Bengal Congress challenges Kolkata civic poll delimitation changes

The West Bengal Congress has lodged a formal complaint with poll authorities and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Commissioner, alleging significant discrepancies in the delimitation process for the civic body elections. The party contends that alterations made to electoral maps and polling booth configurations were not adequately communicated, effectively barring it from exercising its statutory right to file objections and appeals.

According to the party's communication, the modifications to booth details and constituency boundaries appear to have been implemented without sufficient prior notice to political stakeholders. This, the Congress argues, undermines the transparency and fairness expected in electoral preparations and violates established protocols for constituency demarcation exercises.

The complaint seeks intervention from the electoral commission and the civic body's administration to address what the party describes as procedural lapses. Congress representatives have requested a review of the delimitation exercise and additional opportunity for parties to file formal objections and appeals against the current booth arrangements.

The matter comes as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation prepares for municipal elections. Electoral delimitation exercises routinely involve consultation periods allowing registered political parties to raise concerns before final notification of constituencies and polling booths.