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Technical glitches behind 3.1 million 'unmapped' voters in Bengal roll revision, says EC

India, Dec. 29 -- Many people in West Bengal could not be linked to the base 2002 voter roll during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) due to glitches in the app used for the contentious exe... Read More


SIR: Number of unmapped voters likely to drop in West Bengal

India, Dec. 28 -- The number of unmapped voters in the draft electoral roll of West Bengal is likely to drop as many voters could not be linked with the 2002 electoral roll due to some technical glitc... Read More


SIR: Number of unmapped voters likely to drop in West Bengal due to 'technical glitch'

India, Dec. 28 -- The number of unmapped voters in the draft electoral roll of West Bengal is likely to drop as many voters could not be linked with the 2002 electoral roll due to some technical glitc... Read More


Bengal man, his nephew killed in Cooch Behar clash between 2 families, 6 injured

India, Dec. 25 -- A 45-year-old man and his nephew were killed and six others were injured in a clash in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Thursday, police said. "Two persons were killed, Madhab ... Read More


Man arrested for harassing Bengali singer for not singing 'secular' song

India, Dec. 21 -- A man was arrested for allegedly harassing Lagnajita Chakraborty, a popular Bengali singer, for not singing a "secular" song at a concert in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on ... Read More


Need to get rid of 'maha jungle raaj' in Bengal: PM Modi

India, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that last month Bihar has rejected the "jungle raaj" by voting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to power and now the people of Wes... Read More


SIR leaves Matua community members worried

Kolkata, Dec. 20 -- Waves of worry are rippling through the Matua community in West Bengal after Election Commission (EC) data showed that districts where large chunks of such voters reside have recor... Read More


Father at 15: Draft voters roll data reveals oddities in West Bengal

India, Dec. 18 -- More than a million voters in West Bengal were born when their parents were less than 15 years of age, data shared by the Election Commission has revealed. While at least 10,76,981 ... Read More


Father at 15: Draft roll data reveals oddities

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- More than a million voters in West Bengal were born when their parents were less than 15 years of age, data shared by the Election Commission has revealed. While at least 1,076,981... Read More


In Bengal, EC to turn lens on oddities in post-SIR voter roll

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- More than a million voters in West Bengal were born when their parents were less than 15 years of age, data shared by the Election Commission has revealed. While at least 1,076,981... Read More