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) today directed the West Bengal government and other state authorities to strictly implement the Supreme Court’s 19 January order related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026.
In a specially organised Reception Ceremony, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners (ECs) Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, welcomed nearly 60 international delegates.
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee welcomed the Supreme Court direction to the Election Commission of India to publish the list of the people whose names have come under the ‘logical discrepancy’ category.
The Supreme Court today directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish the names of around 1.25 crore individuals against whom the poll body had raised a "logical discrepancy" objection during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal.
The Election Commission of India has clarified that the Madhyamik (secondary examination) admit card will not be accepted as a valid document for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal.
