He informed that in all 215 companies of Central forces were being pressed into service in the booths while homeguards would be pressed into service to assist the armed personnel.

The EC took the decision following allegation of the Opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress that inadequate security helped CPI(M) to go for malpractices in many booths in the first phase of election, held on April 30. The CEO said 7627 micro observers would oversee the poll process in the booths and had been entrusted with the task of pointing out to electoral or other faults, if any.

He informed that 1870 digital and 1786 video cameras would be placed in the sensitive and super-sensitive booths to point out any irregularity.

''The EC is committed to making the second phase Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal totally peaceful and hence is adopting all necessary measures required to ensure foolproof security,'' the CEO observed.

Sen also assured that the EVMs, selected for the polls, had been tested by ECIL experts and these could not be tampered with.

While Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee called upon the people to ''come out with whatever they can lay their hands on to resist CPI(M)'s rigging on the election day,'' a section of Opposition leaders even threatened to disrupt the poll process if the booths were not manned by paramilitary personnel.

During polling in the first phase, altogether 220 companies of Central forces were deployed in 14 constituencies that went to polls, 119 companies being earmarked for the Maoist-dominated areas of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore alone.

The CEO has also assured of a heavier concentration of para military personnel this time to thwart maoist attacks.