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The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition more than 82,000 central forces personnel within 24 hours for deployment in panchayat elections.
The election will be held in a single phase on July 8, with vote counting scheduled for July 11
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The Supreme Court remarked that the Calcutta High Court may have considered that deploying central forces, instead of requisitioning forces from neighboring states, would be a more viable option.
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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed the Calcutta High Court's order directing the West Bengal State Election Commission(WBSEC) to requisition central forces for all districts in West Bengal for...