Kolkata, February 21 As many as 480 companies of Central Armed Police Forces will be initially deployed in poll-bound West Bengal for area domination, confidence-building measures, and other election-related duties from March 1, an Election Commission official said on Saturday.
They will also guard EVMs at strong rooms and counting centers during the election process.
The state assembly elections are due in a few months.
The official said that the first batch of around 240 companies will be inducted by March 1, while an equal number of companies will join them by March 10.
The contingents will include personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and the Sashastra Seema Bal.
The final electoral roll after the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is scheduled to be published on February 28, while the election schedule is expected to be announced in March.
