Election Commission adds extra counting staff and police observers in West Bengal
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 06:54 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
Ahead of the West Bengal election results, the ECI deployed additional counting personnel while restricting police observers to outside the counting centres, focusing on maintaining law and order. This step underscores heightened security concerns during the vote‑counting process. Article ID 23580.
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