With just days remaining until the April 29 second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, a high-level coordination meeting will take place in Kolkata on Sunday to evaluate poll preparedness in key districts.
The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Dhana Dhanya Auditorium and will assemble senior police officials, election authorities, and commanders of central forces overseeing the Kolkata Uttar, Kolkata Dakshin, and South 24 Parganas districts. An official stated to PTI, “The meeting has been convened to assess the overall preparedness in the election districts under Kolkata and ensure smooth coordination among all agencies involved in the polling process.”
Discussions will focus on the deployment of forces, vulnerability mapping, coordination between civil and police administrations, and the final readiness of polling personnel. Participants will include the Kolkata Police Commissioner, district election officers, Election Commission observers, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) commanders, and returning officers.
This review is particularly significant following the first phase, which took place on April 23 and recorded over 93 percent voter turnout across 152 constituencies in 16 districts. Similar meetings have been organized throughout the state to ensure smooth, free, and fair elections in these two phases.
