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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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Bengal Governor Tears Into State Election Chief, Trinamool Hits Back
The Governor alleged that State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha has failed in discharging his duties during the panchayat elections.
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"State Of Fear", Says Bengal Governor; Mamata Banerjee Hits Back
The controversy over the appointment of the State Election Commissioner has sparked a heated exchange between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor C V Ananda Bose.
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Bengal Governor 'Returns' State Election Commissioner's Joining Letter
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has refused to accept the joining report of State Election Commissioner Rajiv Sinha.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls To Be Held On July 8, Counting On July 11
The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.
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Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders' Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls
Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.
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BJP Demands Paramilitary Force To Avoid 'Fear' In Civic Polls In West Bengal
BJP on Tuesday wrote to the State Election Commissioner demanding immediate deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to "remove the environment of fear and build confidence" in the people for municipal elections in the state.
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Bengal Governor Says Election Body To Brief On Civic Polls, Official "Unaware"
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that State Election Commissioner Sourav Das would meet him to brief about the preparations for the upcoming civic polls in Kolkata, but the poll official claimed that he was not aware of any such m
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Bengal Ex-Cop Who Arrested BJP's "Goli Maaro..." Sloganeers To Fight Polls
Former Chandannagar Police Commissioner Humayun Kabir, remembered for arresting a bunch of BJP workers in January after they raised the incendiary slogan of "Goli maaro..." ("shoot them"), is all set to contest the West Bengal Assembly elections. Declaring the former IPS officer's candidature on a Trinamool Congress ticket today, state Chief...
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Deputy Election Commissioner Reviews Poll Preparedness In Bengal
The district administrations in West Bengal will send daily reports on the law-and-order situation in their respective areas, the Election Commission -- which reviewed the state's poll preparedness on Thursday -- has ordered.
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Kolkata Police Chief Regrets Not Meeting Poll Panel: Bengal Government
Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar has expressed "regret" for not attending a meeting with the Election Commission officials last week, stating that he was on a casual leave, West Bengal government has said in a letter to the poll panel.
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Election Body's Full Bench On 3-Day Visit To Bengal Today
The full bench of the Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is arriving on Wednesday on a three-day visit to review the preparedness of the Lok Sabha election in the state, officials said Tuesday.
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"Complete Lie": Top Bengal Election Officer On Threats From Trinamool
West Bengal's State Election Commissioner AK Singh, in charge of the once rescheduled and now controversial panchayat polls, today called a press conference at his office in Kolkata and announced he had not received any death threats from the Trinamool Congress.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls: State Election Commissioner's Phone Being Tapped, Alleges BJP
The BJP today alleged that West Bengal State Election Commissioner AK Singh has been receiving threats from the ruling Trinamool Congress over conduct of panchayat polls, and his mobile phone was being tapped and land line calls recorded.
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BJP Team Meets Chief Election Commissioner, Seeks Adequate Security For State Polls
A BJP delegation today met Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and election commissioners in New Delhi and demanded that fair and fear-free polls be ensured in Kerala and West Bengal by deploying adequate security forces.
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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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Bengal Governor Tears Into State Election Chief, Trinamool Hits Back
The Governor alleged that State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha has failed in discharging his duties during the panchayat elections.
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"State Of Fear", Says Bengal Governor; Mamata Banerjee Hits Back
The controversy over the appointment of the State Election Commissioner has sparked a heated exchange between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor C V Ananda Bose.
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Bengal Governor 'Returns' State Election Commissioner's Joining Letter
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has refused to accept the joining report of State Election Commissioner Rajiv Sinha.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls To Be Held On July 8, Counting On July 11
The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.
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Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders' Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls
Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders against Calcutta High Court directing State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in 108 Bengal municipalities going to polls on Feb 27 and deploy central paramilitary forces.
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BJP Demands Paramilitary Force To Avoid 'Fear' In Civic Polls In West Bengal
BJP on Tuesday wrote to the State Election Commissioner demanding immediate deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to "remove the environment of fear and build confidence" in the people for municipal elections in the state.
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Bengal Governor Says Election Body To Brief On Civic Polls, Official "Unaware"
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that State Election Commissioner Sourav Das would meet him to brief about the preparations for the upcoming civic polls in Kolkata, but the poll official claimed that he was not aware of any such m
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Bengal Ex-Cop Who Arrested BJP's "Goli Maaro..." Sloganeers To Fight Polls
Former Chandannagar Police Commissioner Humayun Kabir, remembered for arresting a bunch of BJP workers in January after they raised the incendiary slogan of "Goli maaro..." ("shoot them"), is all set to contest the West Bengal Assembly elections. Declaring the former IPS officer's candidature on a Trinamool Congress ticket today, state Chief...
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Deputy Election Commissioner Reviews Poll Preparedness In Bengal
The district administrations in West Bengal will send daily reports on the law-and-order situation in their respective areas, the Election Commission -- which reviewed the state's poll preparedness on Thursday -- has ordered.
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Kolkata Police Chief Regrets Not Meeting Poll Panel: Bengal Government
Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar has expressed "regret" for not attending a meeting with the Election Commission officials last week, stating that he was on a casual leave, West Bengal government has said in a letter to the poll panel.
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Election Body's Full Bench On 3-Day Visit To Bengal Today
The full bench of the Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is arriving on Wednesday on a three-day visit to review the preparedness of the Lok Sabha election in the state, officials said Tuesday.
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"Complete Lie": Top Bengal Election Officer On Threats From Trinamool
West Bengal's State Election Commissioner AK Singh, in charge of the once rescheduled and now controversial panchayat polls, today called a press conference at his office in Kolkata and announced he had not received any death threats from the Trinamool Congress.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls: State Election Commissioner's Phone Being Tapped, Alleges BJP
The BJP today alleged that West Bengal State Election Commissioner AK Singh has been receiving threats from the ruling Trinamool Congress over conduct of panchayat polls, and his mobile phone was being tapped and land line calls recorded.
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BJP Team Meets Chief Election Commissioner, Seeks Adequate Security For State Polls
A BJP delegation today met Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and election commissioners in New Delhi and demanded that fair and fear-free polls be ensured in Kerala and West Bengal by deploying adequate security forces.
