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106 ‘history sheeters’ arrested in ECI’s West Bengal crackdown

For phase one, the commission has deployed 2,193 Quick Response Teams (QRTs) across all constituencies. (Representative file photo)

Published on Apr 20, 2026, 4:10 PM IST

500,000 new voters added in Bengal rolls through Form-6 requests: EC

The fresh enrolments have triggered a political row in the poll-bound state.

Updated on Apr 20, 2026, 7:20 AM IST

Body cameras to GPS tracking: Poll body tightens vigil for Bengal polls

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee takes part in a roadshow from Sarat Sadan to Pilkhana in support of party candidates ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections.

Updated on Apr 19, 2026, 5:44 AM IST

How elections are conducted: EVMs, VVPAT, and counting process explained

EVM records and counts votes electronically, forming the backbone of the country’s election process.

Published on Apr 18, 2026, 3:27 PM IST

Congress moves poll observer over security lapses in strongroom in Assam

Saikia shared photographs of materials stored in strongroom. (HT sourced photo)

Published on Apr 18, 2026, 3:10 PM IST

Can’t appoint college professors for polling booth duty: Calcutta HC to EC

The Calcutta high court on Friday set aside an Election Commission of India (ECI) order that appointed assistant and associate professors from government colleges as presiding officers at polling booths (Representative photo)

Published on Apr 17, 2026, 9:00 PM IST

Polls to 9 seats of Maha legislative council, bypoll to one to be held on May 12

The ECI said separate voting processes will be followed for the nine seats and the bypoll seat, requiring MLAs to cast their votes twice on the same day.

Published on Apr 16, 2026, 9:47 PM IST

Supreme Court opens last-minute door for Bengal voters cleared in appeals

People gather to appeal before a tribunal over issues related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Murshidabad on April 13. (PTI)

Published on Apr 16, 2026, 6:21 PM IST

ECI only removed infiltrators from Bengal roll; BJP will throw them out: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday was addressing at Tufanganj in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar district.

Published on Apr 15, 2026, 10:15 PM IST

‘Blinded due to elections’: SC flags ‘discrepancy’ in Bengal voter roll revision

A view of the Supreme Court of India (SCI) building, in New Delhi

Updated on Apr 14, 2026, 10:01 AM IST

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

Siddaramaiah

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

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