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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar connected Sunday (March 8, 2026) arrived successful Kolkata connected a three-day sojourn to poll-bound West Bengal. Mr. Kumar volition pb the afloat seat of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reappraisal the preparations for the Assembly elections scheduled wrong the adjacent 2 months.
The CEC volition clasp meetings with officials of West Bengal authorities and representatives of governmental parties implicit the adjacent fewer days.
According to ECI sources, Mr. Kumar volition clasp a gathering with governmental parties from 10 a.m. connected Monday (March 9). Representatives of 8 recognised parties volition conscionable the CEC and the afloat bench. About 15 minutes person been allotted for delegations of each governmental party.
Later successful the day, the ECI officials volition clasp a gathering with officials of the West Bengal government, including elder constabulary officials, Superintendents of Police and District Magistrates. The ECI volition clasp a property league connected March 10 (Tuesday).
The ECI connected February 28 had published the State’s electoral rolls of astir 7.04 crore voters aft a four-month process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The database contains astir 60 lakh voters whose close to ballot remains nether judicial adjudication. The Supreme Court had directed engagement of judicial officers for the process.
The important question remains whether the names of each the 60 lakh electors volition beryllium cleared earlier the announcement of the dates of polls. West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said supplementary electoral rolls containing names of voters nether adjudication, whose names were cleared by judicial officers, would beryllium released soon.
