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CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

CEC Kumar hails Bengal for highest-ever voter turnout since 1947

April 29, 2026, 08:06 PM - 2 min read

The state recorded a historic 93.18 per cent participation in the first phase, followed by 91 pc in the second.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi - file image.

PM Modi violates MCC, write over 700 citizens to EC

April 21, 2026, 10:41 AM - 3 min read

The complaint, dated April 20, addresses the Chief Election Commissioner with an argument stating that this broadcast, which took place on Doordarshan and All India Radio channels, amounted to "partisan propaganda," not a "government declaration."

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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar - file image.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar promises fear-free, transparent polls in Bengal

April 21, 2026, 09:35 AM - 2 min read

The CEC issued a stern warning to the state’s bureaucracy, insisting that the electoral process must remain entirely independent of government influence.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after the House was adjourned sine die, concluding the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (@sansad_tv/X via PTI Photo).

Stormy Budget Session concludes

April 18, 2026, 10:10 PM - 3 min read

Stormy Budget Session ends after women’s quota Bill fails in LS, falling 54 votes short; Parliament records high productivity amid repeated disruptions.

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EC removes observer Anurag Yadav after clash with CEC Gyanesh Kumar over lapses in Cooch Behar ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections.

Go back home: Clash with CEC costs removal of WB observer

April 8, 2026, 02:54 PM - 3 min read

“How can an Observer who does not even know the number of booths in his own area be expected to conduct a free and fair election?” Kumar is said to have remarked, expressing visible displeasure.

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Kapil Sibal slams rejection of notices for removal of CEC

Kapil Sibal slams rejection of notices for removal of CEC

April 7, 2026, 09:04 PM - 3 min read

Sibal, who is a senior advocate, said if constitutional authorities take such decisions, then the polarised politics in the country will continue.Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Kumar from his post.

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File photo of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar rejected

April 6, 2026, 08:50 PM - 3 min read

Rajya Sabha Chairman rejects Opposition-backed motion to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar, dismissing charges of bias and electoral misconduct after examining notice signed by 63 MPs.

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A file photo of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

CEC acted under ‘executive’s thumb’, says Opposition notice

March 22, 2026, 03:54 PM - 3 min read

Opposition MPs have moved notices in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging “proved misbehaviour”, including acting under the “thumb of the executive” and enabling “mass disenfranchisement” through electoral roll revisions ahead of key Assembly elections.

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A legacy under pressure: Mamata Banerjee’s shifting demeanour

A legacy under pressure: Mamata Banerjee’s shifting demeanour

March 20, 2026, 05:50 PM - 6 min read

This time she appears to be facing a very serious challenge from the BJP, which she seems to be finding very tough to battle. That is why she has been consistently complaining against the ECI.

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 Presiding Officer Sandhya Ray presides over the Lok Sabha during the second part of Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday.

MPs submit notices in both Houses for CEC’s removal

March 13, 2026, 08:38 PM - 4 min read

Opposition MPs submitted notices in both Houses seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleging partisan conduct and electoral irregularities.

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TMC, CEC Gyanesh Kumar clash over voter list row

TMC, CEC Gyanesh Kumar clash over voter list row

March 9, 2026, 02:57 PM - 3 min read

According to TMC leaders, the confrontation occurred when state ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Firhad Hakim raised concerns before CEC regarding the alleged removal of nearly 60 lakh names from the voter list.

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces ‘go back’ slogans at Kolkata Kalighat Temple

CEC Kumar faces ‘go back’ slogans at Kolkata Kalighat Temple

March 9, 2026, 10:03 AM - 3 min read

The tension was palpable from the moment Kumar’s convoy left the airport on Sunday. Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers and Left-wing activists staged rowdy demonstrations along the VIP Road and in the Kaikhali area, accusing the Election Commission of a "politically motivated" purge of the voter list.

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