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UP Bureaucrat Sent Back After Failing To Enumerate Poll Booths In Bengal's Cooch Behar
Anurag Yadav was appointed the observer for Cooch Behar South on March 16 and he joined two days later. But yesterday, at a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, he failed to answer questions.
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Election Commission's Reshuffle Hours After Poll Announcement, Trinamool Hits Back
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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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.
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Bihar Dates Announced, Poll Panel's Answer On Aadhaar-Based Voter Addition
The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election. Voting will be held in two phases, the first on November 6 and the second on November 11, with counting of votes scheduled for November 14.
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Election Commissioners To Visit Patna To Review Poll Preparedness
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and S S Sandhu will visit Patna for two days beginning Saturday to review poll preparedness in Bihar, officials said.
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Karnataka Government Sets Up SIT To Probe Mass Voter Deletions In Aland Constituency
The Karnataka government on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate allegations of large-scale deletion of voters from electoral rolls in Kalaburagi district's Aland constituency during the 2023 assembly polls.
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Bangladesh Elections To Be Held In First Week Of February: Poll Body
Bangladesh's poll body chief on Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge.
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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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Election Commission Is Behaving Like A "Biased Umpire": Derek O'Brien
A day after the Trinamool Congress wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner demanding that the number of voters in the first two phases be made public, party leader Derek O'Brien has questioned the neutrality of the poll panel.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Put On Hold Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners - Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - whose names were finalised yesterday. The court will hear the matter next week.
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UP Bureaucrat Sent Back After Failing To Enumerate Poll Booths In Bengal's Cooch Behar
Anurag Yadav was appointed the observer for Cooch Behar South on March 16 and he joined two days later. But yesterday, at a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, he failed to answer questions.
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Election Commission's Reshuffle Hours After Poll Announcement, Trinamool Hits Back
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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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.
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Bihar Dates Announced, Poll Panel's Answer On Aadhaar-Based Voter Addition
The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election. Voting will be held in two phases, the first on November 6 and the second on November 11, with counting of votes scheduled for November 14.
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Election Commissioners To Visit Patna To Review Poll Preparedness
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and S S Sandhu will visit Patna for two days beginning Saturday to review poll preparedness in Bihar, officials said.
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Karnataka Government Sets Up SIT To Probe Mass Voter Deletions In Aland Constituency
The Karnataka government on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate allegations of large-scale deletion of voters from electoral rolls in Kalaburagi district's Aland constituency during the 2023 assembly polls.
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Bangladesh Elections To Be Held In First Week Of February: Poll Body
Bangladesh's poll body chief on Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge.
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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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Election Commission Is Behaving Like A "Biased Umpire": Derek O'Brien
A day after the Trinamool Congress wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner demanding that the number of voters in the first two phases be made public, party leader Derek O'Brien has questioned the neutrality of the poll panel.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Put On Hold Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners - Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - whose names were finalised yesterday. The court will hear the matter next week.
