Kolkata, April 8: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar ordered the immediate removal of an election observer appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The observer lacked practical knowledge of the polling booth network in the area for which he was assigned.
This revelation came during a virtual meeting chaired by the CEC, which included other general observers. Sources familiar with the proceedings reported that CEC Kumar expressed frustration over the observer’s ignorance regarding the basic number of booths in the Cooch Behar (South) Assembly constituency.
Reports indicate that the CEC questioned Anurag Yadav’s sense of responsibility and promptly ordered his release from the position of general observer. Sources also noted that despite being appointed for the Cooch Behar (South) constituency, Yadav had not adequately prepared to fulfill his duties, raising doubts about his effectiveness in the role.
This election cycle, the Election Commission has appointed a general observer for each of the 294 Assembly seats in West Bengal. Notably, West Bengal is the only state where the Election Commission has decided to assign an observer for every constituency.
Additionally, West Bengal has the highest number of police observers at 84, followed by Tamil Nadu with 40, Assam with 35, Kerala with 17, and Puducherry with four observers. In terms of expenditure observers, Tamil Nadu leads with the deployment of 151 personnel, followed by West Bengal with 100.
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