Notification for April 25 municipal election issued

The West Bengal State Election Commission today issued notification for election to 91 municipalities across the state on April 25 in accordance with the date fixed by the state government.
The election is seen as an important rehearsal for the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition parties for the Assembly election next year.
"The state government has issued notification today for election to 91 municipalities across the state on April 25. The State Election Commission issued its notification subsequently," state Election Commissioner Susanta Ranjan Upadhyay told PTI.
On March 16 the SEC, which supervises civic and panchayat polls in West Bengal, had issued notification for the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election on April 18.

The Opposition parties in West Bengal have demanded deployment of central forces for the elections, and the CPI(M) called for deferment of the proposed poll dates.
Upadhyaya had earlier on Sunday said he had asked for 50 companies of central forces for the election.