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 has released West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
The Election Commission (EC) announced Monday that the draft electoral rolls for five regions — West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep — will be officially published on Tuesday, December 16.
The Election Commission of India has revised the timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, shifting the date of final publication from the earlier schedule to February 14, 2026.
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued a notice after the ECI submitted that maintaining order during the SIR becomes difficult unless the Commission is permitted to place the local police under its control.
The Election Commission of India has primarily identified 30 booths across 30 Assembly constituencies where widespread discrepancies in parental information have been detected in the 2025 electoral rolls, prompting an urgent order for progeny mapping at all polling booths.
