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  Rajya Sabha polls on 37 seats in 10 states on March 16: Who's retiring, party-wise tally

  India | February 18, 2026 11:49 IST

  The highest number of Rajya Sabha seats going to polls is in Maharashtra at 7. In Tamil Nadu, 6 seats are set to fall vacant, while 6 each are becoming vacant in West Bengal and Bihar. Odisha will see 4 seats falling vacant.

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  EC has become a 'Tughlaqi Commission' run by a political party, alleges Mamata Banerjee

  February 17, 2026 23:57 IST

  Ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Election Commission of acting under political influence and allowing AI-driven voter deletion. She claims 58 lakh names were removed from the rolls and warns of a threat to democracy.

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  Bengal SIR: EC suspends 7 officials over 'misconduct', 'misuse of power' during voter list revision

  February 16, 2026 8:16 IST

  The process of hearing cases related to 'logical discrepancies' in West Bengal’s voter list has been completed, a senior official of the Election Commission said on Saturday. With the hearings now over, the poll body will publish the final electoral rolls on February 28.

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  Kolhapur Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Poll Result 2026: Mahayuti alliance emerges victorious

  Maharashtra | February 10, 2026 10:49 IST

  Kolhapur Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Election Results 2026: The elections were initially set for February 5, with counting slated for February 7. However, the schedule was put on hold after a tragic plane crash claimed the life of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

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  Dharashiv Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Election Result 2026: Mahayuti's big sweep, gets 40 seats

  Maharashtra | February 10, 2026 11:06 IST

  Dharashiv Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Election Results 2026: Voting took place in 12 districts spread across three divisions—Konkan, Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

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  Khardaha Assembly Election 2026: Seat profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  April 23, 2026 6:36 IST

  In the 2021 assembly polls, Kajal Sinha of the Trinamool Congress defeated Bharatiya Janata Party’s Shilbhadra Dutta by a margin of 28,140 votes. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress candidate Sougata Roy won from the Dum Dum Lok Sabha with a margin of 70,660 votes.

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  Asansol Dakshin Assembly Election 2026: Seat profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  April 23, 2026 6:32 IST

  The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal is being implemented in accordance with the Election Commission of India's order before the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026. The objective of an intensified revision is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in the list.

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  Medinipur Assembly Election 2026: Seat profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  April 23, 2026 6:29 IST

  As per data from the Election Commission, there were 2,80,060 voters in the Medinipur constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 1,38,385 were male and 1,41,671 were female voters. Four voters belonged to the third gender.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, February 4, 2026

  India | February 04, 2026 20:44 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to reply to the debate on Motion of Thanks on the President's Address in Lok Sabha. He, however, couldn’t speak due to ruckus.

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  'SIR happening only in Opposition-ruled states, AI being misused': CM Mamata hits out at EC again

  February 03, 2026 16:19 IST

  The TMC delegation on Monday left the meeting with the CEC midway, alleging that they were not given respect. Mamata Banerjee said CEC Gyanesh Kumar was a 'liar' and 'arrogant' person.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, February 2, 2026

  India | February 02, 2026 20:36 IST

  The Lok Sabha witnessed a fierce debate on Monday after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi quoted the unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General MM Naravane on the India–China standoff in 2020.

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  'Never seen such arrogant…': CM Mamata after meeting CEC over 'irregularities' in Bengal SIR | Video

  February 02, 2026 23:52 IST

  CM Mamata was accompanied by TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and 13 family members of those allegedly affected by the SIR process.

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  Bengal SIR: CM Mamata moves SC day after writing to CEC Gyanesh Kumar over 'irregularities'

  February 01, 2026 20:55 IST

  CM Banerjee is scheduled to meet CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Monday. Speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport before leaving for New Delhi, Banerjee urged the BJP to contest the polls fairly. She said that the saffron party was losing the election and thus was “using” SIR.

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  CM Mamata Banerjee misleading people on SIR, officers facing threats: ECI in SC affidavit

  India | January 21, 2026 23:39 IST

  The poll body said, unlike other states, West Bengal is witnessing a significantly higher level of threats and obstructions during the SIR process. According to the affidavit, people are being provoked by being misinformed about the revision exercise.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, January 6, 2026

  India | April 07, 2026 12:40 IST

  On January 5, some students raised derogatory slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah outside the Sabarmati Hostel at Jawaharlal Nehru University during a protest. The demonstration followed the Supreme Court denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.

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  UP SIR draft voter list: Top three districts where maximum number of voters have been removed

  Uttar Pradesh | January 06, 2026 16:25 IST

  Of the state’s total 15.44 crore registered voters, the names of 12.55 crore people (around 81.3 per cent) have been retained in the draft list. As a result of the revision, over 2.89 crore names have been deleted from the rolls.

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  Uttar Pradesh SIR draft electoral roll: How to check your name in voter list?

  Uttar Pradesh | January 07, 2026 8:07 IST

  Uttar Pradesh SIR: The primary objective of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is to include eligible voters who are missing from the rolls and also to remove duplicate or ineligible entries.

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  Assam draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 10.56 lakh names deleted, check details

  India | December 27, 2025 23:42 IST

  Assam draft electoral rolls: Of the 10.56 lakh, 4,78,992 names were deleted because of deaths, 5,23,680 voters were found to have moved from their registered addresses, and 53,619 demographically similar entries were identified for correction, the EC said.

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  Uttar Pradesh SIR: Voter list revision exercise completed, 2.89 crore names likely to be removed

  Uttar Pradesh | December 27, 2025 8:29 IST

  The process of the voter list revision by the Election Commission in Uttar Pradesh has been completed and the draft electoral roll will be published on December 31.

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  Chhattisgarh draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 27 lakh names deleted, check details

  chhattisgarh | December 23, 2025 23:43 IST

  The Election Commission said it is implementing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls in Chhattisgarh with a clearly defined objective to ensure inclusion of all the eligible electors and exclusion of all the ineligible electors with full transparency at every stage.