The Hindu 17.08.2013
Polls to 12 Bengal municipalities on Sept. 21
The State Election Commission on Friday issued a notification for elections to 12 municipalities, spread across nine districts of West Bengal, on September 21.
Last month, the Calcutta High Court directed last month that the polls should be held on September 21, one of the dates suggested by the poll panel, rejecting the submission of the State government that elections be held before September 10.
The polls in 12 municipal bodies that include Alipurduar in north Bengal to Diamond Harbour in the south of the State will be next major elections after the recently concluded rural polls. The electorate is about 8.46 lakh and the outcome would be an indicator to the choice of the people living in district towns ahead of the next general elections. “An all party meeting was held at the office of the Commission during the day. The officials of the poll panel will hold a meeting with senior government officials on Monday,” Tapas Ray, secretary of the Commission told The Hindu .
