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Calcutta High Court Slams EC Over ‘Envelope’ Symbol Reassignment

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC · How we work

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Calcutta High Court criticised Election Commission for reassigning the ‘envelope’ symbol to Democratic Trinamool Congress.
The court heard an Indian Secular Front petition challenging the reassignment ahead of October 6 by-elections.
Justice Krishna Rao suggested possible “connivance” between the poll panel and Democratic Trinamool Congress.
ISF senior advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya called the reassignment “absolutely illegal” and sought by-poll deferment.

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Calcutta High Court criticised Election Commission for reassigning the ‘envelope’ symbol to Democratic Trinamool Congress.
The court heard an Indian Secular Front petition challenging the reassignment ahead of October 6 by-elections.
Justice Krishna Rao suggested possible “connivance” between the poll panel and Democratic Trinamool Congress.
ISF senior advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya called the reassignment “absolutely illegal” and sought by-poll deferment.