Kolkata, May 4: The Election Commission has appointed a significant number of counting supervisors to ensure a smooth vote counting process for the West Bengal Assembly elections. This decision comes just a day before the counting begins.
Counting will commence at 8 AM on Monday for the state’s 293 assembly seats. The Election Commission aims to facilitate the counting process with these appointments.
According to the commission’s notification, a total of 432 counting supervisors have been designated, with placements across 294 seats. The highest number of supervisors has been assigned to the North 24 Parganas district, where approximately 49 supervisors will oversee counting in 33 assembly constituencies.
In the South 24 Parganas district, 45 supervisors will monitor counting for 31 seats. Murshidabad will have 33 supervisors for 22 seats, while Kolkata will see 12 supervisors for 11 seats. Supervisors have been appointed across all districts.
The least number of supervisors has been assigned to the Alipurduar district, where six supervisors will oversee counting for five seats.
The commission stated that these supervisors will provide all possible assistance during the counting process and ensure it proceeds peacefully.
Additionally, police supervisors have been appointed, with around 77 police personnel assigned to maintain security and law and order outside 77 counting centers across the state. However, the commission clarified that these police supervisors will not be allowed entry into the counting rooms on the day of counting.
The commission previously announced that only individuals with QR code identification would be permitted entry into counting centers. It has now been clarified that mobile phones will not be allowed inside these centers.
Meanwhile, on the eve of counting day, the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), GP Singh, visited a counting center to review security and law enforcement. This visit aimed to strengthen coordination among election officials, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), and state police to ensure a peaceful and transparent counting process.
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