Rajya Sabha by-election: Polling for 3 seats in West Bengal on July 24
As per the poll panel's schedule, the notification for the by-elections will be issued on July 7 and the last date for filing of nominations is July 14.
As per the poll panel's schedule, the notification for the by-elections will be issued on July 7 and the last date for filing of nominations is July 14.
While the petition initially referred to three accounts, the Kalighat camp claimed that a total of eight accounts had now been frozen.
The INDIA bloc has escalated its challenge to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process, with 23 Opposition parties and one Independent jointly writing to the Chief Justice of India seeking judicial scrutiny.
The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
Congress leaders climbed police barricades and several workers were detained as the party intensified its campaign against the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced to extend the timeline for SIR in six states and Union territories.
The rally is being organised to highlight concerns related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country.
The BSP chief suggested that the entire responsibility for completing the mandated formalities regarding the disclosures of criminal background should rest solely with the candidate, not political parties.
Set a deadline by the Election Commission's Special Roll Observer (SRO) of submitting the approximately 1.46 lakh remaining enumeration forms by tonight, the offices of the District Electoral Officer (DEO) and the Block Level Officers concerned were working late into the night tonight to meet it.
When asked about the bench's order to postpone vote counting, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, "It is better if I don't say anything about the Election Commission and the court".
