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SC agrees to examine feasibility of biometric, facial recognition for voters

Representational image. (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 13, 2026, 1:26 PM IST

5.18 crore names cut from voter lists across 12 states as SIR phase 2 wraps up

With the final rolls of Uttar Pradesh released on Friday, the second phase of the exercise has been completed.

Published on Apr 12, 2026, 1:25 PM IST

BJP filed fake affidavits to cancel my Bhabanipur nomination: Mamata Banerjee

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of affidavit fraud (ANI)

Published on Apr 11, 2026, 8:24 PM IST

Global delegates praise India’s election process after multi-state visits

Polling for Assam, Kerala and Puducherry took place on April 9

Published on Apr 11, 2026, 5:41 PM IST

BJP, with ECI's help, tried to invalidate my candidature in Bhabanipur: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee speaks during an election campaign for the upcoming West Bengal assembly election (@AITCofficial X/ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 11, 2026, 2:04 PM IST

SIR: Varanasi adds 1.5 lakh voters in final list, total crosses 27.3 lakh

District election officer and district magistrate Satyendra Kumar urged voters to visit these centres during office hours to verify their names. (HT)

Published on Apr 10, 2026, 8:38 PM IST

Madras HC rejects plea to stop screening Dhurandhar 2 in Tamil Nadu

The court dismissed two writ petitions that sought a temporary stay on Dhurandhar 2’s screening.

Updated on Apr 10, 2026, 1:46 PM IST

West Bengal: Seat-wise data reveals skew in adjudication cuts

People wait to submit petitions before the Special Tribunal after their names were deleted from the Special Intensive Revision final voter list in West Bengal. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 10, 2026, 9:44 PM IST

Over 68% turnout recorded in Davanagere S, Bagalkot bypolls

Over 68% turnout recorded in Davanagere S, Bagalkot bypolls

Published on Apr 10, 2026, 8:38 AM IST

Kerala records turnout of 78%, higher than ’21 assembly polls

People wait in a queue to cast votes during the Kerala Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 10, 2026, 5:49 AM IST

ECI acting with bias: Siddaramaiah on fund disbursal queries

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Published on Apr 9, 2026, 7:56 AM IST

Special intensive revision: Final rolls on Friday likely to set 2027 pitch, reshape contests

The SIR exercise was announced on October 27 and commenced on November 4. (For representation only)

Published on Apr 9, 2026, 4:20 AM IST

Quitting party, says Congress candidate in Udalguri on eve of Assam polls

Daimari said he had communicated his decision to withdraw from the election to the Election Commission of India

Published on Apr 8, 2026, 10:21 PM IST

Bombay high court scraps Ponda bypoll in Goa hours before voting

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant during campaigning for the Ponda assembly bypoll in support of BJP candidate Ritesh Ravi Naik. (PTI FIle/Handout)

Published on Apr 8, 2026, 8:59 PM IST

CEC said 'get lost', Derek O'Brien ‘shouted’: TMC vs EC episode explained

TMC MP Derek O'Brien addresses the media after a meeting between TMC delegation and the Election Commission of India, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta)

Updated on Apr 9, 2026, 5:32 AM IST

SIR’s last phase to start after poll results

SIR’s last phase to start after poll results

Published on Apr 8, 2026, 8:36 AM IST

9 mn names deleted in Bengal SIR, Murshidabad fares worst in adjudication cuts

Murshidabad: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a roadshow in support of a TMC candidate on April 5.

Updated on Apr 10, 2026, 9:44 PM IST

Exclusive: Why Radhakrishan, Birla, rejected impeachment notice against CEC Kumar

Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Apr 7, 2026, 4:47 PM IST

'Lower yourself a bit': SC slams Bengal chief secretary over not picking calls

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the Bengal chief secretary to issue an apology to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

Published on Apr 7, 2026, 12:00 PM IST

Names of 45% of ‘discrepancy’ voters found in West Bengal SIR may be cut

People queue up to submit their petitions before the Special Tribunal after their names were deleted from the Special Intensive Revision final voter list ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Election, at Ranaghat town, in Nadia, Monday, April 6, 2026.

Updated on Apr 7, 2026, 7:29 PM IST

95% of voters removed after SIR in Bengal's Nandigram are Muslims, shows data

The figures are based on an analysis by the Sabar Institute, a Kolkata-based public policy research organisation, which examined ECI voter roll data from supplementary lists 1, 2, 3, 4a, 7, 8 and 9.

Updated on Apr 7, 2026, 11:05 AM IST

Bengal CEO directive says poll staff to get ₹170 each, ₹330 less than ECI’s order

Bengal CEO directive says poll staff to get <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>170 each, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>330 less than ECI’s order

Published on Apr 6, 2026, 7:24 AM IST

ECI orders suspension of 4 Kolkata police officers over chaos during Suvendu’s nomination

This came after Shah addressed a rally at Hazra, barely 300 metres from the chief minister’s Kalighat residence. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 4, 2026, 7:05 PM IST

EC must function independently, not be influenced by political process: SC judge

Justice B V Nagarathna during an award ceremony in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

Updated on Apr 4, 2026, 10:45 PM IST

A sorry state of affairs in Bengal

The Supreme Court has rightly deprecated the “complete failure of civil and police administration” and taken top state officials to task, even as it ordered a probe. But some responsibility must also rest with the ECI. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 3, 2026, 9:09 PM IST

Kolkata cops file 2 FIRs on EC complaint over chaos during Suvendu’s nomination

Union home minister Amit Shah accompanied by Suvendu Adhikari (ANI)

Published on Apr 3, 2026, 7:06 PM IST

EC hands over Malda violence probe involving judicial officers in Malda to NIA

The EC has handed over the probe on Malda incident to the National Investigation Agency. (HT file photo)

Updated on Apr 2, 2026, 10:53 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee blames Amit Shah for Malda hostage-taking; seeks his resignation

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an election rally in Murshidabad. (ANI)

Published on Apr 2, 2026, 3:32 PM IST

‘Shocking’: SC slams WB admin over hostage-taking of judicial officers in Malda

Malda: Security personnel conduct naka checking of vehicles along National Highway 12 (NH 12) as part of election security measures, in Malda

Updated on Apr 2, 2026, 2:51 PM IST

EC transferred 483 officials in Bengal vs 23 in other poll states

Even in West Bengal, ECI ordered the transfer of only 15 officers in 2021, and the magnitude of transfers ordered this year has triggered challenges, a parliamentary walkout.

Updated on Apr 2, 2026, 9:11 AM IST

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