Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the State Election Commission to immediately erase old data stored in electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in previous elections, except three specific wards of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the Contai municipality, clearing a major legal hurdle in holding municipal polls across West Bengal.
During the hearing on Wednesday, the commission informed the court that it was prepared to hold the municipal elections in November-December.
The division bench of Chief Justice Ravindra V Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai then directed the commission to erase the old data stored in the machines to address the issue concerning their availability for the forthcoming polls.
The order cam...