EC Appointed Additional Police Observer in Barrackpore: West Bengal Election 2021 News.
This area of North 24 Parganas has been in turmoil since the 19th Lok Sabha elections. Therefore, the Election Commission is especially careful about this area in this hot weather. Also, read Few People become infected after being vaccinated: Govt.
The commission appointed an additional 1 Special Police Observer for Barrackpore just 24 hours after the polls. He will only report to the commission on the Barakpur incident. It may be mentioned that in this election, one police observer has been given the responsibility of two or more assemblies.
West Bengal Election News Today
This time the Election Commission is determined to hold a peaceful vote. So from deploying huge forces to webcasting, increasing the number of QRT teams to hiring multiple police observers, the Election Commission has taken multiple steps. The commission took special measures to ensure smooth voting. The commission has ‘specially listed’ some areas in this round of voting. They think there is a risk of unrest in these areas on election day. Most of these are in the North 24 Parganas Industrial Area.
Voting took place in 43 seats of four districts on this day. Earlier on Tuesday, Ariz Aftab, the state’s chief electoral officer, held a meeting with district governors and police superintendents. At that meeting, some seats were ‘specially listed’. The list includes names in Barakpur, Bhatpara, Jagaddal, Bijpur, Swarupnagar and Amdanga in North 24 Parganas. There is Chopra, Islampur in North Dinajpur.
Besides, the list includes Mangalkot, Ketugram and Bhatar in East Burdwan. The list also includes seats like Nadia’s Karimpur and Nakashipara. In addition to the deployment of additional central forces, the number of observers has also been increased. The commission has deployed 108 central forces in the Barrackpore industrial area alone. Note that the explosion took place in Titagarh on Wednesday morning. One died. The commission has asked for a report on this incident. There were even reports of bombings from the Bhatpara area. In the meanwhile, voting in peace is a big challenge for the commission.
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