EC to ensure Bengal election free of violence and intimidation, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar in poll preparedness update

With polls fast approaching in West Bengal, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday said that the Election Commission’s primary aim was to ensure the maximum participation of voters in the eastern state and hold elections in an atmosphere free from violence and intimidation. Speaking at a press conference in Kolkata to discuss preparedness…

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Mumbai votes today: 1,700 candidates for 227 wards. Who will control BMC – India’s richest municipality?

As many as 1,700 candidates will vie for 227 seats in the key elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). All arrangements have been made for peaceful and orderly polling today, officials said. The civic body said, in a press release on Wednesday, that preparations for polling were completed on Wednesday with the distribution of…

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