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  EC launches 24x7 helpline to report poll-related law and order issues in Bengal during elections

  April 13, 2026 21:49 IST

  Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases on April 23 and 29. The votes will be counted on May 4.

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  UP final voter list out after SIR: 2.05 crore voters deleted; know how to check your name

  Uttar Pradesh | April 10, 2026 14:11 IST

  The final voter list in Uttar Pradesh was released on April 10 after the SIR process, reducing the total number of voters from 15.44 crore to about 13.40 crore, with around 2.05 crore names removed

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  Around 90 lakh names removed from Bengal voter list ahead of Assembly elections 2026

  April 06, 2026 21:14 IST

  West Bengal voter list: Cases currently pending before the Appellate Tribunal will not be included in the voter list for this election; these may be approved for inclusion in the next election.

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  Andhra Pradesh, Telangana to Punjab: List of states, UTs where SIR process is to begin in April

  India | April 04, 2026 22:36 IST

  The next phase of voter list revision across the country will begin in April, with the Election Commission taking on the exercise in as many as 22 states and Union territories.

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  'BJP's game plan': Mamata after SC raps over Malda incident, says law and order not in her control

  April 03, 2026 11:39 IST

  The Supreme Court took a serious view of the violence and intimidation faced by seven judicial officers, including three women officers who are deployed to adjudicate claims in the Election Commission’s SIR process in West Bengal’s Malda district.

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  Gujarat EC announces local body polls schedule for nearly 10,000 seats; voting on April 26

  Gujarat | April 01, 2026 18:31 IST

  The nomination process will begin on April 6 and continue until April 11. Authorities will scrutinise the submitted papers on April 13, and candidates will have until April 15 to withdraw their nominations.

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  Why Mamata govt is tense over Form 6 ahead of Bengal elections; clashes likely near EC office today

  April 01, 2026 12:55 IST

  Political tension is rising in West Bengal as clashes erupt over Form 6 submissions ahead of voting. TMC and BJP workers engaged in confrontations outside the EC office amid allegations of voter list manipulation.

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  Bengal SIR: Former MP Tarun Mondal's name deleted from voter list after review process

  April 03, 2026 11:43 IST

  West Bengal SIR: A total of 58 lakh names were deleted following the enumeration phase of the SIR exercise, slashing the state's eligible electors from the initial 7.66 crore to 7.08 crore on grounds of death, migration, duplication and untraceability.

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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 IST

  Stressing 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

  April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  West 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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  Election Commission transfers five DIGs in West Bengal ahead of Assembly polls, check full list

  March 18, 2026 14:22 IST

  Anjali 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 IST

  Assembly 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 IST

  Polls 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 IST

  Amid 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

  March 10, 2026 15:34 IST

  The 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'

  March 06, 2026 14:46 IST

  I 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

  February 28, 2026 18:35 IST

  Chief 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 IST

  Counting 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 IST

  Madhya 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 IST

  Rajasthan 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.