Kolkata, March 10 -- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday appealed to voters to exercise their franchise in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections and assured a "violence-free environment"

"The Election Commission appeals to all the voters of West Bengal that the upcoming elections will be held in a violence-free and pressure-free environment. In this festival of democracy, all the voters of West Bengal must come to vote... There are a total of 294 seats in West Bengal, of which 210 are General, 68 are reserved for Schedule Caste, and 16 are reserved for Schedule Tribe," he said.

While addressing a press conference, the Chief Election Commissioner assured that all the preparations had been reviewed by the Election C...