India, Dec. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday extended the deadline of rationalisation of polling stations in West Bengal by nearly two months while taking a "very serious view" of the failure of district election officers (DEOs) to complete the task in time.

In a letter sent to the state's chief electoral officer, ECI said that the rationalisation of polling stations in the state and the drive to identify high-rises and group housing societies where polling stations could be set up, was supposed to be completed by the DEOs by December 4, however, the Commission hasn't received any such proposal from the state.

"No proposal of polling stations has been received in the commission from your office so far. The commi...