Neelam Meena becomes new CEO of West Bengal
The 1998-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre is replacing Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who was earlier appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary.
The 1998-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre is replacing Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who was earlier appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary.
According to officials, Punjab currently has around 2.14 crore registered voters, and the revision exercise aims to update the electoral database ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections in the state.
Supreme Court suggested to the TMC lawyer that it may file separate applications raising grievances regarding the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which the party claims had an impact on the Assembly election results.
The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced the immediate withdrawal of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) following the completion of the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union Territory of Puducherry, after the formal declaration of results by Returning Officers in the respective states.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued formal notifications constituting the newly-elected Legislative Assemblies in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, along with the Union Territory of Puducherry, and forwarded them to the respective Governors for further constitutional processes.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has retained 200 companies of central forces in Bengal that will be deployed in the state even after the results are announced.
A 86.11 per cent voter turnout was registered till 5 p.m. in Magrahat Paschim, while it was 87.60% in Diamond Harbour.
A key objective behind the deployment of these additional observers is to ensure maintenance of law and order at counting centres and to guarantee that the entire process is conducted in a secure, peaceful, fear-free and transparent manner.
A technical glitch disrupted the voting process at a polling booth under Diamod Harbour seat on Saturday.
The top court noted the Election Commission’s assurance on implementing its April 13 circular, while hearing AITC’s challenge linked to counting staff deployment in Bengal.
