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.
In a bid to prevent the movement of unauthorized cash, liquor, and other illicit materials, the poll panel has directed strict vigil on inter-state borders.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the ruling DMK and its allies chaired by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the DMK headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, in the evening
The exercise, first such in 21 years, will cover 51 crore voters as the poll body starts house-to-house enumeration on Nov 4, 2025, with final rolls to be published on Feb 7, 2026.
Addressing a press briefing on the phase 2 of the SIR exercise in 12 states and Union Territories, including West Bengal, CEC Kumar said, “There is no friction over the SIR in West Bengal.”
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