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KMC starts removing hoardings which violate MCC

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Mar 16 2016 | 8:14 PM IST
Following yesterday's warning by the Election Commission to remove all hoardings that violate model code of conduct within 48 hours, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has started a massive removal drive.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dibyendu Sarkar told reporters today that they have received an interim report from the corporation's commissioner that 50 teams comprising 650 workers are doing a massive removal drive.
He said according to the report only 2-3 per cent work is left to be done now.
"They have committed to do the rest also," Sarkar said.
For the 294 Assembly constituencies in the state which will go to the poll in six phases beginning from April 4, the poll watchdog will deploy 193 general observers who will be in their constituencies from the last day of filing nominations till the date of counting.
Sarkar said besides this there will be a team of 66 expenditure observers and another team of 21 police observers.

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"The police observers, who are IPS officers from different states, will remain till polling day in their constituencies. They will monitor all law and order related issues during the elections," he said.
To a question, the official said the wife of Trinamool Congress candidate Laxmi Ratan Shukla is a returning officer and has informed the Election Commission about their relationship.
"But Shukla is yet to file his nomination. For us he is a candidate only when he files his papers. Once that is done the matter will be looked after by us," he said on whether they will remove his wife as a returning officer.

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First Published: Mar 16 2016 | 8:14 PM IST

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