Prayagraj: After the arrest of eight accused involved in sensational Panda chauraha triple murder, joint teams of revenue, police and administration, .
44 assembly constituencies of five districts in West Bengal will go for the fourth phase of the polls on Saturday. Considering the incidents of violence during the third phase of polling, the Election Commission has made an extensive arrangement to avoid any kind of untoward incidents. 373 candidates will contest in the fourth phase of the election. Out of 44 Assembly constituencies slated for the polls, 11 are in South 24 parganas district, nine in Cooch Behar, five in Alipurduar district, nine in Howrah district and 10 in Hooghly district. Polling is scheduled in six constituencies of Kolkata including Behala East and West, Kasba, Metiabruz, Jadavpur and Tollygunje. Though these constituencies are part of South 24 Parganas but they fall under Kolkata s administrative jurisdiction.
The Election Commission of India late on Friday transferred Bhangar police station inspector-in-charge Shyam Prasad Saha and appointed Tirthendu Ganguly in his place, hours before Bhangar goes to polls on Saturday.
Ganguly was posted in the Special Task Force, Bengal.
“All Opposition parties, including the ISF, were alleging that the IC (Saha) was playing a partisan role to help the Trinamul candidate. As the EC wants free and fair polls, the IC was shunted,” said an EC source.
The EC also appointed Ajeet Singh Yadav, the SP of Counter Insurgency Force (CIF), as special police observer for Howrah, which also goes to polls on Saturday. Yadav will be responsible for deploying forces and maintaining law and order in the district with nine Assembly seats, including Domjur and Central Howrah.
West Bengal gears for fourth phase of Assembly polls
By IANS |
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West Bengal gears for fourth phase of Assembly polls. Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, April 10 : 44 assembly constituencies of five districts in West Bengal will go for the fourth phase of the polls on Saturday. Considering the incidents of violence during the third phase of polling, the Election Commission has made an extensive arrangement to avoid any kind of untoward incidents.
373 candidates will contest in the fourth phase of the election.
Out of 44 Assembly constituencies slated for the polls, 11 are in South 24 parganas district, nine in Cooch Behar, five in Alipurduar district, nine in Howrah district and 10 in Hooghly district. Polling is scheduled in six constituencies of Kolkata including Behala East and West, Kasba, Metiabruz, Jadavpur and Tollygunje. Though these constituencies are part of South 24 Parganas but they fall under Kolkata s administrative jurisdiction.
ECI removes officer posted in Mamata Banerjee’s security
By PTI| Posted by Neha | Published: 9th April 2021 10:02 pm IST
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday removed an SP rank officer posted in the security of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.
The step against Asoke Chakraborty, an officer on special duty (OSD) in an ex-cadre post in the rank of superintendent of police, is believed to have been taken because of “security lapses” which led to Banerjee’s foot injury in Nandigram last month, he said.
“He is removed from the post with immediate effect,” the official in the state CEO’s office said.