ELECTION COMMISSION

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters’ list in Kerala

7:30 pm March 17, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: The Opposition Congress on Wednesday raised serious allegations of fraud and irregularities in the preparation of voters’ list in Kerala ahead of the April 6 assembly polls. Citing the voters’ list published by the Election Commission on January 20 2021, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ramesh Chennithala said bogus votes have been added […]

Mamata’s injured leg kicks off political spat in Bengal

10:09 pm March 15, 2021

Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee’s injured leg Monday kicked off a spat between her and Amit Shah, with the wheelchair-bound TMC boss asserting she will fight as long as her “heart beats and vocal cord functions” and the home minister reminding her of the “pain” of the mothers of BJP workers “slain by your goons”. The two […]

It’s unfortunate that TMC memorandum on Mamata injuries ‘full of insinuations and averments’: EC

11:06 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday said it is ”rather unfortunate” that the Trinamool Congress memorandum to it on the injuries sustained by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is full of insinuations and averments and questions the very basis of its creation and functioning. The Trinamool Congress on Thursday slammed the Election Commission for failing to provide security to Banerjee who was injured during election campaign in Nandigram, […]

TMC demands removal of dy EC Sudeep Jain

7:04 pm March 4, 2021

Kolkata: The ruling TMC in West Bengal Thursday demanded the removal of Sudeep Jain, the deputy election commissioner in-charge of the state, accusing him of being biased against it and breaking norms of the federal structure. TMC spokesperson Sougata Roy said that party leader Derek O’ Brien has written to the Election Commission demanding that […]

Eight-phase West Bengal polls keeping in mind festivals, deployment of forces: Officials

11:31 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: With the Election Commission (EC) facing flak from some quarters for announcing eight-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal, officials on Friday said the polling had to be spread out due to festivals, the movement of security forces and an increased number of polling stations keeping in mind the Covid protocols. Responding to questions on the increased number of phases in West […]