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Security forces maintain strict vigil in West Bengal
Updated On: 02 May, 2026 09:18 AM IST | Kolkata | Agencies
Security has been intensified across Kolkata and other districts in West Bengal, with forces maintaining a strict vigil at counting centres where EVMs are stored. The situation remained calm at Sakhawat Memorial School after late-night developments involving Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Officials carry sealed EVMs ahead of counting. Pic/PTI
Security forces were keeping a strict vigil in and around counting centres in Kolkata and other districts where EVM machines used in the West Bengal assembly elections have been stored, an official said here on Friday.
Sakhawat Memorial School in south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur, which saw high drama till the early hours of Friday with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spending nearly four hours at the counting centre, wore a peaceful look in the morning with security personnel guarding the area
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