Some facts on the Bengal panchayat elections
Election date: July 8
Sensitive booths: All the booths in the districts of Jalpaiguri, Birbhum, Purba Medinipur, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas
Number of booths: 61,636
Security arrangements:
- More than 1.5 lakh police personnel required
- Instead of Central forces, police personnel from three states are planned to be brought in.
Bike rallies are banned
Permission needs to be taken 3 days before any meeting
