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West Bengal repolls: Nearly 72% voter turnout till 3 pm in 15 booths
Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, the official said, adding that till 3 pm, the turnout was 72.43 per cent
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'SC asked ECI to implement circular, didn't dismiss TMC plea': Kapil Sibal
In the Supreme Court, we decided not to challenge the circular, instead urged the court to implement the circular, said Kapil Sibal while addressing a press conference
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'No further order needed': SC on TMC plea against EC order on vote counting
A special bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi said the Election Commission (EC) can choose counting personnel and its April 13 circular cannot be said to be incorrect
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TMC alleges unauthorised sorting of postal ballot covers, files complaint
TMC workers alleged that eight trunks of postal ballots were brought in at 4 am and were taken to a room, which has no CCTV coverage
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WB polls: Voting underway at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas after EC order
The repoll order was based on reports received from returning officers and observers of the two constituencies and 'material circumstances', the Election Commission official said
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EC orders repolling in 15 polling booths in West Bengal on Saturday
EC orders repoll in 15 booths in West Bengal after complaints, marking the first such move in the ongoing multi-state assembly elections
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No scope for wrongdoing at counting centres: West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal
Stating that round-the-clock CCTV monitoring of the strong rooms is underway, CEO Manoj Agarwal said people can watch the monitors from outside
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Calcutta HC rejects plea against EC order on central staff for vote count
Dismissing petition, HC held that there was no illegality in the EC's decision to appoint counting supervisors and assistants from central government or PSU employees
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EC approves 'Telangana Rakshana Sena' as official name for Kavitha's party
Kavitha announced the launch of her political outfit, named 'Telangana Rashtra Sena' (TRS), on April 25
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West Bengal records 92.47% turnout in polls, highest since Independence
As of 7.45 pm, poll participation in West Bengal in Phase II of the Assembly elections stood at 91.66 per cent
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EC directs police to take action over objectionable post targeting WB CM
TMC had claimed that a 'self-proclaimed right-wing nationalist from UP and a BJP supporter had made the 'vile, insulting, filthy, and highly objectionable caricature of Mamata Banerjee' on social medi
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Record 93.19% turnout in first phase of West Bengal Assembly polls: EC
Polling for the first phase was held on April 23 across 152 Assembly segments in 16 districts, and 3.36 crore of the total 3.61 crore voters exercised their franchise, EC said
ECI set to release exact voter turnout for 234-seat TN Assembly polls
The single-phase elections to the 234-seat Tamil Nadu Assembly were held on April 23, and the counting of votes will be held on May 4
EC orders suspension of 5 police officers over 'misconduct' during WB polls
The poll panel also directed the state government to send a report on Additional Superintendent of Police Garai, an IPS officer, to his cadre controlling authority in the Ministry of Home Affairs
No repoll recommended in any polling stations of Tamil Nadu, Bengal: EC
While all 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu went to vote in a single phase, 152 seats in West Bengal voted in the first phase
EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for Bengal assembly elections
All video footage captured during polling must be securely and systematically preserved, the election official said
Tamil Nadu, Bengal see highest voter turnout since Independence: EC
Record turnout in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal polls; Election Commission of India hails voters as participation hits historic highs since Independence
Strong rooms, unsealed rooms shouldn't be opened under any circumstance: EC
The direction was issued following reports of a strong room storing EVMs in Perambra constituency in Kozhikode being opened and reported plans to open another one in Nenmara constituency in Palakkad
Opposition plans to move notice seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
It has, however, not yet been decided which House the notice would be moved in, or whether it would be introduced in both Houses as was done last time
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Bengal SIR: Logical discrepancy not recognised term under EC, says Mamata
Addressing a public rally at Pingla in Paschim Medinipur district, Banerjee said she has not seen a 'dirty party' like the BJP
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