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ECI directs Bengal DEOs to map housing societies to set up polling stations

India, Nov. 29 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the district magistrates in every district across West Bengal, who double up as district election officers (DEOs) to map housing s... Read More


Bengal Raj Bhavan renamed Lok Bhavan following Centre's directive

India, Nov. 29 -- West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Saturday renamed the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata as Lok Bhavan, following a directive from the Union home ministry. "In pursuance of the communica... Read More


ECI orders relocation of West Bengal CEO office after "serious security breach"

India, Nov. 28 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (WBCEO) to shift the poll panel's office in Kolkata to a more secure location, days ... Read More


BJP govt at Centre may collapse before 2029, says Mamata Banerjee

India, Nov. 26 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called for opposition unity while claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not return to power after the 2029 Lok S... Read More


TMC delegation likely to meet CEC over SIR; Protests by BLOs enter second day

India, Nov. 25 -- A ten-member delegation of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal is likely to meet chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Friday. Meanwhile, protests by the booth... Read More


Mamata writes to CEC over polling stations in private housing complexes

India, Nov. 24 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, flagging concerns over the poll panel's decision to appoint private ... Read More


Another BLO dies by suicide due to 'S.I.R. stress' in west Bengal

KOLKATA, Nov. 23 -- A para teacher working as a booth-level officer (BLO) in West Bengal's Nadia district died by suicide on Saturday, allegedly due to work pressure linked to the Special Intensive Re... Read More


Truly alarming, says Mamata Banerjee as another BLO dies by suicide, blames SIR

India, Nov. 22 -- A para teacher working as a booth-level officer (BLO) in West Bengal's Nadia district died by suicide on Saturday, allegedly due to work pressure linked to the Special Intensive Revi... Read More


CM Mamata urges Gyanesh Kumar to halt SIR in Bengal; BJP flags pressure on BLOs by DMs

India, Nov. 20 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to halt the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, asserting that conti... Read More


Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC Gyanesh Kumar urging him to halt SIR in Bengal

India, Nov. 20 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to halt the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, asserting that conti... Read More