Gyanesh Bharti, the deputy election commissioner, is scheduled to hold a meeting with the district election commissioners (DEOs) of North Calcutta, South Calcutta, North 24-Parganas and South 24-Parganas here on Tuesday over setting up voting booths in high-rises. “The decision to convene the meeting hints that the Election Commission (EC) would not tolerate any lackadaisical approach from the DEOs in setting up polling booths in high-rises and housing complexes. But the DEOs across the state had submitted a list of only two such housing complexes. “Now, the EC wanted to ensure that the DEOs come up with a proper list of housing complexes by the deadline. The EC feels that the lackadaisical approach of the DEOs was causing a roadblock in setting up the booths in high rises,” said an official.

Source: The Telegraph December 30, 2025 01:56 UTC