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West Bengal polls: EC to ramp up observers, security
Millennium Post Delhi
|New Delhi 13March2026
'One observer for every Assembly constituency proposed'
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The Election Commission is all set to significantly scale up the deployment of observers, security measures and technological monitoring mechanisms across the state to ensure that the upcoming assembly elections are conducted in a free, fair and intimidation-free manner.
According to sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal, a proposal has been sent to the apex poll body seeking a sharp increase in the number of general, police and expenditure observers for the elections.
This story is from the New Delhi 13March2026 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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