Kolkata:
Polling in all the 144 wards of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
began at 7 am on Sunday with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols
amid tight security arrangements.
The State Election Commission secretary Nilanjan Sandilya said that
all necessary measures have been taken to ensure free and fair
elections.
“Voting is being held at 4,959 polling booths and it will continue till 5 pm,” he said.
“Around 23,000 Kolkata
police personnel have been deployed across the city, and route marches
and area domination exercises conducted in various parts of the
metropolis,” an officer of the force said.
“More than 200 police pickets have also been set up at crucial points across the city,” he said.
The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is fighting to retain the civic
board for the third consecutive term, while the BJP will contest
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI) (M) to secure the second
position. The TMC had swept all the 16 assembly segments in the
metropolis in this year’s assembly elections.
The counting of votes will take place on December 21.
(PTI)
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