Police deployment at Technicians’ Studio for election on Sunday
Kolkata: The two-day polling of 23 guilds of the Tollygunge entertainment industry to elect office-bearers concluded on Sunday. A new poll to elect the president will be held on Dec 8,” said Jayanta Kundu, president of Cine Production Managers’ Association. Besides, for 30 years in Mumbai, I was the chairman of the Mazdoor Union,” he said, saying the forthcoming EIMPA elections will also be conducted following protocol.
Chakraborty told the media that he had always wanted everything to be conducted in a “democratic” way. Somnath Kundu, the new president of the make-up artists’ guild, said, “I was entrusted with overseeing a peaceful election for the sound department’s guild. Barring one guild, which had a tie in the president’s post, results for all have been declared. “There is a tie for Cine and Video Hairstylist Association Kolkata’s president’s post between Rina Mondal and Soma Saha. Datta Ray praised the involvement of the govt in conducting the elections. “Mithun Chakraborty waited outside Radha Studio, where our polls were being held. This poll has been game-changer. “We respect the Constitution; that is our party’s way. For many technicians, polling under tight police security was a first-of-its-kind experience. On a film set, the sound crew always calls for ‘silence’ right before a shot.
Walking through today’s polling, I noticed that same disciplined quiet during voting. ”
However, Partha Kar, who worked as a technician at Rupayan Colour Laboratory from 1986 to 2016 and served as a federation secretary for three decades before stepping down in 2010, questioned the validity of the polls. An election was held in Feb 2026. Some 4,326-odd technicians have not got valid voter cards.
Eight of the nine technicians who have police cases against them have won this election.
“According to the Trade Union Act, every guild has its own constitution and is governed by its members only. This current election is illegal,” he said. What was the need to hold another election now? We will raise this question legally.