For file: An armed policeman wearing a face shield stands guard as women queue up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the first phase of West Bengal state elections, in Purulia. (Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhury/File)
Elections will be held for all the 144 wards of KMC on Sunday and the counting of votes will take place on December 21.
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Kolkata Police has made tight security arrangements in the city and adjoining areas ahead of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections on Sunday. 23,500 police personnel have been deployed for the elections and 5,000 police personnel will reach the city from different parts of Bengal.
BJP had demanded deployment of CAPFs and took the matter to court. The State Election Commission and the state government have assured the court that the police will be able to handle the elections. 20 per cent booths are ‘sensitive’ and elections will be held under CCTV surveillance.
For security arrangements, 10 Joint Commissioners, 26 Deputy Commissioners and 71 Assistant Commissioners have been deployed on the ground. Naka checking has been increased at all entry points in Kolkata.
Elections will be held for all the 144 wards of KMC on Sunday and the counting of votes will take place on December 21.
The TMC is confident as it won Bengal with a two-thirds majority in the assembly elections and recently won bypolls to Bhawanipur and other seats. But, the party fielded CM Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee for the election campaign. The party has cautioned the workers not to indulge in any kind of scuffle.
TMC has accused the BJP of violence during the municipal elections in Tripura. However, the opposition BJP has complained of intimidation.
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