Kolkata: The Election Commission’s announcement on 27 October 2025 regarding the commencement of the Special Summary Revision (SIR) across West Bengal and 12 other states and union territories has triggered widespread concern among citizens. The draft voter list will be published following the SIR exercise, and the final list is expected on 7 February 2026, […]
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Kolkata: A workshop on First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) systems for the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election 2026 was held today at the Taal Kutir Convention Centre in New Town, Kolkata. The workshop was organised ahead of the FLC process, which will commence […]
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Kolkata: A high-level delegation from the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Gyanesh Bharti, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, visited Alipurduar district on Thursday to review the progress of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The team included Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Dibyendu Das, Additional CEO, […]
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Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), in exercise of its powers under Article 324 of the Constitution of India, along with the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and relevant provisions of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, has ordered a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls in West Bengal. This directive […]
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Kolkata : The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, today launched the new portal for polling personnel – EMMS 2.0 (emms.wb.gov.in) – to streamline the preparation of election manpower database for the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2026. The portal was inaugurated virtually in the presence of Arindam Niyogi, Additional Chief Electoral Officer; Dr. […]
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New Delhi : The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a detailed meeting with representatives of major political parties at Nirvachan Sadan to decode the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar. Chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, the […]
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Patna : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar to verify the eligibility of electors as per the constitutional mandate. The drive, which has already commenced successfully, is being conducted in line with Article 326 of the Indian Constitution, ensuring that only Indian citizens above 18 years […]
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KALIGANJ : The stage is set for the counting of votes for the 80-Kaliganj Assembly Constituency bye-election, scheduled to take place on June 23, 2025, from 8:00 AM onwards at Panighata UDM High School. The counting venue and arrangements have been duly approved by the Election Commission of India (ECI), and all three contesting candidates […]
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A. Electors 1. Maximum number of voters at a polling station has been restricted to 1200 2. Additional polling booths will be set up in High Rises / Colonies 3. For Electoral Roll updation, data of Death registration to be directly obtained from RGI database; will be updated after verification 4. Voter Information Slips to […]
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New ECINET to facilitate electoral services for citizens; seamless and convenient data handling for electoralofficials New Delhi : In a major initiative, the Election Commission of India is developing a new user-friendlydigital interface for the electors and its other stakeholders such as the election officials, politicalparties and the civil society. The new one-stop platform, ECINET, […]
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