Kolkata: In accordance with the Supreme Court’s directive, the State Election Commission yesterday notified the West Bengal panchayat polls scheduled to be held July 11, 15, 19, 22 and 25.
”As per the court’s order, we notified the panchayat polls today (Wednesday). The central security forces required for conducting the polls will start arriving in the state from July 8,” commission Secretary Tapas Roy said. The apex court on June 28 directed the polls be held in five phases with the deployment of both state and central security forces.
With polls during Ramadan, the government subsequently had approached the apex court seeking revision in the poll schedule. Though the commission did not specify the dates for the vote count, officials said the process of elections will be completed by August 3. The SEC has called a meeting of all major political parties contesting polls on Saturday. IANS
