Tag: ECI

A people’s mandate lost in the fog of SIR/Sayantan Ghosh

If the BJP’s triumph in the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections is…

Whatever be the verdict on 4 May, thank West Bengal’s women for it/Sayanatan Gosh

As the dust settles on the second phase of the 2026 West…

Bengal polls: Supreme Court refuses to pass orders on TMC plea over EC directive on counting supervisors

Shafaqna India: The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to pass any orders on…

West Bengal: Has the ECI done enough? AJ Prabal

No adult living in India today, with a constitutionally guaranteed right to…

Strategic Lockdown: Security Ramps Up Ahead of Bengal’s Crucial Phase 2

Shafaqna India: Just days before the second phase of West Bengal’s Assembly…

Bengal phase 2 polls: Raids, Central deployment and rising tension

Shafaqna India: Just days before the second phase of West Bengal’s Assembly elections…

Supreme Court issues notice on plea seeking curb on pre-election freebies

Shafaqna India: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, the…

Bengal polls: EC issues 3rd supplementary voter list, stays silent on deletions

Shafaqna India: The Election Commission released the third supplementary voter list under the…

Case Filed Against X Over ‘Defamatory’ AI Video Targeting PM, ECI

Shafaqna India: The cyber wing of Kerala police has registered a case against…

Voter list chaos raises question: How will Bengal vote going by existing rolls?Kunal Chatterjee

The credibility of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly election has come under…

West Bengal: ECI’s ‘shock and awe’ adds to anxiety and uncertainty

Shafaqna India: Bureaucrats in West Bengal say they are not surprised by…

WB Chief Secretary Among 60 Lakh Voters Marked ‘Under Adjudication’ After SIR

Shafaqna India: Several prominent figures in West Bengal, including the state’s Chief Secretary…

Daylight robbery of voting rights?Nanlal Sharma

On 29 January, Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal drew the Election…

Is Form 7 the new weapon of mass deletion?Sourabh Sen

When the Election Commission of India (ECI) quietly altered the rules governing…

Bengal SIR: TMC Dares ECI to Publish List of ‘Suspicious’ Voters and Bangladeshis

Shafaqna India: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and national general-secretary Abhishek Banerjee has…

If Election Commission did not decide on SIR, then who did? AJ Parabh

“I had made a straightforward prayer in my Right to Information (RTI)…

Bengal Voter List: ECI Plans Removal of 43 Lakh Entries

Shafaqna India: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to unveil the…

Bengal Voter Deletion Charges Inflated, EC Reports to SC

Shafaqna India: The Election Commission has denied the allegation of large-scale disenfranchisement of…

Election Commission Finds 26 Lakh Voter Name Mismatches in Bengal Rolls Since 2002

Shafaqna India: The Election Commission has reported that nearly 26 lakh voters' names…

ECI Yet to Clarify Rise in Bihar Voters Recorded from 6–11 Nov

Shafaqna India: Counting of votes began in Bihar at 8.00 am on…

Who’s afraid of the SIR in Maharashtra? Naveen Kumar

A fresh round of protests in Mumbai against the voter-list fraud was…

Haryana Polls Under Fire: Rahul Gandhi Claims Massive Rigging by Centre

Shafaqna India: Just a day before first phase of polling for the Bihar…

West Bengal: Mamata Leads Protest Rally as Technical Glitch Delays SIR Launch

Shafaqna India: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal…

Seventy Candidates Pull Out of Bihar Polls Ahead of Second Phase

Shafaqna India: As the political machinery in Bihar revs up for the 2025…

ECI Reminds Parties That Political Ads on Polling Days Require Pre-Certification

Shafaqna India: In an apparent bid to ensure a level playing field amid…

Is INDIA ready for the NDA–ECI alliance?A.J. Prabal & Nandlal Sharma

In less than a month from now, Bihar will have a new…

Nationwide Electoral Roll Revision Expected in October

Shafaqna India: The nationwide special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is likely…

EC Demands Affidavit from Anyone Who Voted Twice Amid Vote Theft Claims

Shafaqna India: Facing massive allegations of vote theft from the principal opposition party,…

Bihar SIR row: No deletions without due process, Election Commission tells Supreme Court

Shafaqna India: Faced with allegations of deleting lakhs of eligible voters from electoral…

EC delists 334 parties for failing to contest poll, comply with norms

Shafaqna India: The Election Commission on Saturday said it had delisted 334…