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'Clerical error': Kerala CEO suspends officer after EC document with BJP seal distributed to parties
India | March 24, 2026 8:23 ISTStressing that the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer acknowledged the lapse as soon as it was detected, it said that the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer issued a formal letter on March 21 to withdraw the erroneous document.
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EC issues first supplementary voters' list after SIR adjudications in poll-bound West Bengal
West Bengal | April 03, 2026 11:44 ISTWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Polling for the 294-member assembly in West Bengal will be held in two phases--- on April 23 and 29-- - and the counting is scheduled for May 4.
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Speed News: PM Modi praises retiring Rajya Sabha members, says politics never truly ends
Originals | March 19, 2026 0:06 ISTPM Modi praises retiring Rajya Sabha members, says politics never truly ends. Congress faces setback as Pradyut Bordoloi joins BJP before Assam elections. Election Commission transfers five DIG officers in West Bengal ahead of polls. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News.
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Election Commission transfers five DIGs in West Bengal ahead of Assembly polls, check full list
Kolkata | March 18, 2026 14:22 ISTAnjali Singh will take charge as DIG, Jalpaiguri, according to the order issued on Wednesday. The election commission said the directions are to be implemented with immediate effect, and a compliance report regarding the joining of the officers must be submitted by 11 am on March 19.
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Assembly Election 2026: Matrize-IANS Opinion poll predicts NDA's massive victory in Tamil Nadu
India | March 15, 2026 23:33 ISTAssembly Election 2026: West Bengal's 294-seat Legislative Assembly faces a high-stakes clash between the ruling Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Banerjee since 2011 and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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EC to announce poll schedule for Kerala, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry at 4 pm
India | April 03, 2026 12:20 ISTPolls are due in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry. The poll body has convened a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 10, 2026
India | March 10, 2026 20:38 ISTAmid reports of LPG shortage, government sources on Tuesday said sufficient stock is available and production has been increased by 10 per cent. Sources also said that India is sourcing supplies from approximately 40 countries.
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Bengal SIR: SC directs EC to set up appellate tribunal to hear rejected applications
West Bengal | March 10, 2026 15:34 ISTThe Chief Justice noted that the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court had informed the court that around 10 lakh objections have already been disposed of. The court expressed displeasure over the filing of what it described as an advance petition, stating that it sends the wrong signal.
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Mamata begins protest against SIR: 'Will expose BJP-EC conspiracy to defranschise Bengal voters'
Kolkata | March 06, 2026 14:46 ISTI will present voters who have been declared dead by EC in Kolkata, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said while launching sit-in against SIR deletions.
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West Bengal SIR final voter list released: 5.46 lakh voters have been deleted from list
Kolkata | February 28, 2026 18:35 ISTChief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said the electoral roll revision process led to the deletion of over 5.46 lakh electors through Form-7 and inclusion of more than 1.82 lakh voters via Form-6 and Form-6A submissions.
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Jharkhand Municipal Council Election Results: JMM-backed candidates face stiff heat in Garhwa
Jharkhand | February 27, 2026 23:22 ISTCounting of votes for Jharkhand’s urban civic polls took place on Friday, covering results for 20 Municipal Councils out of the 48 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) that went to polls on February 23.
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Final electoral roll for Madhya Pradesh released: 5.74 crore voters enumerated in mission mode
Madhya Pradesh | February 21, 2026 23:46 ISTMadhya Pradesh SIR: A total of 57,406,143 voters were registered in the draft voter list. The final voter list includes the names of 53,981,065 voters. Thus, a net addition of 849,082 voters was recorded after the draft list.
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Rajasthan SIR: Over 2.42 lakh names deleted in final voter list published by EC
Rajasthan | February 21, 2026 14:35 ISTRajasthan SIR: In the final voter list, 12,91,365 new voters were added, and 2,42,760 names were deleted. The final published roll now includes 5,15,19,929 voters.
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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 ISTThe 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
Kolkata | February 17, 2026 23:57 ISTAhead 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
West Bengal | February 16, 2026 8:16 ISTThe 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 ISTKolhapur 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 ISTDharashiv 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
West Bengal | April 23, 2026 6:36 ISTIn 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
West Bengal | April 23, 2026 6:32 ISTThe 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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