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Election Commission of India

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Mamata Banerjee alleges ECI is not disclosing results of seats where TMC is winning, claims party will win, urges party agents and candidates not...

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2026

As the BJP is heading towards a historic victory in West Bengal, current chief minister Mamata Banerjee continues to attack the Election Commission over...

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West Bengal: Election Commission orders repolling in 15 booths in Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour after instances of taping over BJP button on EVMs...

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared the polling held on April 29, 2026, in 15 specific polling stations of two Assembly constituencies...

Calcutta HC rejects TMC’s plea against Election Commission’s decision not to engage state govt employees as counting supervisors

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2026

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) challenging the Election Commission of India’s...

Government and Policy

Election Commission introduces QR-Based ID system to strengthen security at counting centres, to be implemented from the upcoming counting for assembly elections

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the introduction of a QR code-based Photo Identity Card module on its ECINET platform to strengthen...

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Congress mouthpiece ‘National Herald’ simps on Bangladesh to discredit ECI, bats for return of ballot boxes and manages to cry foul over women reservation...

Rukma Rathore - 27 April, 2026

On 26th April (Sunday), the Congress mouthpiece "National Herald" published a column by Sourabh Sen. It directed Modi govti to learn 'lessons' from the recently concluded national parliament polls in the neighbouring country.

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Election Commission issues notice to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge after he calls PM Modi ‘terrorist’: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 23 April, 2026

The notice came after a delegation of BJP leaders, including Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju and Arjun Ram Meghwal, met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Law

Calcutta High Court stays ECI memo naming 800 people as “Trouble-Makers” for Bengal elections, says it can’t issue such “blanket direction”

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2026

The Calcutta High Court on 22 April, 2026, stayed the operation of an Election Commission of India (ECI) memo that had identified nearly 800...

The Wire questions SIR process in Uttar Pradesh over deletion of over 2 crore names: Here is how there is no “Riddle” and the...

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2026

The objective of SIR is simple and non-negotiable: no eligible Indian citizen should be left out, and no ineligible, duplicate, deceased, or shifted person should remain on the list.

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Special Intensive Revision: Over 5.2 crore names purged across 12 states and 3 UTs; Uttar Pradesh leads deletions, followed by West Bengal and Tamil...

Anurag - 13 April, 2026

Special Intensive Revision removed duplicate, shifted and unverifiable electors across states. Uttar Pradesh recorded the largest drop, followed by Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, as total electorate declined after additions during claims, objections and verification.

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