CEC to review poll preparedness in West Bengal
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANIKolkata, Mar 22 (ANI): A six-member team led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi will visit Kolkata today to review the preparedness of the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal.
Election Commissioners V S Sampat and H S Brahma will be accompanying the Chief Election Commissioner during the visit. They are scheduled to meet the representatives of the political parties, besides, interaction with the district and state administrations to take stock of the situation. The State will have elections in six phases. The first phase of voting will take place on April 18, second phase on April 23, third phase on April 27, fourth phase on May 3, fifth phase on May 7 and sixth phase on May 10. The total number of assembly constituencies in West Bengal is 294, of which 68 are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 16 for the Scheduled Tribes The Election Commission has said that polling will take place at 51,919 polling stations. (ANI)
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