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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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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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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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Amit Shah's "Saving Infiltrator" Jibe After Mamata Banerjee's SIR Plea
Some political parties are trying to "protect infiltrators" by hindering the process for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.
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Bengal Poll Officer Allegedly Dies By Suicide; Work Pressure, Says Family
Tension spread in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after the body of a woman booth level officer (BLO) was found in the courtyard of her house in a suspected case of death by suicide.
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SIR Forms Distributed On Bengal Streets, Complaint Filed With Poll Body
The Election Commission of India has received multiple complaints filed against Booth Level Officers (BLOs) by various political parties in West Bengal for distributing the enumeration forms for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at public places.
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For Bengal Roll Revision, BJP Red Flags 5 of 12 Approved Documents
The BJP has written to the Election Commission, suggesting that extra caution be exercised for the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in West Bengal.
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Poll Body Set For Nationwide Roll Revision? Sources Say 10 States In Phase 1
The date for nationwide rollout of Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls is expected to be announced tomorrow by the Election Commission.
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After Poll Body Order, Bengal Suspends 4 Officials, But Doesn't File Cases
The West Bengal government has partly complied with the Election Commission of India's directive by suspending four officials of the Moyna and Baruipur Purba Assembly Constituencies for alleged voter list malpractices
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9-Year-Old's Rapist Convicted: 1st Conviction In Bengal Post-Poll Violence
A man has been convicted for the rape of a nine-year-old in 2021, marking the first conviction in the post-poll violence cases investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in West Bengal.
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Bypolls For 5 Seats In 4 States Largely Peaceful, High Turnout In Bengal
Bypolls were held in five Assembly segments across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala on Thursday, with the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal registering a polling percentage of nearly 70 by 5 pm.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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"Depressed To Know Post-Poll Violence Was Initiated By...": Bengal Governor
After meeting the victims of the post-poll violence, West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose said on Tuesday that violence is growing in the state and he is depressed to know that in some cases, violence is being supported or initiated by the government.
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Bengal Governor Meets Voters Not 'Allowed To Vote' In Recent Key Polls
Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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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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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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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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Amit Shah's "Saving Infiltrator" Jibe After Mamata Banerjee's SIR Plea
Some political parties are trying to "protect infiltrators" by hindering the process for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.
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Bengal Poll Officer Allegedly Dies By Suicide; Work Pressure, Says Family
Tension spread in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after the body of a woman booth level officer (BLO) was found in the courtyard of her house in a suspected case of death by suicide.
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SIR Forms Distributed On Bengal Streets, Complaint Filed With Poll Body
The Election Commission of India has received multiple complaints filed against Booth Level Officers (BLOs) by various political parties in West Bengal for distributing the enumeration forms for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at public places.
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For Bengal Roll Revision, BJP Red Flags 5 of 12 Approved Documents
The BJP has written to the Election Commission, suggesting that extra caution be exercised for the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in West Bengal.
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Poll Body Set For Nationwide Roll Revision? Sources Say 10 States In Phase 1
The date for nationwide rollout of Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls is expected to be announced tomorrow by the Election Commission.
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After Poll Body Order, Bengal Suspends 4 Officials, But Doesn't File Cases
The West Bengal government has partly complied with the Election Commission of India's directive by suspending four officials of the Moyna and Baruipur Purba Assembly Constituencies for alleged voter list malpractices
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9-Year-Old's Rapist Convicted: 1st Conviction In Bengal Post-Poll Violence
A man has been convicted for the rape of a nine-year-old in 2021, marking the first conviction in the post-poll violence cases investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in West Bengal.
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Bypolls For 5 Seats In 4 States Largely Peaceful, High Turnout In Bengal
Bypolls were held in five Assembly segments across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala on Thursday, with the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal registering a polling percentage of nearly 70 by 5 pm.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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"Depressed To Know Post-Poll Violence Was Initiated By...": Bengal Governor
After meeting the victims of the post-poll violence, West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose said on Tuesday that violence is growing in the state and he is depressed to know that in some cases, violence is being supported or initiated by the government.
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Bengal Governor Meets Voters Not 'Allowed To Vote' In Recent Key Polls
Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
