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.
Trinamul Congress today urged the Election Commission of India to clarify as to how many Form 7 an individual can submit.
CM Banerjee said that the voters whose names were deleted under the enumeration phase of the SIR were not given an opportunity to defend themselves.
The IICDEM 2026 aims to serve as a premier global platform, bringing together electoral leaders, experts, and scholars to exchange best practices, tackle emerging challenges, and strengthen international cooperation in election management.
The ERO attributed the incident to missing mandatory particulars in the enumeration form submitted by Admiral Prakash, which prevented automatic verification by the electoral system.
Hearing a batch of pleas, a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant posted the matter for further hearing on Monday, January 19.
