work during the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in poll-bound West Bengal, the Supreme Court has asked the Calcutta High Court to appoint civil judges
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'No Option Left': Top Court's "Extraordinary" Order In Bengal SIR Case
The Supreme Court today told the Calcutta High Court to appoint judicial officers for helping West Bengal in carrying out the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, noting an unfortunate blame game has been going on.
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Gaurav Gogoi Questions Poll Body's Transparency Ahead Of Assam Elections
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Assam Congress President, Gaurav Gogoi, has launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), just six to seven months ahead of the crucial Assam Assembly elections.
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Explained: How A Vice President Is Elected In India
The election is conducted under the supervision of the Election Commission, which appoints a Returning Officer, typically a senior parliamentary official, to oversee the process.
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced today.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions On Poll Body Appointments On February 19
The petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under the 2023 law will be heard by the Supreme Court on February 19.
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Brendan Carr: Big Tech Critic And Trump's Pick For US Communications Agency
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will appoint Brendan Carr, a vocal critic of the Joe Biden administration's telecommunications policies and big tech, as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Poll Body Begins Electoral Roll Revision In Manipur, Final List By September
The final Electoral Roll will be published on September 6 after all claims and objections have been duly considered and disposed of.
-
"Central Staff, Give Credence": Top Court To Trinamool Over Plea Against Poll Body
"They're Government Staff, Give Them Some Credence": Supreme Court To Trinamool Over Petition Against Election Commission
-
62% Of Poll Body Observers Deployed In Bengal From BJP-Ruled States
The poll body has appointed 294 General Observers in West Bengal, effectively ensuring that each Assembly constituency is monitored by one IAS officer. Notably, 62 per cent of these officers are from BJP-ruled states, while 111 officers are from Oppo
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Poll Body Withdraws Key Appointment In Tamil Nadu After DMK's 'Biased' Barb
The Election Commission said in its new order that Sandeep Mittal will continue as the Director General of Police (Armed Police).
-
"Conflict Of Interest": Chief Justice Recuses From Poll Body Appointments Case
A bench was hearing petitions on the non-inclusion of the Chief Justice of India in the panel which selects the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners
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Poll Body Reshuffles 18 Senior Officers In Bengal Ahead Of Assembly Elections
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs).
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Poll Body Appoints Ex-Bureaucrat Manjeet Singh As Special Observer For Assam
The Election Commission on Monday appointed former bureaucrat Manjeet Singh as the special observer for poll-bound Assam with a mandate to update the poll panel on election preparedness in the northeastern state.
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"Anti-Women, Anti-Bengali": Mamata Banerjee Slams Poll Body Over Officers' Removal
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today attacked the BJP and the Election Commission over the removal of top bureaucrats in West Bengal.
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'250 Officers, 50 Lakh Claims': Judiciary Rushes To Help Poll Body In Bengal
In what is effectively the judiciary stepping in to complete the Election Commission's work during the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in poll-bound West Bengal, the Supreme Court has asked the Calcutta High Court to appoint civil judges
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'No Option Left': Top Court's "Extraordinary" Order In Bengal SIR Case
The Supreme Court today told the Calcutta High Court to appoint judicial officers for helping West Bengal in carrying out the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, noting an unfortunate blame game has been going on.
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Gaurav Gogoi Questions Poll Body's Transparency Ahead Of Assam Elections
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Assam Congress President, Gaurav Gogoi, has launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), just six to seven months ahead of the crucial Assam Assembly elections.
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Explained: How A Vice President Is Elected In India
The election is conducted under the supervision of the Election Commission, which appoints a Returning Officer, typically a senior parliamentary official, to oversee the process.
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced today.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions On Poll Body Appointments On February 19
The petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under the 2023 law will be heard by the Supreme Court on February 19.
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Brendan Carr: Big Tech Critic And Trump's Pick For US Communications Agency
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will appoint Brendan Carr, a vocal critic of the Joe Biden administration's telecommunications policies and big tech, as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
