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West Bengal Assembly Elections

West Bengal: Around 91 lakh voters removed after SIR, ECI to release final rolls; Murshidabad records highest deletion

Earlier draft and final lists had already removed over 63 lakh names from electoral rolls. Judicial scrutiny added another 27 lakh deletions. North 24 Parganas recorded second highest removals, while elections will be held on 23rd and 29th April. Results on 4th May.

Calcutta HC dismisses PIL challenging ECI’s pre-poll transfers in West Bengal, affirms Commission’s authority: Read what the court said

The High Court said that the petitioners could not establish that the ECI's orders were used in an arbitrary manner and resulted in an injury to a public interest.

ECI adjudicates cases of 37 lakh ‘doubtful voters’ out of 60 lakh in West Bengal, publishes 2nd supplementary voter list ahead of election: Read...

The Election Commission of India will publish the third supplementary list of voters on 3rd April this year. 

Bengal: EC removes 340 Muslim names including BLO from Basirhat booth during SIR process, were marked “under adjudication” in draft roll

The names of the Booth Level Officer, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, and his two siblings had been deleted from the supplementary list.

Mother of RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim to contest West Bengal assembly election on BJP ticket, party nominates her from Panihati seat

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated Ratna Debnath, mother of the victim in the 2024 RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case,...

‘Party workers being beaten, forced to flee homes’: BJP highlights attack by TMC goons ahead of election in West Bengal

The BJP leader also stated that the deployment of central forces is a reflection of how serious the law and order situation is in the state.

Controversy surrounding arrest of Shamik Adhikary in West Bengal: Was it politically motivated? All we know about arrest of influencer who made anti-TMC reel

The defence, however, argued that the two were old friends and had known each other for a long time.

West Bengal SIR – Why is it necessary: An OpIndia Research Paper

The report examines the electoral rolls crisis unfolding in West Bengal in the backdrop of the Election Commission of India's nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

ED moves Supreme Court seeking suspension of WB DGP Rajeev Kumar and other senior police officers over obstruction during I-PAC raids

The Trump administration will suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Pakistan, starting January 21. The move aims to prevent new arrivals from becoming a "public charge." While permanent residency applications are paused indefinitely, temporary tourist and student visas remain unaffected.

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