Kolkata, Jan 1 || The Election Commission of India (ECI) has now decided to apply its own independent mechanism for identifying housing complexes with multiple towers for setting up polling booths for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state.
The ECI has decided the matter amid the failure of the District Magistrates (DMs), also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), to identify housing complexes with 300 voters or above for setting up the polling booth, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said.
“The DMs, also the DEOs, have failed to meet two consecutive deadlines for furnishing the list of identified housing complexes to the Commission. December 31 was the last deadline, and even then, the lists have not been furnished by the DEOs. Hence, the Commission had decided to apply its own independent mechanism to identify housing complexes for setting up polling booths for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. The Commission will specify the detailed plans on this count very soon,” a CEO’s office insider said.