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
EC orders repoll in 15 booths in West Bengal after complaints, marking the first such move in the ongoing multi-state assembly elections
Stating that round-the-clock CCTV monitoring of the strong rooms is underway, CEO Manoj Agarwal said people can watch the monitors from outside
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
Kavitha announced the launch of her political outfit, named 'Telangana Rashtra Sena' (TRS), on April 25
As of 7.45 pm, poll participation in West Bengal in Phase II of the Assembly elections stood at 91.66 per cent
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
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
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
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
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
All video footage captured during polling must be securely and systematically preserved, the election official said
Record turnout in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal polls; Election Commission of India hails voters as participation hits historic highs since Independence
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
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
Addressing a public rally at Pingla in Paschim Medinipur district, Banerjee said she has not seen a 'dirty party' like the BJP
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and ECI on a plea for biometric and facial voter verification, noting legal changes and costs would be required
The top court issued notice to the Centre, the poll panel and several other states seeking their responses on the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made clear that the prayer sought in the plea can't be considered for the current state Assembly elections in some states
The electoral rolls for the first phase comprise 18.4 million males, 17.5 million females and 465 persons of the third gender, the EC data showed