Calcutta HC directs WBSEC to deploy more Central forces than 2013 panchayat elections

Calcutta HC directs WBSEC to deploy more Central forces than 2013 panchayat elections

Police personnel stand guard at violence-hit areas ahead of the panchayat elections, in South 24 Parganas, Saturday, June 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Calcutta High Court on June 21 directed the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to deploy Central forces not less than the forces deployed in the 2013 panchayat elections in … Read more

Election Commission reschedules polls to 4 municipal corporations in Bengal to Feb 12 amid rising Covid cases

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The West Bengal Election Commission on Saturday postponed polls to four municipal corporations by three weeks to February 12 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. According to a notification issued by the SEC, polls to Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Chandernagore Municipal Corporation, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and Asansol Municipal Corporation would now be held on February … Read more