Elections to four municipal corporations in Bengal on January 22

West Bengal Election Fee on Monday introduced dates of 4 municipal our bodies. The Fee has knowledgeable the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom that the civic physique election shall be held on January 22, 2022 and would come with 5 municipal our bodies of Chandannagar, Bidhannagar, Siliguri and Asansol.

“The civic polls of the 4 municipalities shall be on January 22 and the counting shall be on January 25. Election Mannequin Code of Conduct has been carried out from Monday. The candidates can file their nomination from tomorrow and the final date of submitting nomination shall be January 3,” State Election Commissioner Saurav Das mentioned.

The State Election Commissioner (SEC) mentioned all of the polling cubicles shall be beneath CCTV surveillance just like the KMC polls. Whether or not central drive or Bengal Police shall be deployed shall be selected January 4 after the safety associated assembly, he added.

The SEC had convened an all-party assembly on Monday. Each BJP and the Left Entrance left the assembly halfway, claiming the State Election Fee is working in tandem with the state authorities.

“The SEC mentioned that the outdated voter checklist shall be used. The younger voters won’t be able to take part within the polls. We have now requested the Fee to make sure that those that flip 18 can vote this time,” mentioned BJP leaders Shishir Bajoria.

Forward of civic physique polls in numerous municipal our bodies in Bengal, defection has began once more with BJP Jalpaiguri vice-president rejoined Trinamool Congress.