According to Section 25 of the Representation of the People (RP) Act, the DEOs, with prior approval of the ECI, shall provide a sufficient number of polling stations for every constituency. The national poll panel has also stated, "… during the period after draft publication of Electoral Roll on 16.12.2025, all DEOs shall immediately conduct survey of high-rise buildings, group housing societies, RWA colonies, slums and gated societies having at least 250 houses or 500 voters, with details of available rooms at ground floor level and identify suitable accommodations for polling stations within their premises.”

The DEOs have also been asked to send assessment reports on the matter to the ECI office through the office of the state CEO latest by December 31. The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, and the Trinamool Congress has been opposing the ECI’s idea of setting up new polling booths within private housing complexes.

The Chief Minister, last month, wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, objecting to the ECI’s proposal for setting up polling stations inside private housing complexes for the Assembly polls scheduled next year. "This proposal is deeply problematic. Polling stations have always been, and must remain, located in government or semi-government institutions, preferably within a 2 km radius, to ensure accessibility and neutrality. Private buildings are typically avoided for clear reasons: they compromise fairness, violate established norms, and create discriminatory distinctions between privileged residents and the general public — the haves and have-nots," the Chief Minister’s letter read.