By Admin 
The Election Commission (ECI) has issued strict guidelines regarding West Bengal elections. According to Election Commission sources, the presiding officer of all the booths has to ensure that the buttons of all the candidates are clearly visible on the EVM. The button of any candidate should not be covered with tape, glue or any other material.
EVM tampering will be costly – Election Commission
In the instructions issued by the Election Commission, it has been said that the candidates of the ballot unit should maintain the secrecy of the vote on the button and should not use any colour, ink, perfume or other chemical substance. If any such incident occurs, the Presiding Officer will immediately inform the Sector Officer or Returning Officer. The instructions further state that all such cases can be considered as EVM tampering/interference, which is an electoral offence. In any such case, the ECI will not shy away from taking criminal action including ordering re-polling.
Aerial survey by election officer for the first time in 20 years
State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Aggarwal conducted an aerial survey of Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Cooch Behar and Medinipur by Air Force helicopter to take stock of the election preparations. Let us tell you that this is the first time in the last 20 years that the Chief Electoral Officer has conducted such aerial inspection.
Paramilitary forces are marching
He reviewed the election preparations by holding a meeting with local administration officials. To strengthen surveillance during elections, cameras have been installed in Flying Squad vehicles, whose live feed is being sent directly to the control room. Paramilitary force personnel are carrying out flag marches across the state sitting in armored vehicles, so that no disturbance of any kind can occur during the voting.
Voting for 152 assembly seats in West Bengal is to be held on April 23, while the election campaign has stopped since April 21. As per the instructions of the Election Commission, strict restrictions have been imposed in the state. For the first phase, the sale of liquor has been banned in the state from April 20.
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