West Bengal’s first phase of polling ended Thursday, with State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal saying voters “stepped out to cast their votes without any fear.” Agarwal credited CAPF control of security at polling stations and claimed that webcasting was “100 per cent foolproof,” highlighting tighter monitoring as the campaign moved into the next phase.
The Election Commission has issued fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal’s assembly elections, directing that SD cards from polling booth cameras will not be removed immediately. Instead, cameras must be dismantled under sector officer supervision while video footage is preserved securely. Polling party members and BLOs must remain until dismounting is completed, and a webcasting trial begins Friday for the second phase.
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