Kolkata: Municipal polls in Kolkata and Howrah, along with five other municipalities, are likely to be held in the last week of Nov, for which the notification could be issued before Oct 31, a senior official said. With preparations in full swing, West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) is scheduled to hold a video conference with the district magistrates concerned on Friday to review election preparedness.
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari had on June 15 announced that KMC elections would be held by Dec 7, when the tenure of the previous board would have expired had it not been dissolved.
The elections will be held based on the electoral roll published on July 1 by EC.
The meeting will also review key aspects of the election process, including delimitation, reservation of seats, EVM management, electoral rolls, polling stations, deployment of polling personnel and other arrangements, officials said. “The SEC is expected to conclude the election process in these seven corporations and municipalities by the first week of December. The meeting is expected to discuss arrangements for polling, including logistics and other requirements.
State election commissioner Krishna Gupta will hold a meeting with the DMs concerned on the poll preparations on Friday morning,” another official said.