Kolkata, March 12 -- With the election season approaching, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has drawn up an extensive plan aimed at ensuring that the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election is conducted in a free, fair and intimidation-free manner.
The poll panel has decided to significantly scale up the deployment of observers, security personnel, and technological monitoring mechanisms across the state.
The office of the Chief Electoral Officer in West Bengal has proposed for a significant increase of observers - General, Police and Economic - in the state.
Sources in the CEO office said that when in 2021, the number of General Observers were 160 - it can increase manifold in this election.
"We have proposed for atlea...