West Bengal to Add 14,000 Polling Cubicles Subsequent Yr’s Meeting Polls

The workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West BengalOn Friday (August 29, 2025) Held a gathering with representatives of all Main Political Events of the State, the place the representatives had been knowledgeable about rearringment boots. As per the brand new association a polling sales space may have solely 1200 voters as an alternative of 1500 voters who had been enlisted at a polling sales space earlier. This may result in a further 14,000 polling cubicles within the state.

CEO Manoj Agarwal Mentioned That Political Events Can Submit Written Objections and Complaints Relating to The New Association of Extra Polling Cubicles Until SEPTEMBER 8.

Trinamool Congress Chief and State’s Minister Aroop Biswas Participated within the Assembly on Behalf of the state’s ruling get together. “We have now no objection to the rearringment of cubicles. We have now stated that the extra cubicles needs to be in the identical polling station. Biswas stated.

Emphasising that the Election Fee of India (ECI) Needs to be vital and never serve any curiosity of any political get together, the minister stated that his get together is in opposition to Particular Intensive Revision (sir) In West Bengal. “There was no ageda on sir within the assembly in the present day. There can be no sir in west Bengal,” He stated. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bnerjee and Occasion Normal Secretary Abhishek Baneerjee Have Threatened Protests if there are any Makes an attempt to start out sir in West Bengal.

The variety of polling cubicles within the state is about 80,661. If 13,816 cubicles are added to this, the entire variety of cubicles can be 94,497. This is not going to pose a problem to the ruling get together but in addition to the opposition events as they should put sales space brokers at each polling sales space within the state. Elections to West Bengal Legislative Meeting Are Scheduled in 2026.

BJP Chief Shishir Bajoria Who Participated within the Assembly Raised Questions

Mr. Bajoria alleged that the names of the blo (sales space degree officers) appointments had been introduced from the Trinamool Congress Workplace. Congress representatives Ashutosh Chatterjee, Khwaja Ahmed, Mrinal Naskar Who Participated within the Assembly Joined The All-Parthy Assembly With ‘No Political Sir’ posters and Placards. From the cpi (m) samik lahiri participated within the assembly.