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Body cameras to GPS tracking: EC tightens vigil for Bengal polls
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|April 19, 2026
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has implemented an expanded surveillance framework exclusively for the ‘West Bengal assembly elections.
This includes introducing body cameras for micro-observers and central force personnel, GPS tracking for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) vehicles, and taking over all government-installed CCTV cameras in assembly constituencies, according to ECI officials. These measures are specific to West Bengal, and will not be implemented in Tamil Nadu, which goes to polls for the first phase on April 23.
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