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Polling Stations to Be Set Up in High-Rise Buildings, Gated Communities

January 1, 2026 by Santosh Sandilya Leave a Comment

KOLKATA: Polling stations will be set up in high-rise buildings, gated communities and slums to facilitate the voters in the West Bengal assembly elections.

According to the reports the TMC delegation that went to meet ECI Chief was informed by the Election Commission.

ANI reported that ECI informed the delegation that TMC should ensure that their ground-level political representatives are not involved in threatening any staff on election duty.

Strict action will be taken against any such miscreant(s) who try to take the law into their own hands. Intimidation of any electoral staff, including BLOs, EROs, AEROs, Observers, etc., by political representatives’ workers will not be tolerated.

The state government of WB should immediately release the enhanced honorarium as approved by ECI to each BLO. The TMC delegation was informed that polling stations will be set up in high-rise buildings, gated communities and slums to facilitate the voters. TMC should ensure that…

— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2025

Also, the state government of WB was instructed to immediately release the enhanced honorarium as approved by ECI to each BLO.

Santosh Sandilya
Santosh Sandilya

Santosh Sandilya is a journalist and digital content editor for TheKolkatan.com, covering culture, people, heritage, food, and everyday city-based stories. He focuses on clear, factual reporting with a people-first approach.

Email: thekolkatan@gmail.com

Filed Under: Local News, Nation Tagged With: Election Commission, West Bengal, West Bengal Elections

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