EC Adds 4,660 Booths for Heavy Voter Areas in Bengal Polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations to enhance voter convenience in the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. 

These have been set up in areas where the number of voters exceeded 1,200. 

The ECI has also approved the shifting of 321 polling stations for



voter convenience. With the addition of auxiliary polling stations, the total number of polling stations in the state now stands at 85,379.

ECI Secretary Sujeet Kumar Mishra, in a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, stated that in case of any change in polling station location, all voters must be individually informed by the concerned authorities.