New Delhi, April 21 -- The Cooch Behar district administration has imposed prohibitory orders ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections in the district scheduled for 23 April.

The order, issued by the District Magistrate (DM) of Cooch Behar, bans unlawful assemblies, carrying of weapons, bursting of firecrackers, use of loudspeakers, and circulation of inflammatory content. It also prohibits campaigning within 100 metres of polling booths on 23 April, when the district votes in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections.

The DM, who is also the District Election Officer (DEO) of Cooch Behar, has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elec...