Kolkata: The Election Fee of India (ECI) considers the third part of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on May 7 for the 4 minority-dominated constituencies of Malda-North, Malda-South, Murshidabad and Jangipur in West Bengal as a very powerful. Safety circumstances.
Of the 4 constituencies, Murshidabad and Jangipur in Murshidabad district are beneath the particular scrutiny of the Fee in view of their historical past of election-related violence and lack of human lives.
Final 12 months, elections in West Bengal for the three-tier panchayat system had led to 55 casualties within the state, most of them from Murshidabad district.
Aside from the historical past of violence, insiders within the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) workplace say the ECI is apprehensive as experiences of pre-poll clashes have been rising from Murshidabad district in the previous few days.
Insiders mentioned that maintaining in thoughts the previous report, the ECI determined to not maintain voting in a single day in Murshidabad district.
Whereas elections for Murshidabad and Jangipur will likely be held within the third part on May 7, elections for Baharampur will likely be held within the fourth part on May 13.
Second, as per the ECI plan to date, 406 corporations of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will likely be deployed for the third part.
“Already 382 CAPF companies are in West Bengal, another 24 will arrive in a day or two. After that the final constituency-wise distribution will be announced. But needless to say, maximum deployment will be for Murshidabad and Jangipur,” mentioned sources within the CEO workplace.
Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Trinamool Congress was elected from each Murshidabad and Jangipur, former Congress strongholds. BJP gained the Malda-North seat, whereas the Congress candidate was elected from Malda-South.
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