VOOZH about

URL: https://indianexpress.com/profile/author/damini-nath/2/

⇱ Damini Nath - Page 2 | Read All The Stories Written by Damini Nath.


skip to content
Advertisement

Damini Nath

Introduction

Damini Nath is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. She covers the housing and urban affairs and Election Commission beats. She has 11 years of experience as a reporter and sub-editor. Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she was a reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau covering culture, social justice, housing and urban affairs and the Election Commission....Read More

Damini Nath is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. She covers the housing and urban affairs and Election Commission beats. She has 11 years of experience as a reporter and sub-editor. Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she was a reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau covering culture, social justice, housing and urban affairs and the Election Commission.

Expertise
  • Key Coverage Areas: Damini Nath currently specializes in reporting on two crucial beats:

    • Housing and Urban Affairs: Providing in-depth analysis and reporting on India's urban development, policy, and housing issues.

    • Election Commission (EC): Offering authoritative coverage of electoral processes, policies, and the functioning of India's constitutional body responsible for conducting elections.

  • Professional Background: Her extensive experience includes roles as a reporter and sub-editor, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the journalistic process from fieldwork to final production.

  • Previous Role: Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she served as a dedicated reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau, where her reporting portfolio included:

    • Culture

    • Social Justice

    • Housing and Urban Affairs

    • The Election Commission beat (a consistent area of focus).

Trustworthiness

Damini Nath's decade-plus career at two of India's most respected and authoritative news institutions, The Indian Express and The Hindu, underscores her commitment to factual, impartial, and high-quality reporting, establishing her as a trusted and credible source for news on urban governance and electoral matters.

Damini Nath Industry Experience
  • Years of experience: 11+
  • Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: BA and MA in journalism
  • Previous experience: The Hindu

Joined Indian Express in 2022

Articles by Damini Nath

👁 Kolkata SIR

What appeals to tribunals say: ‘Lack of notice, hearing’, ‘documents not considered’Subscriber Only

Apr 23, 2026 14:47 IST

The Indian Express accesses some of the appeals filed by West Bengal voters left out of the...

Thu, Apr 23, 2026
👁 modi and kharge

‘Explain stance within 24 hours or face appropriate action’: EC issues notice to Kharge over ‘terrorist’ remark on PMSubscriber Only

Apr 22, 2026 13:44 IST

Reacting to the notice, which came after the poll panel received the BJP's complaint in this regard...

Thu, Apr 23, 2026
👁 Photo – 2026-04-22T130229.754

Voters, officials to arrests, motorcycles: EC with a difference in Bengal pollsSubscriber Only

Apr 22, 2026 13:03 IST

Right from the day elections were announced and transfers of officials began, to SIR process and...

Wed, Apr 22, 2026
👁 Election Commission

The Big Bengal Exclusion: 34 lakh appeals, only 139 are cleared to vote todaySubscriber Only

Apr 22, 2026 11:17 IST

Getting off the ground only days to go before polls, tribunals come out with supplementary list for...

Thu, Apr 23, 2026
👁 bengal SIR

To delete voters, Election Commission cites ‘logical discrepancy’. Why this defies logicSubscriber Only

Apr 21, 2026 05:41 IST

The Indian Express tracks down Bengal voters mapped to 2002 rolls, but can’t...

Thu, Apr 23, 2026
👁 Bengal SIR 1600′

What does the Supreme Court’s latest order mean for Bengal’s deleted votersSubscriber Only

Apr 17, 2026 12:07 IST

While the SC order may seem like a win for the 27.10 lakh people deleted in the adjudication phase...

Thu, Apr 23, 2026
👁 Parliament-disability_20260330235501_20260413203145_20260414210911.jpg

Women’s quota: Govt for House cap at 850, delimitation on 2011 CensusSubscriber Only

Apr 15, 2026 04:29 IST

Bill sets stage for delimitation panel with civil court’s...

Wed, Apr 15, 2026
👁 ex-parliament_expl pol

Delimitation, women’s reservation, balancing North-South divide: Key takeaways from proposed BillsSubscriber Only

Apr 14, 2026 21:33 IST

Women’s Reservation and Delimitation Bill 2026: Although Parliament passed a constitutional...

Wed, Apr 15, 2026
👁 lok sabha

Decoding delimitation: What the new Bills propose to change, and why it mattersSubscriber Only

Apr 14, 2026 21:06 IST

The Bills could alter the nature of future exercises to redraw constituencies, proposing to end the...

Wed, Apr 15, 2026
👁 Parliament

Bills on delimitation, expanded Lok Sabha, women’s quota rollout revealed: What they saySubscriber Only

Apr 14, 2026 18:52 IST

The new amendment enables delimitation based on the “latest published census figures” as may be...

Wed, Apr 15, 2026
👁 admin-ajax-52-1_20260411230107.jpg

Exclusive | Before Bengal’s SIR row, Maharashtra CEO red-flagged to ECI: Need more timeSubscriber Only

Apr 12, 2026 04:31 IST

Letter sent in Nov 2025 underlined last Maharashtra exercise took 13...

Sun, Apr 12, 2026
👁 SIR-2_20260410235928.png

SIR in 10 states, three Union Territories so far: Electoral rolls trimmed by 5.58 crore, most in Gujarat, UPSubscriber Only

Apr 11, 2026 05:29 IST

In a break from the annual and pre-poll Special Summary Revisions (SSR), the EC had on June 24,...

Sat, Apr 11, 2026
👁 SIR-PTi-5COL_fc4f25_20260323234808_20260409192725.jpg

In 44 Bengal seats, deleted voters outnumber 2021 winning marginsSubscriber Only

Apr 10, 2026 15:26 IST

While Trinamool Congress won 24 of these 44 constituencies, BJP bagged 20, including key seats such...

Sat, Apr 11, 2026
👁 DelhiColonies

Centre announces regularisation policy for Delhi’s 1,511 unauthorised coloniesSubscriber Only

Apr 07, 2026 14:06 IST

All new buildings will require approval from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, which will conduct...

Tue, Apr 07, 2026
👁 Delhi unauthorised colony

Policy to regularise residential, small commercial buildings in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies expected to be announced todaySubscriber Only

Apr 07, 2026 10:01 IST

As on January 25, as per a reply by the MoHUA in the Rajya Sabha on February 2, only 20,228...

Tue, Apr 07, 2026
👁 WB Polls: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee campaigns in Balurghat

‘Voters from Bihar, UP being added to Bengal rolls’: What is the Form 6 row TMC has raisedSubscriber Only

Apr 02, 2026 11:42 IST

TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has accused the BJP of trying to change the demography of...

Thu, Apr 02, 2026
👁 Winter Session of Parliament

V-Cs, professors of NLUs flag concern over One Nation One Election with parliamentary committee, suggest limiting EC’s roleSubscriber Only

Apr 02, 2026 03:16 IST

Parliamentary committee proceedings are privileged and details of exchanges between members during...

Thu, Apr 02, 2026
👁 FCRA

Explained: What FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 proposes, why it has sparked a row in KeralaSubscriber Only

Mar 31, 2026 15:49 IST

The proposed amendment gives the Central government the power to appoint the designated authority...

Fri, Apr 03, 2026
👁 Bengal electors

Post SIR, Bengal’s female elector count hits 10-year low; gender ratio falls for first time in 13 yearsSubscriber Only

Mar 27, 2026 17:11 IST

The gender ratio of electors in West Bengal has dropped from 969 in 2025 to 964 after the SIR—the...

Sat, Mar 28, 2026
👁 EVM (2)

Young voters in focus, EC plans on reviving electoral literacy clubs in schools and collegesSubscriber Only

Mar 26, 2026 20:44 IST

In poll-bound West Bengal, the EC has planned a voter awareness event at Howrah Bridge in Kolkata...

Fri, Mar 27, 2026
👁 WB SIR

Cloud over 60.06 lakh voters: The many unanswered questions around West Bengal SIRSubscriber Only

Mar 25, 2026 15:49 IST

With just days left, lakhs of Bengal electors still don’t know if they will be able to vote in...

Thu, Mar 26, 2026
👁 F-35

Expert Explains: Regime change needs air power with ground troops, says former Air Chief DhanoaSubscriber Only

Mar 24, 2026 10:49 IST

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (Retired) said that while air power is the opening phase of...

Wed, Mar 25, 2026
👁 PCI

Why Govt took over Rs 410-cr land in the heart of Delhi allotted to news agency UNI more than 45 years agoSubscriber Only

Mar 21, 2026 11:45 IST

The UNI’s office on 9 Raji Marg has been sealed. The action followed after the Delhi High Court...

Sat, Mar 21, 2026
👁 West Bengal and EC

Why Mamata Banerjee has hit out at EC over ‘sweeping’, ‘unilateral’ transfers of officialsSubscriber Only

Mar 19, 2026 16:07 IST

The practice of the EC replacing officers during an election is not new. What rules govern it, and...

Thu, Mar 19, 2026
👁 The-Indian-Express-6_20260317091258.jpg

Parliamentary panel recommends overworked bureaucrats get mental health support, ‘seva bhav’ trainingSubscriber Only

Mar 17, 2026 14:44 IST

The Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice also flagged a...

Tue, Mar 17, 2026
search
Edition
SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS
Install IE App for better experience
Download
Featured
Today's E-paper
Trending Topics
News
Multimedia
Follow Us