Kolkata, Jan. 1 -- : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to deploy its own independent mechanism to identify housing complexes with multiple high-rise towers for setting up polling booths ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, after district authorities repeatedly failed to meet deadlines for the exercise.
Sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the decision was taken following a review meeting held on December 30, amid the failure of district magistrates (DMs), who also function as District Electoral Officers (DEOs), to submit lists of housing complexes with 300 voters or more.
The meeting, chaired by ECI Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti on Tuesday, was held to pu...