Kolkata Civic Polls Face Uncertainty As Calcutta High Court Restrains Election Notification Over Ward Delimitation Row
· Free Press Journal
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday restrained the State Election Commission (SEC) from issuing a notification for civic polls, which were reportedly due to be held in November this year.
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The division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Arjun Ray Mukherjee passed the order while hearing an appeal, as a petition challenging the delimitation of municipal wards is pending before a single bench of the High Court.
Civic Polls And Political Preparations
Notably, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) polls were reportedly scheduled to be held later this month or next month. The leaders of the saffron camp, including Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, had appealed to the people to make a ‘triple-engine’ government in both KMC and HMC by making the saffron camp win so that they can form the civic boards.
Kali Puja Preparations Begin In Kolkata Ahead Of Diwali: Know The Rituals, Significance And Traditions#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: On Calcutta High Court interim order on Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election notification, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari says, "The High Court certainly has the authority to do it. But we also have our own course of action. We will challenge this in the Supreme Court. I will wait until November 13th; after that, I will appoint a coordinator for every single one of the 209 wards. It is those who are destined to lose an election who run to the court, while those who are set to win focus on preparing for the election. We are preparing for the election, and we are going to win... We will challenge this in the Supreme Court... When the election takes place, these coordinators will perform the duties of a councillor..."
— ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2026
Court Questions Ward Delimitation
Incidentally, a petition was moved in the High Court challenging the delimitation of KMC wards from 144 to 209.
The division bench questioned whether the delimitation was legally valid.
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Opposition Leaders Welcome Court Order
CPI(M) leader Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury welcomed the move.
“In keeping with the Assembly polls, we can understand that the civic polls will not be free and fair,” said former Congress state president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.